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[BUG] running build scripts creates directories owned by root

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Assessment

Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
shell
Domain
build-system

Research direction

Start with tools/build-pdfs.sh and run its build command in a controlled environment to reproduce the ownership change. Inspect how the script creates .sass-cache and _site, then verify that a corrected run no longer creates directories owned by root.

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Description

bug

Running ./tools/build-pdfs.sh build etc will generate directories owned by root, including .sass-cache and _site.

Dominant language
Python
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Merged PRs (30d)
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