Did you document this somewhere? I'm interested to know more

samuelbrian 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Not what was mentioned by parent but I've been working on an embedded Linux build system that uses rootfs from container images: https://makrocosm.github.io/makrocosm/

The example project uses Alpine base container images, but I'm using a Debian base container for something else I'm working on.

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malwrar 10 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Nah, first time I’ve mentioned it anywhere. Happy to answer questions, if there’s interest maybe this could be my reason for a first blog post.

	▲	scorpioxy 4 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		I would encourage you to write about it as well. It seems interesting and unconventional. I used to tinker a lot with my systems but as I gotten older and my time became more limited, I've abandoned a lot of it and now favor "getting things done". Though I still tinker a lot with my systems and have my workflow and system setup, it is no longer at the level of re-compiling the kernel with my specific optimization sort of thing, if that makes sense. I am now paid to "tinker" with my clients' systems but I stay away from the unconventional there, if I can. I did reach a point where describing systems is useful at least as a way of documenting them. I keep on circling around nixos but haven't taken the plunge yet. It feels like containerfiles are an easier approach but they(at least docker does) sort of feel designed around describing application environments as opposed to full system environments. So your approach is intriguing.
	▲	url00 9 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		I would also be very interested in reading that blog post!

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jayofdoom 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Honestly this is just sorta a Tuesday for an advanced Gentoo user? There are lots of ways to do this documented on the Gentoo wiki. Ask in IRC or on the Forum if you can't find it. "Catalyst" is the method used by the internal build systems to produce images, for instance https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Catalyst.