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test usb-stick scripts #5

Closed koppi closed 3 years ago

koppi commented 9 years ago

Hi @zultron, today I created some simple scripts to build a 4GB Machinekit live usb stick for testing, see:

https://github.com/koppi/mk/tree/master/usb-stick

What do you think about this?

zultron commented 9 years ago

Seems interesting. I'm unable to read the x script, though. Can you put some line breaks in there?

foo \
    arg1 arg2 \
    arg3 arg4

zultron commented 9 years ago

Ok, my eyeballs are still shaking, but got through it.

I'm not familiar with grml-debootstrap. So once x is done, you can run dd if=machinekit-$RELEASE.img of=/dev/[flashdrivepartition], stick the flash drive in a computer and it will boot? That's a nice touch, running it in qemu.

Keyboard layout should be dvorak, not de. ;)

What do you want to do with this?

koppi commented 9 years ago

@zultron not sure, what to do with this. Perhaps we could add a download area for x86 and x86_64 usb stick images somewhere on machinekit.io and let them be built by some buildbot infrastructure?!

zultron commented 9 years ago

I've heard a few folks asking for Machinekit live images.

The machinekit.io site and the project in general don't ship binaries. That's why package repos are hosted by 3rd parties at http://deb.dovetail-automata.com/ and http://0ptr.link/raspbian. As for me, I'm a little overwhelmed with package maintenance already.

Here are a couple of possibilities:

Low maintenance: Let users build their own USB stick images. Fix up this code (e.g. give scripts meaningful names, add line breaks, move to /debian subdirectory, add documentation), and submit as a PR.
High maintenance: Become a Machinekit live USB image vendor! Build them manually or automatically (I'll be happy to advise), and then you can make them available on your own site. We could add pointers and documentation to your contribution on the Debian packages page.