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authorAdministrator <admin@rofl.cat>2020-05-19 19:36:06 +0200
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Contributing/Docker: Put more detail into building instructions.
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@@ -48,7 +48,14 @@ will ensure that the container is always up-to-date. A rebuild is triggered once
the container changes (please note this will take 2-3 hours after pushing to
the vyos-build repository).
-The container can always be built directly from source:
+To download the container from DockerHub run:
+
+.. code-block:: none
+
+ $ docker pull vyos/vyos-build:crux # for the LTS version
+ $ docker pull vyos/vyos-build:current # for the current version
+
+The container can also be built directly from source:
.. code-block:: none
@@ -69,16 +76,29 @@ Build ISO
---------
After the container is generated either manually or fetched from DockerHub,
-a fresh build of the VyOS ISO can begin.
+a fresh build of the VyOS ISO can begin.
+
+If you pulled the image from DockerHub, you need to clone the repository to
+your local machine:
+
+.. code-block:: none
+
+ $ git clone -b current --single-branch https://github.com/vyos/vyos-build
+
+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
vyos_bld@d4220bb519a0:/vyos# ./configure --architecture amd64 \
--build-by "your@email.tld" \
--build-type release --version 1.2.0
vyos_bld@d4220bb519a0:/vyos# sudo make iso
+When the build is successful, the resulting iso can be found inside the ``build``
+directory.
+
.. note:: Attempting to use the docker build image on MacOS or Windows will fail
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.