+## set up the top-level for all build creations and logs and such.
+#export GENERATED_DIR="$TMP/generated-feisty_meow"
+#if [ ! -d "$GENERATED_DIR" ]; then
+# mkdir -p "$GENERATED_DIR"
+#fi
+## set up our effluent outsourcing valves.
+#export TEMPORARIES_DIR="$GENERATED_DIR/temporaries"
+#if [ ! -d "$TEMPORARIES_DIR" ]; then
+# mkdir -p "$TEMPORARIES_DIR"
+#fi
+
+# this variable points at a folder where we store the generated products of
+# the build, such as the binaries and installer packages.
+export RUNTIME_DIR="$GENERATED_DIR/runtime"
+if [ ! -d "$RUNTIME_DIR" ]; then
+ mkdir -p "$RUNTIME_DIR"
+fi
+