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diff --git a/src/content/screencasts/2021/02/07/autoqemu.adoc b/src/content/screencasts/2021/02/07/autoqemu.adoc index e295a71..0383bc3 100644 --- a/src/content/screencasts/2021/02/07/autoqemu.adoc +++ b/src/content/screencasts/2021/02/07/autoqemu.adoc @@ -1,42 +1,51 @@ = AutoQEMU - automate installation and SSH setup of ISO OS images +:empty: +:begriffs-tips: https://begriffs.com/posts/2020-08-31-portable-stable-software.html +:public-thread: https://talk.begriffs.com/pipermail/friends/2021-February/001263.html +:archived: https://euandre.org/static/attachments/autoqemu.tar.gz +:expect: https://core.tcl-lang.org/expect/index +:script: https://www.man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/script.1.html +:klaatu: https://gnuworldorder.info/ + video: true -After reading begriffs "[Tips for stable and portable software]", the -"Begriffs Buildfarm?" section caught my attention, as this is something I would -be interested in. +After reading begriffs "{begriffs-tips}[Tips for stable and portable software]", +the "Begriffs Buildfarm?" section caught my attention, as this is something I +would be interested in. -After emailing the author, a [public thread] began on the subject. +After emailing the author, a {public-thread}[public thread] began on the +subject. As we discussed how it could be done, I decided to experiment with the idea of automating the setup of virtual environments with QEMU. -This screencast is a simple demo of automating the installation of -Alpine Linux 3.12.3 standard x86_64 with AutoQEMU[^AutoQEMU], which is nothing -more than POSIX sh, [expect] scripts and Makefiles glued together. - -[^AutoQEMU]: The solution was a little too brittle to scale, and some -distributions proved to be particularly problematic. I've [archived] my -progress if you're interested in what I've done, and maybe wish to continue. +This screencast is a simple demo of automating the installation of Alpine Linux +3.12.3 standard x86_64 with +AutoQEMU{empty}footnote:autoqemu[ + The solution was a little too brittle to scale, and some distributions proved + to be particularly problematic. I've {archived}[archived] my progress if + you're interested in what I've done, and maybe wish to continue. +], which is nothing more than POSIX sh, {expect}[expect] scripts and Makefiles +glued together. As of this writing, I just worked on it for 2~3 days, so everything is still pretty ad-hoc. -The commands from the screencast were[^script-command]: +The commands from the screencast +were{empty}footnote:script-command[ + Only now, writing again what I ran on the screencast I thought that I should + have tried something like {script}[script]. Maybe next time (thanks + {klaatu}[klaatu] for the tip!). +]: -[^script-command]: Only now, writing again what I ran on the screencast I thought that I should have tried something like [script](https://www.man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/script.1.html). Maybe next time (thanks [klaatu](https://gnuworldorder.info/) for the tip!). - -```shell +[source,shell] +---- pushd `mktemp -d` git clone https://euandre.org/git/autoqemu . make make install PREFIX=$HOME/.local autoqemu ssh alpine -``` +---- It assumes that `$HOME/.local/bin` is in `$PATH`. - -[Tips for stable and portable software]: https://begriffs.com/posts/2020-08-31-portable-stable-software.html -[public thread]: https://talk.begriffs.com/pipermail/friends/2021-February/001263.html -[archived]: https://euandre.org/static/attachments/autoqemu.tar.gz -[expect]: https://core.tcl-lang.org/expect/index |