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Diffstat (limited to 'bootstrap.txt')
| -rw-r--r-- | bootstrap.txt | 41 |
1 files changed, 34 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/bootstrap.txt b/bootstrap.txt index 2554d43..d02088a 100644 --- a/bootstrap.txt +++ b/bootstrap.txt @@ -4,14 +4,14 @@ - systemd - qemu-system-x86 - - linux-image-amd64 + - linux-image-amd64 & btrfs-progs - g++ If some of them are very recent (and thus likely to still have issues) in unstable, consider using testing. See Debian Changelog for release dates. - Check the current source (unstable/testing) and update is necessary. + Check the current source (unstable/testing) and update if necessary. * Examining init changes: @@ -21,18 +21,45 @@ diff -urw <old> <new> - We currently only use init plus udev in scripts/init-{top,bottom}. + We currently only use init plus udev in scripts/init-{top,bottom} (but + the latter may use functions form other files). -* Grep for 'bug' in init and bootstrap scripts, see if any bugs have +* Grep for 'bug' and @@ in init and bootstrap scripts, see if any bugs have been fixed and corresponding workarounds can be removed. + For some may make sense to do a round of cleanups after successful bootstrap + not to conflate failures. + * Upgrade to latest debootstrap and debian-archive-keyring from unstable - (or testing). + (or testing). Other required host packages: + + uuid-runtime (uuidgen) + systemd-container (systemd-nspawn) * Note: as of latest attempt, bootstrap over https was still broken. * Bootstrap: - ./bootstrap 2>&1 | tee bootstrap.log + ./bootstrap 2>&1 | tee bootstrap-X.Y.log + + NOTE: tee does not play well with bash prompt (used for troubleshooting). + + NOTE: if during boostrap you need to but unable to delete an intermediate + btrfs submodules, then it most likely has nested submodules (see nspawn() + in bootstrap). + + NOTE: to kill nspawn container, press Ctrl-]]]. + + Save the log for later comparison (might have to redo a from-stage-1 + bootstrap to get the complete log). + + To bootstrap an architecture variant with a pre-configured kernel: + + ./bootstrap --arch-variant m1 --kernel-source .../linux-asahi-5.19-5-1.tar.xz + +* Compare sizes to previous version for any abnormalities (if a lot larger, + check if GCC executables are stripped or if the kernel is somewhy is now + built with debug info). -* Compare sizes to previous version for any abnormalities. +* After deployment, test VM upload/removal scripts (there are often issues + after upgrading to new btrfs-progs). |