Building LinuxMCE 0810

2010-01-28T07:38:58Z

Skbohra: /* Virgin Kubuntu 8.10 builder (no chroot) notes */

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==Setting up a chroot environment==
These steps are optional as you can just build on a clean Kubuntu-8.10 install. But required if you want to build using an existing 0810 core without ruining it's run-time database.

Start with becoming root as the following steps will need to be done using super user privileges.
sudo su -

===Create the environment===
apt-get install debootstrap
debootstrap --arch i386 intrepid /media/kubuntu-8.10/

===Steps after each reboot ===
(Note: For First building, perform steps in the '''Getting Started''' section)
====Mount required directories====
mount --bind /dev /media/kubuntu-8.10/dev
mount none /media/kubuntu-8.10/proc -t proc
mount none /media/kubuntu-8.10/dev/pts -t devpts

====Change-root into the environment====
chroot /media/kubuntu-8.10
====Start MySQL Server====
Do not execute the mysql start before doing the sed statement listed in the '''Installing needed packages section''' below to reconfigure MySQL.
/etc/init.d/mysql start

===Verify apt's list of repositories===
Make sure ''/etc/apt/sources.list'' (inside the chroot) contains something very similar to:
deb <nowiki>http://</nowiki>''us.archive.ubuntu.com''/ubuntu/ intrepid main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src <nowiki>http://</nowiki>''us.archive.ubuntu.com''/ubuntu/ intrepid main restricted universe
deb <nowiki>http://</nowiki>''us.archive.ubuntu.com''/ubuntu/ intrepid-updates main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src <nowiki>http://</nowiki>''us.archive.ubuntu.com''/ubuntu/ intrepid-updates main restricted universe
deb <nowiki>http://</nowiki>security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu intrepid-security main restricted universe
deb-src <nowiki>http://</nowiki>security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu intrepid-security main restricted universe

The following line is added to the sources.list during the prepare script and should not be added before. [[User:Posde|posde]]
deb <nowiki>http://</nowiki>debian.slimdevices.com/ stable main

deb <nowiki>http://</nowiki>www.avenard.org/files/ubuntu-repos/ intrepid release testing

Add the Avenard GPG key
wget http://www.avenard.org/files/ubuntu-repos/ubuntu-repos.key && sudo apt-key add ubuntu-repos.key && rm ubuntu-repos.key

===Installing needed packages===
'''Important!''' Perform these also '''after''' chrooting if you are building in a chrooted environment.

If you get messages like ''/usr/bin/locale: Cannot set LC_MESSAGES to default locale: No such file or directory'', that meens that $LANG is set. Either clear the LANG or install the needed language pack (english given example given in the code-snip below).

(Leave the root password for MySQL empty.)
apt-get update

# Uncomment either of lines below if needed (see explanation above)
#unset LANG
#apt-get install language-pack-en-base

apt-get dist-upgrade
apt-get install aptitude openssh-client mysql-server

Reconfigure MySQL to not open a TCP-IP network port: (only needed if you are building in a chrooted environment)
<nowiki>sed 's/^[^#]*bind-address[[:space:]]*=.*$/#&\nskip-networking/' -i /etc/mysql/my.cnf</nowiki>

==Building from source==
For a more in detail description of all the steps involved see [[Building LinuxMCE 0804]]

Currently the focus is on getting the following to work completely.

===Getting started===
You should only have to do this part once initially.

The following steps will require superuser privileges, and it is '''always''' wise to refresh the packages list beforehand.
sudo su -
apt-get update

====Obtaining the build scripts====
apt-get install subversion
svn co http://svn.linuxmce.org/svn/branches/LinuxMCE-0810/src/Ubuntu_Helpers_NoHardcode

====Installing the build scripts====
cd Ubuntu_Helpers_NoHardcode
./install.sh
cd /usr/local/lmce-build

====Configuring the build scripts====
cat >/etc/lmce-build/builder.custom.conf <<EOF

# Uncomment to avoid DVD build step[s]
do_not_build_sl_dvd="yes"
do_not_build_dl_dvd="yes"

# Uncomment to create fake win32 binaries
win32_create_fake="yes"

# Point to the development sqlCVS server for 0810
sqlcvs_host="schema.linuxmce.org"
EOF

===Preparing for build===

cd /usr/local/lmce-build

The preparation steps one at a time (recommended):
prepare-scripts/install-build-pkgs.sh
prepare-scripts/cd1-prepare.sh
prepare-scripts/cd2-prepare.sh
prepare-scripts/create-diskless-debootstrap.sh
prepare-scripts/import-external-files.sh
prepare-scripts/preseed-build-pkgs.sh

Or, you could do them all in one go with:
./prepare.sh

===Building from source===

cd /usr/local/lmce-build

All the build steps can be executed seperately (recommended at least the first time):
build-scripts/checkout-svn.sh
build-scripts/import-win32bins.sh
build-scripts/build-replacements.sh
build-scripts/build-makerelease.sh
build-scripts/import-databases.sh
build-scripts/build-maindebs.sh
build-scripts/get-closed-source-debs.sh
build-scripts/create-repo.sh
build-scripts/cd1-build.sh
build-scripts/cd2-build.sh

Or the following script will run them all:
./build.sh

== Using the build's output ==
The build.sh script puts all created deb-files under /var/www. Setup a web server to point to that directory.
sudo apt-get install apache2

In the machine, where you want to test the build, follow the instructions on using the alpha build. After the step pre-install-from-repo.sh, go into /etc/apt/sources.list, and replace the deb.linuxmce.org line with
deb <ip-address-of-your-builder> ./
and re-run apt-get update
You will find, that two packages are missing. Get those two packages from the regular repository and put them into the builders /var/www directory

pushd /var/www
wget http://deb.linuxmce.org/ubuntu/dists/intrepid/lmce-alpha2/binary-all/libft-perl_1.0_all.deb
wget http://deb.linuxmce.org/ubuntu/dists/intrepid/lmce-alpha-latest/binary-all/mail-transport-agent_1.0_all.deb
dpkg-scanpackages . >Packages
gzip -c Packages > Packages.gz
popd

Now, on your new or test core, execute another apt-get update, and you are good to go for the mce-install.sh

== Notes ==
If you want to speed up building on a multi-core machine, amend build-scripts/build-maindebs.sh and change the call to MakeRelease to include -j <number of cores>. Before executing the build, copy libresolution.so from an older build to your lib dir, and run ldconfig.

=== Without -j 2 ===
23:36:44 Compiling and building packages
01:42:50 *** STEP: Download closed source debs

Total: roughly 2h 6minutes for compiling

=== With -j 2 ===
13:13:44 Compiling and building packages
14:51:56 *** STEP: Download closed source debs

Total: roughly 1h 38minutes for compiling

=== Error during prepare step ===
If you get an error during the prepare stage
E: Couldn't find package libvdpau-dev
make sure to have avenard repo in your builders sources.list

deb http://www.avenard.org/files/ubuntu-repos/ intrepid release testing

=== Virgin Kubuntu 8.10 builder (no chroot) notes ===
-As pointed out above, do not run the command below, it is not needed when you aren't chrooted.
<nowiki>sed 's/^[^#]*bind-address[[:space:]]*=.*$/#&\nskip-networking/' -i /etc/mysql/my.cnf</nowiki>

- After you reboot, you will notice that KDE mysteriously vanished, and you will go to a gnome desktop. I'm not sure why this is, but it does not seem to affect the builder any.

- If you want to run this builder headless (or just want to ability to ssh in to it), then you must configure it for ssh access by installing an ssh server
sudo apt-get install openssh-server

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