Packaging

D-Installer packages are available in the YaST:Head:D-Installer project in OBS. This document summarizes the process we follow to build those packages.

The process to build the Ruby-based ones (rubygem-d-installer and rubygem-d-installer-cli) is different from the one we use to build the web UI (cockpit-d-installer). The former packages are built in the same way that other YaST packages (through Rake tasks), while the latter package is automatically built in the Open Build Service.

Releasing a new version

In order to release a new version, we need to:

Update the version number in the VERSION file. This file is read by the Ruby-based packages when building the gems.
Tag the repository with the proper number. The process to build cockpit-d-installer uses this information to infer the version. You can set the tag with something like:
```
git tag -s 0.5 -m "Version 0.5"
git push --tags
```

Building the packages

After updating the releasing information and commiting those changes to the repository, it is time to update the packages in the build service.

Service and CLI

You can check the current packages in YaST:Head:D-Installer/rubygem-d-installer and YaST:Head:D-Installer/rubygem-d-installer-cli.

Given that you are in the service or the cli directory, just type the following command to update the packages in the build service:

  rake osc:commit

If you just want to build the package locally, run:

  rake osc:build

The Cockpit module

The current package is YaST:Head:D-Installer/cockpit-d-installer. It relies on OBS Source Services to fetch the sources (including the dependencies), set the version and build the package. You can figure out most details by checking the _service file.

To update the package in the build service, you just need to type:

  osc rebuild YaST:Head:D-Installer cockpit-d-installer

If you want to build the pacakge locally, just checkout (or branch) the package and run osc build.

You can read more about the overall approach of this package in the following article: Git work flows in the upcoming 2.7 release.

The Live ISO

The ISO is built in YaST:Head:D-Installer/d-installer-live. Once a package is rebuilt, the ISO image gets refreshed too. If you want to release a new version, follow these steps:

Bump the version in the preferences section of the kiwi file through a pull request.
Once the pull request is merged, checkout (or branch) the OBS package.
Run osc service manualrun in your checkout to update the sources.
Commit the changes.

See image/README.md for more details about how the Live ISO is built.

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