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## Docker Build
Docker can be used to perform the build inside a container. This partially isolates
the build from the host system, and allows using the script on non-debian based
systems (e.g. Fedora Linux). The isolation is not complete due to the need to use
some kernel level services for arm emulation (binfmt) and loop devices (losetup).
To build:
```bash
vi config # Edit your config file. See above.
./build-docker.sh
```
If everything goes well, your finished image will be in the `deploy/` folder.
You can then remove the build container with `docker rm -v pigen_work`
If you encounter errors during the build, you can edit the corresponding scripts, and
continue:
```bash
CONTINUE=1 ./build-docker.sh
```
To examine the container after a failure you can enter a shell within it using:
```bash
sudo docker run -it --privileged --volumes-from=pigen_work pi-gen /bin/bash
```
After successful build, the build container is by default removed. This may be undesired when making incremental changes to a customized build. To prevent the build script from remove the container add
```bash
PRESERVE_CONTAINER=1 ./build-docker.sh
```
There is a possibility that even when running from a docker container, the
installation of `qemu-user-static` will silently fail when building the image
because `binfmt-support` _must be enabled on the underlying kernel_. An easy
fix is to ensure `binfmt-support` is installed on the host machine before
starting the `./build-docker.sh` script (or using your own docker build
solution).
### Passing arguments to Docker
When the docker image is run various required command line arguments are provided. For example the system mounts the `/dev` directory to the `/dev` directory within the docker container. If other arguments are required they may be specified in the PIGEN_DOCKER_OPTS environment variable. For example setting `PIGEN_DOCKER_OPTS="--add-host foo:192.168.0.23"` will add '192.168.0.23 foo' to the `/etc/hosts` file in the container. The `--name`
and `--privileged` options are already set by the script and should not be redefined.