Issue #15300: Ensure the temporary test working directories are in the same parent folder when running tests in multiprocess mode from a Python build.

Patch by Chris Jerdonek.

Lib/test/regrtest.py

@@ -634,10 +634,14 @@ def main(tests=None, testdir=None, verbose=0, quiet=False,
                         output.put((None, None, None, None))
                         return
                     # -E is needed by some tests, e.g. test_import
+                    # Running the child from the same working directory ensures
+                    # that TEMPDIR for the child is the same when
+                    # sysconfig.is_python_build() is true. See issue 15300.
                     popen = Popen(base_cmd + ['--slaveargs', json.dumps(args_tuple)],
                                    stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE,
                                    universal_newlines=True,
-                                   close_fds=(os.name != 'nt'))
+                                   close_fds=(os.name != 'nt'),
+                                   cwd=support.SAVEDCWD)
                     stdout, stderr = popen.communicate()
                     retcode = popen.wait()
                     # Strip last refcount output line if it exists, since it

Misc/ACKS

@@ -505,6 +505,7 @@ Julien Jehannet
 Drew Jenkins
 Flemming Kjær Jensen
 MunSic Jeong
+Chris Jerdonek
 Jim Jewett
 Orjan Johansen
 Fredrik Johansson

Misc/NEWS

@@ -121,6 +121,10 @@ Documentation
 Tests
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+- Issue #15300: Ensure the temporary test working directories are in the same
+  parent folder when running tests in multiprocess mode from a Python build.
+  Patch by Chris Jerdonek.
+
 - Issue #15284: Skip {send,recv}msg tests in test_socket when IPv6 is not
   enabled. Patch by Brian Brazil.