[p4] Using current directory as client root?

[Roy Smith]

I have a requirement (as part of our build system) to be able to get  
a set of files from the repository and have them written to any  
arbitrary directory.  Because the root path is embedded in the client  
spec, there doesn't seem to be any way to do this.

We've played with all sorts of hacks.  We can create a symlink from  
the root path embedded in the client to where we really want the  
files.  We can create and destroy temporary client specs on the fly.   
But all these seem like hacks.  Surely there must be some simple way  
to say, "just put the files HERE".

We don't need the workspace to be managed by perforce.  We'll never  
want to edit the files there, or submit any changes from there.  We  
just want a read-only copy of the source tree so we can build it.

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Roy Smith <smith_roy at emc.com>
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