[Bug]: `container build` ignores default/relative build context in `mktemp` directory, but works with absolute path
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Description
### I have done the following
- [x] I have searched the existing issues
- [ ] If possible, I've reproduced the issue using the 'main' branch of this project
### Steps to reproduce
```sh
cd "$(mktemp -d)"
cat > Dockerfile <<'EOF'
FROM debian:stable-slim
COPY . .
RUN cat Dockerfile
EOF
container build
```
The build fails with:
```text
cat: Dockerfile: No such file or directory
```
The same happens with:
```sh
container build .
```
But this succeeds:
```sh
container build "$PWD"
```
In my specific example reproduction, the `mktemp -d` resolved to `/var/folders/qf/ng024_6s5kn4z_sczdcdbbkh0000gn/T/tmp.3tuwoUOXS3`.
### Problem description
When building from a temporary directory created with `mktemp -d`, the build context appears to be empty if the context is specified implicitly or as `.`.
The following commands all produce an empty build context:
`container build`
`container build .`
However, providing the exact same directory as an absolute path works:
`container build "$PWD"`
The behavior does not occur when building from a normal directory such as `~/test`.
### Environment
```markdown
- OS: ProductName: macOS
ProductVersion: 26.5.2
BuildVersion: 25F84
- Container: container CLI version 1.0.0 (build: release, commit: ee848e3)
```
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Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue in the `container build` entry point from a macOS temporary directory, comparing omitted, relative (`.`), and absolute contexts. Trace how the build context is resolved and transferred, then verify that `container build` and `container build .` include Dockerfile and other files just as the absolute-path invocation does.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- swift
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 52/100