Re: [PATCH v2 0/2 -perfbook] Add Dockerfile and Q&A

["Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@kernel.org>]

On Thu, Jan 07, 2021 at 10:49:08PM +0900, Akira Yokosawa wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> This is the v2 of the patch set.
> 
> The strange -nq build Paul thought he had encountered prompted me
> to prepare a Docker image for stable build environment.
> Such an environment can be helpful as a contingency plan when
> some package's update causes breakage in perfbook's build scripts,
> such as the build error recently reported by Dmitry and Felipe.
> 
> This patch set adds a Dockerfile I used and a Q&A entry in
> FAQ-BUILD.txt.
> docker/ subdirectory also holds steel city comic font to be copied
> to the image.
> 
> Changes v1 -> v2:
>   o Add a few ARG commands in Dockerfile for custimizable uid and gid.
>   o Entry #14 in FAQ-BUILD.txt recommends the use of -u option to
>     use uid:gid of host side.
>   o Changed dockerhub repository name to perfbook-build-focal.
>   o Reference #14 from #5 in FAQ-BUILD.text
> 
>         Thanks, Akira

Applied and pushed, thank you!  I did the usual wordsmithing, so please
let me know if I messed anything up.

Showing my ignorance of Docker...

My guess from reading the FAQ is that the new docker/Dockerfile is
used to build a new docker image, and that it is not needed by those
using your akiyks/perfbook-build-focal:latest.  Is my guess correct?

						Thanx, Paul

> --
> Akira Yokosawa (2):
>   Add files to build Docker image for perfbook build
>   FAQ-BUILD: Add Q&A on Docker image
> 
>  FAQ-BUILD.txt                       |  38 +++++++++++++++++++++++++---
>  docker/Dockerfile                   |  21 +++++++++++++++
>  docker/steel-city-comic.regular.ttf | Bin 0 -> 23280 bytes
>  3 files changed, 56 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>  create mode 100644 docker/Dockerfile
>  create mode 100644 docker/steel-city-comic.regular.ttf
> 
> -- 
> 2.17.1
> 
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