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= Setting up a 'edge' build environment on HDD =
== Introduction  ==
In earlier days, Alpine used a separate Gentoo build environment. Nowadays we build in Alpine itself, and things are much simpler.


== Introduction  ==
We will host this build environment on a HDD installed Alpine, using the "edge" repository.
We will host this build environment on a HDD installed Alpine.


== Boot you build environment  ==
== Boot your build environment  ==
Boot the latest [http://alpinelinux.org/downloads Alpine Linux image] on a box with a HDD.<BR>
Boot the latest [http://alpinelinux.org/downloads Alpine Linux image] on a box with a HDD.


== Basic setup ==
== Basic setup ==
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For more details, see [[Installation]] or [[setup-alpine]].
For more details, see [[Installation]] or [[setup-alpine]].


Change your repository to use '''edge''':
== Change your repository to use "edge" ==


{{Cat|/etc/apk/repositories|
{{Cat|/etc/apk/repositories|
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'''''Note:''' You can replace 'dl-4' with some other available [[Project:Mirrors|mirror]].''
'''''Note:''' You can replace 'dl-4' with some other available [[Project:Mirrors|mirror]].''


Update/upgrade your system:
== Update/upgrade your system ==
{{Cmd|apk update}}
{{Cmd|apk update
{{Cmd|apk upgrade}}
apk upgrade}}


Add the Alpine SDK:
Also, add the Alpine SDK:
{{Cmd|apk add alpine-sdk}}
{{Cmd|apk add alpine-sdk}}


Reboot your system.
Then reboot your system.


== Start building packages ==
== Start building packages ==

Revision as of 10:43, 25 March 2012

Introduction

In earlier days, Alpine used a separate Gentoo build environment. Nowadays we build in Alpine itself, and things are much simpler.

We will host this build environment on a HDD installed Alpine, using the "edge" repository.

Boot your build environment

Boot the latest Alpine Linux image on a box with a HDD.

Basic setup

Set basic environment settings (when prompted for disk, select the disk(s) that you wish to use, and use them in sys mode. Note that if you specify two disks, soft raid will be setup on them automatically).

setup-alpine

For more details, see Installation or setup-alpine.

Change your repository to use "edge"

Contents of /etc/apk/repositories

http://dl-4.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/ http://dl-4.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/

Note: You can replace 'dl-4' with some other available mirror.

Update/upgrade your system

apk update apk upgrade

Also, add the Alpine SDK:

apk add alpine-sdk

Then reboot your system.

Start building packages

Now you can move on to creating packages for Alpine.