Create a separate packages directory for running pub.

pkg/pkg.gyp

Index: pkg/pkg.gyp
diff --git a/pkg/pkg.gyp b/pkg/pkg.gyp
index 6fb7f61c0d55c116c39253412877e3a40858fbf0..d78c4bc879cf2ca8c6982c98eb3cdf11820847f1 100644
--- a/pkg/pkg.gyp
+++ b/pkg/pkg.gyp
@@ -35,5 +35,54 @@
         },
       ],
     },
+    {
+      'target_name': 'pub_packages',
+      'type': 'none',
+      'actions': [
+        {
+          'action_name': 'remove_html_imports',
+          'inputs': [
+            '../tools/remove_html_imports.py',
+            '<!@(["python", "../tools/list_files.py", "\\.dart$", "http/lib"])',
+          ],
+          'outputs': [
+            '<(SHARED_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/remove_html_imports/http/lib/http.dart',
+          ],
+          'action': [
+            'python', '../tools/remove_html_imports.py',
+            'http/lib',
+            '<(SHARED_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/remove_html_imports/http/lib',
+          ],
+        },
+        {
+          'action_name': 'make_pub_packages',
+          'inputs': [
+            '../tools/make_links.py',
+            '<!@(["python", "../tools/list_pkg_directories.py", '
+                '"--exclude=http", "."])',
+            '<!@(["python", "../tools/list_pkg_directories.py", '
+                '"third_party"])',
+            '<!@(["python", "../tools/list_pkg_directories.py", '
+                '"../third_party/pkg"])',
+            '<!@(["python", "../tools/list_pkg_directories.py", '
+                '"polymer/e2e_test/"])',
+            '../sdk/lib/_internal/compiler',
+            '../sdk/lib/_internal/libraries.dart',
+            '../site/try',

[ahe, 2014/08/06 14:19:57]

Why is this depending on Try Dart?

[nweiz, 2014/08/06 19:32:10]

Other than the http stuff, it's a straight copy of the "packages" target. I
don't know why that depends on Try Dart, but if it needs to then this does too.

[ricow1, 2014/08/07 07:56:39]

site/try is an input in pkg_packages to get a symlink in the output
folder/packages, i.e., it will be in the packageroot and people can use it. I
don't think 
you need that for pub packages - unless you rely on package:try.

+            '<(SHARED_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/remove_html_imports/http/lib/http.dart',
+          ],
+          'outputs': [
+            '<(SHARED_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/pub_packages.stamp',
+          ],
+          'action': [
+            'python', '../tools/make_links.py',
+            '--timestamp_file=<(SHARED_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/pub_packages.stamp',
+            '<(PRODUCT_DIR)/pub_packages',
+            '<@(_inputs)',
+            '<(SHARED_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)/remove_html_imports/http/lib',
+          ],
+        },
+      ],
+    }
   ],
 }