diff --git a/build-data/build_avoidance_source b/build-data/build_avoidance_source
index 71135f20..45c7f32e 100644
--- a/build-data/build_avoidance_source
+++ b/build-data/build_avoidance_source
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #
 BUILD_AVOIDANCE_SRPM_DIRECTORIES="inputs srpm_assemble rpmbuild/SRPMS rpmbuild/SOURCES"
 BUILD_AVOIDANCE_SRPM_FILES=""
-BUILD_AVOIDANCE_RPM_DIRECTORIES="results rpmbuild/RPMS rpmbuild/SPECS"
+BUILD_AVOIDANCE_RPM_DIRECTORIES="results rpmbuild/RPMS rpmbuild/SPECS repo/cgcs-tis-repo/dependancy-cache"
 BUILD_AVOIDANCE_RPM_FILES=".platform_release"
 
 
diff --git a/build-tools/build-avoidance-utils.sh b/build-tools/build-avoidance-utils.sh
index 962d8642..7bff8a63 100644
--- a/build-tools/build-avoidance-utils.sh
+++ b/build-tools/build-avoidance-utils.sh
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@
 # BUILD_AVOIDANCE_FILE_TRANSFER="my-supported-prototcol"
 #
 
+BUILD_AVOIDANCE_UTILS_DIR="$(dirname "$(readlink -f "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" )"
+
+source "${BUILD_AVOIDANCE_UTILS_DIR}/git-utils.sh"
+
 BUILD_AVOIDANCE_USR=""
 BUILD_AVOIDANCE_HOST=""
 BUILD_AVOIDANCE_DIR=""
@@ -778,6 +782,22 @@ build_avoidance () {
         return 1
     fi
 
+    if [ ! -d $MY_WORKSPACE/$BUILD_TYPE ]; then
+        mkdir -p $MY_WORKSPACE/$BUILD_TYPE
+        if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+            >&2 echo "Error: $FUNCNAME (${LINENO}): Failed to create directory $MY_WORKSPACE/$BUILD_TYPE"
+            return 1
+        fi
+    fi
+
+    if [ ! -L $MY_WORKSPACE/$BUILD_TYPE ]; then
+        ln -s $MY_REPO $MY_WORKSPACE/$BUILD_TYPE/repo
+        if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+            >&2 echo "Error: $FUNCNAME (${LINENO}): Failed to create symlink $MY_WORKSPACE/$BUILD_TYPE/repo -> $MY_REPO"
+            return 1
+        fi
+    fi
+
     build_avoidance_pre_clean $BUILD_TYPE
     if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
         >&2 echo "Error: $FUNCNAME (${LINENO}): build_avoidance_pre_clean $BUILD_TYPE"
diff --git a/build-tools/build-rpms-parallel b/build-tools/build-rpms-parallel
index 84358480..12546e13 100755
--- a/build-tools/build-rpms-parallel
+++ b/build-tools/build-rpms-parallel
@@ -1838,6 +1838,7 @@ update_spec_cache () {
 
 echo "Find the list of packages we must compile"
 
+mkdir -p $MY_WORKSPACE/tmp/
 NEED_BUILD_DIR=$(mktemp -d $MY_WORKSPACE/tmp/$USER-$ME-need-build-XXXXXX)
 if [ $? -ne 0 ] || [ "x$NEED_BUILD_DIR" == "x" ]; then
     echo "Failed to create temp directory under $MY_WORKSPACE/tmp"
diff --git a/build-tools/build-rpms-serial b/build-tools/build-rpms-serial
index 3f355e04..6db137e7 100755
--- a/build-tools/build-rpms-serial
+++ b/build-tools/build-rpms-serial
@@ -1598,6 +1598,7 @@ update_spec_cache () {
 
 echo "Find the list of packages we must compile"
 
+mkdir -p $MY_WORKSPACE/tmp/
 NEED_BUILD_DIR=$(mktemp -d $MY_WORKSPACE/tmp/$USER-$ME-need-build-XXXXXX)
 if [ $? -ne 0 ] || [ "x$NEED_BUILD_DIR" == "x" ]; then
     echo "Failed to create temp directory under $MY_WORKSPACE/tmp"
diff --git a/build-tools/build-srpms-common.sh b/build-tools/build-srpms-common.sh
index a0336b1e..0db1c409 100644
--- a/build-tools/build-srpms-common.sh
+++ b/build-tools/build-srpms-common.sh
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ md5sums_from_input_vars () {
         if [ "x$COPY_LIST" != "x" ]; then
             ABS_COPY_LIST=$(readlink -f $COPY_LIST)
             if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-                >&2  echo "ERROR: $FUNCNAME (${LINENO}): readlink -f '$COPY_LIST' -type f"
+                >&2  echo "ERROR: $FUNCNAME (${LINENO}): readlink -f '$COPY_LIST'"
                 return 1
             fi