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diff --git a/docs/contributing/build-vyos.rst b/docs/contributing/build-vyos.rst index 1bb09ff9..bc78ef88 100644 --- a/docs/contributing/build-vyos.rst +++ b/docs/contributing/build-vyos.rst @@ -3,19 +3,20 @@ Building VyOS ============= -This will guide you though the process of building a VyOS ISO using -Docker_. This process has been tested on clean installs of Debian Jessie, Stretch, and Buster. +This will guide you though the process of building a VyOS ISO using Docker_. +This process has been tested on clean installs of Debian Jessie, Stretch, and +Buster. -.. note:: Starting with VyOS 1.2 the release model of VyOS has changed. +.. note:: Starting with VyOS 1.2 the release model of VyOS has changed. VyOS is now **free as in speech, but not as in beer**. This means that while VyOS is still an open source project, the release ISOs are no longer free and can only be obtained via subscription, or by contributing to - the community. - + the community. + The source code remains public and an ISO can be built using the process outlined here. -Installing Docker_ and prerequisites +Installing Docker_ and prerequisites: .. code-block:: sh @@ -34,16 +35,16 @@ To be able to use Docker_, the current non-root user should be added to the .. note:: It is recommended to use that non-root user for the remaining steps. .. note:: The build process needs to be built on a local file system, building - on SMB or NFS shares will result in the container failing to build properly! + on SMB or NFS shares will result in the container failing to build properly! Generating the container ---------------------- -The container can built by hand or by fetching the pre-built one from -DockerHub. Using the pre-built VyOS DockerHub organisation (https://hub.docker.com/u/vyos) 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 container can built by hand or by fetching the pre-built one from DockerHub. +Using the pre-built VyOS DockerHub organisation (https://hub.docker.com/u/vyos) +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: @@ -57,9 +58,8 @@ The container can always be built directly from source: 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. - + container in ``crux`` and ``current`` can and will differ once VyOS makes + the move towards Debian (10) Buster. Build ISO inside container -------------------------- @@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ image: * For our VyOS rolling release you should use ``vyos/vyos-build`` which will always refer to the latest image. -This ISO can be customized with the following list of configure options. +This ISO can be customized with the following list of configure options. The full and current list can be generated with ``./configure --help``: .. code-block:: sh @@ -112,11 +112,12 @@ The full and current list can be generated with ``./configure --help``: --custom-apt-key CUSTOM_APT_KEY Custom APT key file -The successfully built ISO should now be in the `build/` directory. +The successfully built ISO should now be in the `build/` directory. Good luck! -.. note: The build process does not differentiate when building a ``crux`` ISO or ``rolling`` - image. Make sure to choose the matching container for the version of VyOS that is being built. +.. note:: The build process does not differentiate when building a ``crux`` ISO + or ``rolling`` image. Make sure to choose the matching container for the + version of VyOS that is being built. .. _Docker: https://www.docker.com |