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* README.md: document config file Still pretty sparse, but as this bit is necessary to actually use pi-gen, here it is. * README.md: Overview of Raspbian's stages * README.md: Stages -> Raspbian Stages + heading Decided that the Stages heading probably made more sense as being retitled to refer specifically to Raspbian since it has no direct bearing on pi-gen itself which could produce any Debianish system for the pi, and also that there ought to be a Stage Anatomy section first talking about the nuts and bolts of what goes into these stages. Stage Anatomy is just a heading for now. * README.md: Make Config section less conversational Left the stage overview as it was since it's intended more as a plain language explanation than a technically complete look. I believe that kind of information is useful to have, but perhaps as README.md becomes longer it may be advisable to move it to another location. |
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README.md
#TODO
- Simplify running a single stage
- Documentation
#Dependencies
quilt kpartx realpath qemu-user-static debootstrap zerofree pxz
#Config
Upon execution, build.sh will source the file config in the current
working directory. This bash shell fragment is intended to set needed
environment variables.
The following environment variables are supported:
IMG_NAME, the name of the distribution to build (required)APT_PROXY, proxy/cache URL to be included in the build
A simple example for building Raspbian:
IMG_NAME='Raspbian'
#Stage Anatomy
#Raspbian Stage Overview
The build of Raspbian is divided up into several stages for logical clarity and modularity. This causes some initial complexity, but it simplifies maintenance and allows for more easy customization.
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Stage 0, bootstrap. The primary purpose of this stage is to create a usable filesystem. This is accomplished largely through the use of
debootstrap, which creates a minimal filesystem suitable for use as a base.tgz on Debian systems. This stage also configures apt settings and installsraspberrypi-bootloaderwhich is missed by debootstrap. The minimal core is installed but not configured, and the system will not quite boot yet. -
Stage 1, truly minimal system. This stage makes the system bootable by installing system files like
/etc/fstab, configures the bootloader, makes the network operable, and installs packages like raspi-config. At this stage the system should boot to a local console from which you have the means to perform basic tasks needed to configure and install the system. This is as minimal as a system can possibly get, and its arguably not really usable yet in a traditional sense yet. Still, if you want minimal, this is minimal and the rest you could reasonably do yourself as sysadmin. -
State 2, lite system. This stage produces the Raspbian-Lite image. It installs some optimized memory functions, sets timezone and charmap defaults, installs fake-hwclock and ntp, wifi and bluetooth support, dphys-swapfile, and other basics for managing the hardware. It also creates necessary groups and gives the pi user access to sudo and the standard console hardware permission groups.
There are a few tools that may not make a whole lot of sense here for development purposes on a minimal system such as basic python and lua packages as well as the
build-essentialpackage. They are lumped right in with more essential packages presently, though they need not be with pi-gen. These are understandable for Raspbian's target audience, but if you were looking for something between truly minimal and Raspbian-lite, here's where you start trimming. -
Stage 3, desktop system. Here's where you get the full desktop system with X11 and LXDE, web browsers, git for development, Raspbian custom UI enhancements, etc. This is a base desktop system, with some development tools installed.
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Stage 4, complete Raspbian system. More development tools, large packages like LibreOffice, email, sonic-pi, wolfram-engine, etc. All the things.