2 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lint/RULES b/lint/RULES
index 04ad230..e1000d9 100644
--- a/lint/RULES
+++ b/lint/RULES
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@
       , "  - at key \"direct deps artifact names\" a list of all input"
       , "    artifacts that come from the target itself or are runfiles of a"
       , "    direct dependency."
+      , "- TMPDIR pointing to a directory location that can be used to"
+      , "  create additional temporary files."
       , "It is supposed to indicate by the exit code whether the file to lint"
       , "complies with the given linting policy, with 0 meaning"
       , "compliant."
diff --git a/lint/call_lint b/lint/call_lint
index ca7e4ef..fd2a244 100755
--- a/lint/call_lint
+++ b/lint/call_lint
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ export OUT="$(pwd)/out"
 mkdir -p config
 export CONFIG="$(pwd)/config"
 export META="$(pwd)/meta.json"
+mkdir scratch
+export TMPDIR=$(realpath scratch)
 
 cd work