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diff --git a/docs/contributing/build-vyos.rst b/docs/contributing/build-vyos.rst index 42be06a0..09f8150d 100644 --- a/docs/contributing/build-vyos.rst +++ b/docs/contributing/build-vyos.rst @@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ The container can also be built directly from source: you will require individual container for `current` and `crux` builds. Tips and Tricks -^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +--------------- You can create yourself some handy Bash aliases to always launch the latest - per release train (`current` or `crux`) - container. Add the following to your @@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ The full and current list can be generated with ``./configure --help``: .. _build_custom_packages: Packages --------- +======== If you are brave enough to build yourself an ISO image containing any modified package from our GitHub organisation - this is the place to be. @@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ building a regular (customized or not) ISO image. Simply place your modified process will then pickup your custom package and integrate it into your ISO. Troubleshooting ---------------- +=============== Debian APT is not very verbose when it comes to errors. If your ISO build breaks for whatever reason and you supect its a problem with APT dependencies or @@ -297,6 +297,27 @@ during ISO build. """ +Virtualization Platforms +======================== + +QEMU +---- + +Run following command after building the ISO image. + +.. code-block:: none + + $ make qemu + +VMware +------ + +Run following command after building the QEMU image. + +.. code-block:: none + + $ make vmware + .. _build_packages: ******** @@ -306,7 +327,7 @@ Packages VyOS itself comes with a bunch of packages which are specific to our system and thus can not be found in any Debian mirrror. Those packages can be found at the `VyOS GitHub project`_ in their source format can can easily be compiled into -a custom Debian (*.deb) package. +a custom Debian (`*.deb`) package. The easiest way to compile your package is with the above mentioned :ref:`build_docker` container, it includes all required dependencies for @@ -316,6 +337,7 @@ Assume we want to build the vyos-1x package on our own and modify it to our needs. We first need to clone the repository from GitHub. .. code-block:: none + $ git clone https://github.com/vyos/vyos-1x Build @@ -324,6 +346,7 @@ Build Launch Docker container and build package .. code-block:: none + # For VyOS 1.3 (equuleus, current) $ docker run --rm -it --privileged -v $(pwd):/vyos -w /vyos vyos/vyos-build bash @@ -346,7 +369,7 @@ Install ======= To take your newly created package on a test drive you can simply SCP it to a -running VyOS instance and install the new *.deb package over the current +running VyOS instance and install the new `*.deb` package over the current running one. Just install using the following commands: @@ -360,7 +383,7 @@ Just install using the following commands: Setting up vyos-1x (1.3dev0-1847-gb6dcb0a8) ... Processing triggers for rsyslog (8.1901.0-1) ... -You can also place the generated *.deb into your ISO build environment to +You can also place the generated `*.deb` into your ISO build environment to include it in a custom iso, see :ref:`build_custom_packages` for more information. |