Building the BCCD - Revision history

Tmcnulty at 06:10, 15 December 2005

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	wget http://bccd.cs.uni.edu/~tmcnulty/chroots/garchive.tar # 600-some MB		wget http://bccd.cs.uni.edu/~tmcnulty/chroots/garchive.tar # 600-some MB
	tar xf garchive.tar -C /		tar xf garchive.tar -C /
			# fix permissions
			chmod a+x /var/www/garchive
			chmod a+x /var/www/garchive/*
			chmod -R a+r /var/www/garchive
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	This creates an archive of third party source tarballs in /var/www/garchive that the build scripts can access later on. This helps avoid stalls due to download failures during the build process.		This creates an archive of third party source tarballs in /var/www/garchive that the build scripts can access later on. This helps avoid stalls due to download failures during the build process.

Tmcnulty at 05:30, 8 December 2005

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	tar xf garchive.tar -C /		tar xf garchive.tar -C /
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	This creates an archive of third party source tarballs in /var/www/garchive that the build scripts can access later on. This helps avoid stalls due to download failures during build.		This creates an archive of third party source tarballs in /var/www/garchive that the build scripts can access later on. This helps avoid stalls due to download failures during the build process.

	4. Enter the CVS checkout and update it:		4. Enter the CVS checkout and update it:

Tmcnulty at 05:30, 8 December 2005

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	tar xf garchive.tar -C /		tar xf garchive.tar -C /
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			This creates an archive of third party source tarballs in /var/www/garchive that the build scripts can access later on. This helps avoid stalls due to download failures during build.

	4. Enter the CVS checkout and update it:		4. Enter the CVS checkout and update it:

Tmcnulty at 04:55, 8 December 2005

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	3. ''Optional but recommended.'' ~~Download~~ a local copy of all the third party sources:		3. ''Optional but recommended.'' Get a local copy of all the third party sources:
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	wget http://bccd.cs.uni.edu/~tmcnulty/chroots/garchive.tar # 600-some MB		wget http://bccd.cs.uni.edu/~tmcnulty/chroots/garchive.tar # 600-some MB

Tmcnulty at 04:45, 8 December 2005

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	These instructions outline the process of setting up a working build environment for the [http://bccd.cs.uni.edu Bootable Cluster CD] (BCCD).		These instructions outline the process of setting up a working build environment for the [http://bccd.cs.uni.edu Bootable Cluster CD] (BCCD).

	1. [http://bccd.cs.uni.edu/~tmcnulty/chroots/ Download] and unpack a Debian chroot environment, or [[~~Chroot_Creation~~\|create one yourself]].		1. [http://bccd.cs.uni.edu/~tmcnulty/chroots/ Download] and unpack a Debian chroot environment, or [[BCCD_chroot_Creation\|create one yourself]].
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	wget http://bccd.cs.uni.edu/~tmcnulty/chroots/chroot-<arch>.tar.bz2		wget http://bccd.cs.uni.edu/~tmcnulty/chroots/chroot-<arch>.tar.bz2

Tmcnulty at 04:42, 8 December 2005

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	2. Enter the chroot ~~and 'become' the bccd user~~:		2. Enter the chroot:
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	sudo chroot chroot-<arch> /bin/bash		sudo chroot chroot-<arch> /bin/bash

Tmcnulty at 04:41, 8 December 2005

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	~~This~~ instructions outline the process of setting up a working build environment for the Bootable Cluster CD (BCCD).		These instructions outline the process of setting up a working build environment for the [http://bccd.cs.uni.edu Bootable Cluster CD] (BCCD).

	1. [http://bccd.cs.uni.edu/~tmcnulty/chroots/ Download] and unpack a Debian chroot environment, or [[Chroot_Creation\|create one yourself]].		1. [http://bccd.cs.uni.edu/~tmcnulty/chroots/ Download] and unpack a Debian chroot environment, or [[Chroot_Creation\|create one yourself]].

Tmcnulty at 04:39, 8 December 2005

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This instructions outline the process of setting up a working build environment for the Bootable Cluster CD (BCCD).

1. [http://bccd.cs.uni.edu/~tmcnulty/chroots/ Download] and unpack a Debian chroot environment, or [[Chroot_Creation|create one yourself]].
<pre>
wget http://bccd.cs.uni.edu/~tmcnulty/chroots/chroot-<arch>.tar.bz2
sudo tar xjf chroot-<arch>.tar.bz2
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2. Enter the chroot and 'become' the bccd user:
<pre>
sudo chroot chroot-<arch> /bin/bash
cd
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3. ''Optional but recommended.'' Download a local copy of all the third party sources:
<pre>
wget http://bccd.cs.uni.edu/~tmcnulty/chroots/garchive.tar # 600-some MB
tar xf garchive.tar -C /
</pre>

4. Enter the CVS checkout and update it:
<pre>
su - bccd
cd bccd
cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@bccd.cs.uni.edu:/ login
# hit return when prompted for a password
cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@bccd.cs.uni.edu:/ up
</pre>

5. Start the build process:
<pre>
cd meta/lnx-bbc
make singularity_GARCH=<arch> build # where <arch> is one of: ppc, i386
# wait a long time
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6. Grab the ISO and burn it to a CD:
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cp work/main.d/bccd-*.iso ~
cd
# use your favorite burner here
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Comments or questions? Contact [mailto:tobias@cs.earlham.edu Toby].