Print a useful message and exit when the .redo directory disappears.

builder.py

@@ -153,6 +153,9 @@ def main(targets, shouldbuildfunc):
         jwack.get_token(t)
         if retcode[0] and not vars.KEEP_GOING:
             break
+        if not state.is_sane():
+            retcode[0] = 205
+            break
         lock = state.Lock(t)
         lock.trylock()
         if not lock.owned:
@@ -173,6 +176,9 @@ def main(targets, shouldbuildfunc):
         if retcode[0] and not vars.KEEP_GOING:
             break
         if locked:
+            if not state.is_sane():
+                retcode[0] = 205
+                break
             t = locked.pop(0)
             lock = state.Lock(t)
             lock.waitlock()

state.py

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import sys, os, errno, glob
 import vars
-from helpers import unlink, debug2, mkdirp, close_on_exec
+from helpers import unlink, err, debug2, mkdirp, close_on_exec
 
 
 def init():
@@ -17,6 +17,16 @@ def init():
         os.unlink(f)
 
 
+_insane = None
+def is_sane():
+    global _insane
+    if not _insane:
+        _insane = not os.path.exists('%s/.redo' % vars.BASE)
+        if _insane:
+            err('.redo directory disappeared; cannot continue.\n')
+    return not _insane
+
+
 def relpath(t, base):
     t = os.path.normpath(os.path.join(os.getcwd(), t))
     tparts = t.split('/')