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2024-03-30mkarchiso: implement configurable bootstrap tarball compressionnl6720
profiledef.sh gains a new option `bootstrap_tarball_compression` which is a bash array containing the compression program and its arguments. Related to https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/archiso/-/issues/130.
2024-02-17Makefile: build and install the mkarchiso(1) man pagenl6720
rst2man from python-docutils is required to convert the man page from reStructuredText.
2023-02-24mkarchiso: write grubenv in _make_common_bootmode_grub_cfgnl6720
Add all variables that we replace with values in configuration files. Keep `${isofs_dir}/${install_dir}/grubenv` with fewer variables for backwards compatibility. It will be removed in the future.
2023-01-29Update URLsnl6720
* Update mkinitcpio-archiso project link, * Update code of conduct link, * Update arch-releng mailing list link, * Use HTTPS where possible, * Replace dead link.
2022-09-25Update PGP key ID for David RungeDavid Runge
README.rst: Change referenced PGP key ID from `C7E7849466FE2358343588377258734B41C31549` to `991F6E3F0765CF6295888586139B09DA5BF0D338`, as the latter is now in used. The keys are cross-signed and both available via Arch Linux's WKD.
2022-05-25Add support for GRUB ia32 UEFI in mkarchiso, update READMEs.Pellegrino Prevete
2021-12-18Add nl6720 to the list of maintainersDavid Runge
README.rst: Add nl6720 to the list of maintainers eligible to craft releases using the PGP key with the ID `BB8E6F1B81CF0BB301D74D1CBF425A01E68B38EF`.
2021-07-31README.rst: Remove initcpio, fix formattingDavid Runge
README.rst: Remove note on installing the initcpio scripts as they now reside in a separate project. Fix codeblock describing how to boot into the ISO from grub.
2021-06-18Update ArchWiki article URLsnl6720
Use the new, prettier short URLs.
2021-05-29Adjust documentation on IRC support channelDavid Runge
README.rst: Update the documentation on IRC support channel, after Arch Linux has moved to Libera Chat.
2021-05-10Update project documentation related to netbootDavid Runge
README.rst: Add openssl as another dependency. Mention the export of netboot artifacts in the project introduction. Mention that archiso may be used on other operating systems as well.
2021-05-09Extend project overview with info on bootstrap imagesDavid Runge
README.rst: Mention bootstrap images in the opening words of the project documentation. Add awk, erofs-utils, findutils, gzip, libarchive, pacman and sed to dependencies.
2021-04-30Move README.profile.rst to docs/nl6720
Keep all documentation except the main README in the docs directory.
2021-04-30Update README.rstnl6720
* Don't nest code blocks inside quote blocks. * Replace bash with sh, as there's nothing bash-specific in the examples. * There is no syntax highlighting for grub, use sh. * Use sentence case for headings. * Use monospace for paths.
2021-04-07mkarchiso: also add iso name in grub environment blockChristian Hesse
2021-03-29Add releases section with PGP informationDavid Runge
README.rst: Add a "Releases" section that specifies who is creating releases and which PGP key ID is used to sign tags. Additionally, information about how to retrieve the relevant public key and how to verify a tag in the repository is added. Fixes #114
2021-01-26mkarchiso: add version informationChristian Hesse
To date the iso version was used for iso volume information and iso file name. In my custom builds I do use it a lot more: * Inside the root fs: The system knows about its own version. I use this to: -> report the version to a server (poor man's inventory) -> let the system update itself * On the iso fs: The files are served via rsync, running systems transfer version file first to check for available update. * A grub environment file on the iso fs: Booting the iso from grub allows to create cow directory per version: loopback loop archlinux.iso load_env -f (loop)/arch/grubenv linux (loop)/arch/boot/x86_64/vmlinuz-linux ... \ cow_directory=archlinux/${VERSION} ... So let's just create these files.
2020-10-29Add documentation about how to create profilesDavid Runge
README.profile.rst: Add information on all necessary components of a profile: * profiledef.sh * packages.arch * airootfs/ * efiboot/ * isolinux/ * syslinux/ Fix wording for pacman.conf documentation README.rst: Add a link to README.profile.rst. Fixes #38
2020-10-10Add Contribute section to READMEDavid Runge
README.rst: Add Contribute section to README to provide information about code of conduct, contributing guide and contact information (mailing list and IRC). Fixes #72
2020-09-02Create directories and copy files to the FAT image using mtools instead of ↵nl6720
mounting the file system - mtools supports SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH. - The image file is operated on directly instead of mounting the file system. This is a prerequisite to limit the commands that run with root privileges. Related to https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/archiso/-/issues/40 . - Add a reminder comment to not get rid of the dosfstools dependency, since a mformat made FAT image can fail to boot on some systems.
2020-08-25Pass profile directory as parameter to mkarchisoDavid Runge
**archiso/mkarchiso**: Change all override option parameters (i.e. `-A`, `-C`, `-D`, `-L`, `-P` and `-g`) to not directly override the global variable they are tied to, but instead using an `override_` prefixed variable. Add `_set_overrides()` to use `override_` prefixed variables (if set) to override those without a prefix. Remove `-B` (a profile directory) from the list of parameters. The profile directory is now provided as separate non-option parameter. Add a call to `_read_profile()`, `_set_overrides()` and `command_build_profile()` to the fallthrough option of the switch-case checking `command_name` - a non-option parameter to mkarchiso. This effectively provides the possibility to set the profile directory using a non-option parameter, while still maintaining compatibility to legacy named arguments used in the configs' `build.sh` scripts. Extend the warning in regards to legacy `build.sh` based commands to mkarchiso by providing an EOL with archiso v49. Change the help output to reflect the changes and further elaborate on the legacy commands used by `build.sh` scripts. Change help output to be ordered alphabetically. Add help output for `-r` and `-g` options. Call `_set_overrides()` for legacy commands that accept one or more of the overriden options (i.e. `command_init`, `command_install`, `command_prepare` and `command_iso`). Various style fixes. **configs/{baseline,releng}/build.sh**: Change call to mkarchiso to use the profile's directory as a named argument instead of an option-argument. **README.rst**: Fix documentation on how to call mkarchiso with a profile directory. Fix wording and ordering of option arguments for run_archiso documentation. Fixes #52
2020-08-17Deprecate build.sh scripts and old mkarchiso commandsnl6720
Replace build.sh scripts with calls to mkarchiso -B "profiledir" build_profile. Fixes https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/archiso/-/issues/37 .
2020-07-30releng: copy UEFI shell from airootfs instead of the host systemnl6720
Fixes https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/archiso/-/issues/35 .
2020-07-30Install mkinitcpio-archiso-hooks in airootfs instead of copying the hooks ↵nl6720
from host
2020-07-29Add license and basic documentationDavid Runge
LICENSE: Add GPL-3.0 license. {{archiso,configs}/*,.editorconfig,.gitlab-ci.yml}: Add SPDX license identifier. Makefile: Add SPDX license identifier. Install the `run_archiso.sh` script as global executable `run_archiso`. Use -D and -t flags to install to install files more generically (without a previous call to install the directory). README.rst: Add README outlining the project's scope, how to build images from the profiles and how to test. AUTHORS.rst: Add list of all direct contributors to the repository. CONTRIBUTING.rst: Add basic contribution guidelines, explaining the linter and the license in use. Closes #7 Closes #3

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