Hi, I am preparing a packaging support tool similar to pbuilder, except that it uses docker containers instead of chroot environments. The project is available here: https://salsa.debian.org/spog/debdocker
The tool is very immature, but already useful to me. I would like to hear any thoughts and comments regarding the tool in general and regarding its user experience. Quick reference (running out of cloned project - no warranties!): 1. Help: $ ./debdocker --help [command] $ man ./share/man/man8/debdocker.8 2. Create initial base and devel docker images for i.e. debian:sid, which uses 'debootstrap' for base image like in 'pbuilder'. It creates base directory and archive in the supplied path (i.e. ../ in the example): $ sudo ./debdocker create debian:sid all ../ http://deb.debian.org/debian 3. Get a source package (i.e. in ../ use 'dget -d...). 4. Build a package, which creates additional (i.e. debian:sid-package_devel) docker image with installed package's build deps (it is reused while working on the same package): $ ./debdocker build debian:sid ../package_*.dsc 5. You can also build extracted (or cloned) sources providing their path instead of the 'dsc_file'. There is also a possibility to enter containers (see the 'enter' command)... 6. Building an initial 'debdocker' debian package is supported in the project. thanks, Samo
