New submission from sbspider:
When trying to compile cpython, it puts dependencies like tkinter in the
directory above the hg directory. Since I have a highly defined directory
structure, this can become quite annoying. Therefore, I would like to propose
having the build system download the
Zachary Ware added the comment:
I tend to agree (see #17896, this issue is a duplicate), but I've not had
enough agreement to be comfortable going ahead with that move.
I've not tested it, but you could try moving the already-downloaded sources
into the folder you want (say, externals) and
