From 9fede461ca07eee2fdaf04b729e43377ca95328f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daan De Meyer Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2024 23:38:14 +0200 Subject: docs: Add note on packages produced by mkosi builds --- docs/HACKING.md | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+) (limited to 'docs/HACKING.md') diff --git a/docs/HACKING.md b/docs/HACKING.md index 82b6434984..f95d191b80 100644 --- a/docs/HACKING.md +++ b/docs/HACKING.md @@ -88,6 +88,26 @@ and optionally restart the daemon(s) you're working on using `systemctl restart ` or `systemctl daemon-reexec` if you're working on pid1 or `systemctl soft-reboot` to restart everything. +Aside from the image, the `mkosi.output` directory will also be populated with a +set of distribution packages. Assuming you're running the same distribution and +release as the mkosi image, you can install these rpms on your host or test +system as well for any testing or debugging that cannot easily be performed in a +VM or container. + +By default, no debuginfo packages are produced. To produce debuginfo packages, +run mkosi with the `WITH_DEBUG` environment variable set to `1`: + +```sh +$ mkosi -E WITH_DEBUG=1 -f +``` + +or configure it in `mkosi.local.conf`: + +```conf +[Content] +Environment=WITH_DEBUG=1 +``` + Putting this all together, here's a series of commands for preparing a patch for systemd: ```sh -- cgit v1.2.3