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@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ To be able to use Docker_, the current non-root user should be added to the
.. 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!
+ VirtualBox Drive Share is also not an option as block device operations
+ are not implemented and the drive is always mounted as "nodev"
Build Docker Container
----------------------
@@ -76,6 +78,10 @@ a fresh build of the VyOS ISO can begin.
--build-type release --version 1.2.0
vyos_bld@d4220bb519a0:/vyos# sudo make iso
+.. 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.
+
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: