diff --git a/internal/bootstrap/reads-outside b/internal/bootstrap/reads-outside
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+These tests read files outside this directory (the repository's root files or other directories): mesh-build-go never keeps this package's verdict (issue 1935).
diff --git a/packaging/reads-outside b/packaging/reads-outside
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+These tests read files outside this directory (the repository's root files or other directories): mesh-build-go never keeps this package's verdict (issue 1935).