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authorChristian Poessinger <christian@poessinger.com>2020-07-07 15:13:17 +0200
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Merge pull request #279 from fakoor/fix-buster-reference
Refactor notes. Keep content up to date with Buster and LTS 1.2.5
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@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ The container can also be built directly from source:
.. note:: The container is automatically downloaded from Dockerhub if it is not
found on your local machine when the below command is executed.
-.. note:: We require one container per build branch, this means that the used
- container in ``crux`` and ``current`` can and will differ once VyOS makes
- the move towards Debian (10) Buster.
+.. note:: Since VyOS has switched to Debian (10) Buster in its ``current`` branch,
+ the that the used is different from the one used for ``crux`` branch. Hence you
+ will need one separate container for each branch
.. _build_iso:
@@ -90,10 +90,21 @@ After cloning, change directory to the ``vyos-build`` directory and run:
.. code-block:: none
$ cd vyos-build
- $ docker run --rm -it --privileged -v $(pwd):/vyos -w /vyos vyos/vyos-build bash
+ $ docker run --rm -it --privileged -v $(pwd):/vyos -w /vyos vyos/vyos-build:crux bash # for the LTS version
+ $ docker run --rm -it --privileged -v $(pwd):/vyos -w /vyos vyos/vyos-build bash # for the current version
+
+Note: The above command is used to select the container you want to run (for building the branch you are
+interested in). this selection is performed by:
+image:
+
+* Using ``vyos/vyos-build:crux`` for VyOS 1.2 (crux)
+* Using ``vyos/vyos-build`` for the latest image at the moment.
+
+Then
+.. code-block:: none
vyos_bld@d4220bb519a0:/vyos# ./configure --architecture amd64 \
--build-by "your@email.tld" \
- --build-type release --version 1.2.0
+ --build-type release --version 1.2.5
vyos_bld@d4220bb519a0:/vyos# sudo make iso
When the build is successful, the resulting iso can be found inside the ``build``
@@ -103,13 +114,7 @@ directory.
as docker does not expose all the filesystem feature required to the container.
Building within a VirtualBox server on Mac or Windows is however possible.
-To select the container you want to run, you need to specify the branch you are
-interested in, this can be easily done by selecting the appropriate container
-image:
-* VyOS 1.2 (crux) use ``vyos/vyos-build:crux``
-* VyOS rolling release you should use ``vyos/vyos-build`` which will always
- refer to the latest image.
Customisation
^^^^^^^^^^^^^