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docs: Update HACKING.md to mention latest mkosi is needed

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Let's require users to run mkosi from git so we can fix any issues
forward instead of trying to keep the configs working with older
versions.
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Daan De Meyer 2023-01-24 12:46:41 +01:00 committed by Zbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek
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@ -35,13 +35,14 @@ possible, however. In order to simplify testing for cases like this we provide
a set of `mkosi` build files directly in the source tree. a set of `mkosi` build files directly in the source tree.
[mkosi](https://github.com/systemd/mkosi) is a tool for building clean OS images [mkosi](https://github.com/systemd/mkosi) is a tool for building clean OS images
from an upstream distribution in combination with a fresh build of the project from an upstream distribution in combination with a fresh build of the project
in the local working directory. To make use of this, please install the in the local working directory. To make use of this, please install `mkosi` from
`mkosi` package (if not packaged for your distro, it can be downloaded from
the [GitHub repository](https://github.com/systemd/mkosi). `mkosi` will build an the [GitHub repository](https://github.com/systemd/mkosi). `mkosi` will build an
image for the host distro by default. mkosi-13 or newer version is required. image for the host distro by default. Currently, the latest github commit is
It is sufficient to type `mkosi` in the systemd project directory to generate required. `mkosi` also requires systemd v253 (unreleased) or newer. If systemd v253
a disk image `image.raw` you can boot either in `systemd-nspawn` or is not available, `mkosi` will automatically use executables from the systemd build
in an UEFI-capable VM: directory if it's executed from the systemd repository root directory. It is
sufficient to type `mkosi` in the systemd project directory to generate a disk image
you can boot either in `systemd-nspawn` or in a UEFI-capable VM:
```sh ```sh
$ mkosi boot $ mkosi boot
@ -92,8 +93,7 @@ for systemd:
```sh ```sh
# Install build dependencies (see above) # Install build dependencies (see above)
# Install a recent version of mkosi (either via your distro's package manager if # Install mkosi from the github repository
# available there or from the github repository otherwise)
$ git clone https://github.com/systemd/systemd.git $ git clone https://github.com/systemd/systemd.git
$ cd systemd $ cd systemd
$ git checkout -b <BRANCH> # where BRANCH is the name of the branch $ git checkout -b <BRANCH> # where BRANCH is the name of the branch
@ -101,8 +101,11 @@ $ vim src/core/main.c # or wherever you'd like to make your changes
$ meson build # configure the build $ meson build # configure the build
$ ninja -C build # build it locally, see if everything compiles fine $ ninja -C build # build it locally, see if everything compiles fine
$ meson test -C build # run some simple regression tests $ meson test -C build # run some simple regression tests
$ sudo mkosi # mkosi-13 or newer required to build a test image $ cd ..
$ sudo mkosi boot # boot up the test image $ git clone https://github.com/systemd/mkosi.git
$ cd systemd
$ sudo ../mkosi/bin/mkosi # build the test image
$ sudo ../mkosi/bin/mkosi boot # boot up the test image
$ git add -p # interactively put together your patch $ git add -p # interactively put together your patch
$ git commit # commit it $ git commit # commit it
$ git push -u <REMOTE> # where REMOTE is your "fork" on GitHub $ git push -u <REMOTE> # where REMOTE is your "fork" on GitHub