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diff --git a/contrib/gitian/README.md b/contrib/gitian/README.md index 1efc87e0a..3fc26354c 100644 --- a/contrib/gitian/README.md +++ b/contrib/gitian/README.md @@ -80,14 +80,23 @@ Building in docker does not require much setup. Install docker on your host, the ```bash sudo apt-get install git make curl -sudo usermod -aG docker gitianuser ``` +Optionally add yourself to the docker group. Note that this will give docker root access to your system. + +```bash +sudo usermod -aG docker gitianuser +``` Manual and Building ------------------- The instructions below use the automated script [gitian-build.py](gitian-build.py) which only works in Ubuntu. +======= +The script automatically installs some packages with apt. If you are not running it on a debian-like system, pass `--no-apt` along with the other +arguments to it. It calls all available .yml descriptors, which in turn pass the build configurations for different platforms to gitian. +The instructions below use the automated script [gitian-build.py](gitian-build.py) which is tested to work on Ubuntu. + It calls all available .yml descriptors, which in turn pass the build configurations for different platforms to gitian. Help for the build steps taken can be accessed with `./gitian-build.py --help`. |