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src/bootstrap/src/core/build_steps/gcc.rs

@@ -115,13 +115,16 @@ impl Step for Gcc {
         let deps_dir = out_dir.join("deps");
         t!(fs::create_dir_all(&deps_dir));
 
-        // Download dependencies into the build directory, to avoid modifying the source dir
+        // Download dependencies into the build directory, to avoid modifying the source directory
         // The configure script should automatically find them in the build directory
-        command(root.join("contrib/download_prerequisites"))
-            .current_dir(&root)
-            .arg("--directory")
-            .arg(deps_dir)
-            .run(builder);
+        // command(root.join("contrib/download_prerequisites"))
+        // The script sadly tries to write symlinks to the source directory, even if we
+        // actually download the dependencies elsewhere.
+        // .allow_failure()
+        // .current_dir(&root)
+        // .arg("--directory")
+        // .arg(&deps_dir)
+        // .run(builder);
 
         let mut configure_cmd = command(root.join("configure"));
         configure_cmd