On 08/22/2016 01:29 PM, Adam Bolte wrote: > On 22/08/16 18:49, Thomas Goirand wrote: >> On 08/19/2016 03:02 AM, Adam Bolte wrote: >>> I continue to use and maintain debian-image-builder (over at >>> https://github.com/sitepoint/debian-image-builder) which is somewhat >>> similar in many respects. Also written in Bash (and uses debootstrap), >> >> openstack-debian-images uses ISO shell (ie: it's compatible with dash), >> and doesn't include bashism. > > That's fair enough. I've never had that as a goal, and do deliberately > make use of some of the Bashisms. > > >>> but easy enough to follow and extend. It primarily targets AWS, but >>> theoretically supports GCE too (which I haven't used in ages but >>> nobody reported bugs against) and should be straightforward to support >>> other targets. >> >> Oh, that's nice. I'd love to add AWS & GCE support to >> openstack-debian-images, so that we have all of our targets covered. >> Instead of a huge (pointless) debate about features and such, I'd very >> much prefer if you helped me to do that. Do you have time for it? > > I might look over what is required to add AWS support in the near future > (I don't have a lot of free time right now, but AWS support is what I > would have the most use for). I do really like that > openstack-debian-images is packaged for Debian and maintained by a > Debian developer already. :) > > >> I just had a quick look. Your tool looks very cleanly written. >> >> It is harder to read the script in once since it has lots of small >> files. I prefer a single flat file with conditionals. > > No worries. I feel that the multiple file approach is easier to look at > at a glance, and get a quick feel for how the application would behave. > Having said that, I am also really impressed with how you have managed > to fit so much into such a concise script yet keep it very readable. > > >> Also, apt-get >> install during the script is a no-go, and should be replaced by runtime >> Depends: in a package, but that's easily fixed. > > I fully agree with this, particularly since your project is already > packaged. > > >> Would you like to help me push this into openstack-debian-images? > > Cool. I'll be a bit busy over the next few weeks, but I should have more > free time after that. Although I've just skimmed the > openstack-debian-images script again and it might not take as long as I > had suspected. Then again, the long part is usually all the testing. > > If I come up with something that looks good enough to consider (for AWS > support), I'll let you know. But don't wait up! > > Cheers, > Adam
I believe I could write it myself if: 1/ I had access to an AWS account. Can anyone help in this regard? 2/ Someone just told me what's missing in the current image. Adam, could you give a quick summary of what's needed? Since both OpenStack and AWS are using the EC2 metadata server, I'm convince that it should be possible (and even desirable) for Debian to ship a single image that would accommodate both. I'm willing to do so. Cheers, Thomas Goirand (zigo)
