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diff --git a/docs/HACKING.md b/docs/HACKING.md index 670cbb9dea..2e964f4178 100644 --- a/docs/HACKING.md +++ b/docs/HACKING.md @@ -44,6 +44,24 @@ or: $ mkosi qemu ``` +By default, the tools from your host system are used to build the image. To have +`mkosi` use the systemd tools from the `build/` directory, add the following to +`mkosi.local.conf`: + +```conf +[Host] +ExtraSearchPaths=build/ +``` + +And if you want `mkosi` to build a tools image and use the tools from there +instead of looking for tools on the host, add the following to +`mkosi.local.conf`: + +```conf +[Host] +ToolsTree=default +``` + Every time you rerun the `mkosi` command a fresh image is built, incorporating all current changes you made to the project tree. To avoid having to build a new image all the time when iterating on a patch, add the following to |