chdir $ENV{"TMPDIR"}; # sigh. darcs needs a writeable working directory

        ($res, $stdout, $stderr) = captureStdoutStderr(600,
            ("darcs", "get", "--lazy", $uri, $clonePath));
        die "Error getting darcs repo at `$uri':\n$stderr" if $res;

        $res = run(timeout => 600,
                   cmd => ["darcs", "get", "--lazy", $uri, $clonePath],
                   dir => $ENV{"TMPDIR"});
        die "Error getting darcs repo at `$uri':\n$stderr" if $res->{status};