diff --git a/cmd/mesh-host/reads-outside b/cmd/mesh-host/reads-outside
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+These tests read files outside this directory (the whole catalogue, the repository, or its root files): mesh-build-go never keeps this package's verdict (issue 1935).
diff --git a/internal/upgrade/reads-outside b/internal/upgrade/reads-outside
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+These tests read files outside this directory (the whole catalogue, the repository, or its root files): mesh-build-go never keeps this package's verdict (issue 1935).