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The main build script in the OpenXT repo is do_build.sh. This script is written to execute a series of build STEPS that in the end result in an ISO file that is the OpenXT installer. By default do_build.sh will execute a default set of STEPS that are defined within the script.

If you want to override this variable you can do so by redefining it on the .config file at the root of your build script directory. You can also execute a single or series of build steps using do_build.sh directly on the command line:

do_build.sh -s step1,step2,step3

The rest of this page documents the steps that do_build.sh can execute.

Required Steps

setupoe
Clones all of the git repos needed to build OpenXT and processes .config to make OE's local.conf.
initramfs
The initial ram file system of OpenXT. This contains all the device drivers necessary to mount the actual file system.
stubinitramfs
The initramfs of the stub domains in which VMs run.
dom0
OpenXT control domain.
uivm
OpenXT service VM that runs the user interface.
ndvm
OpenXT service VM that runs the networking domain.
syncvm
OpenXT synchronizer service VM, responsible for remote image/policy management.
sysroot
TODO
syncui
OpenXT synchronizer UI.
installer
OpenXT installer.
installer2
OpenXT installer program.
ship
Pull everything together and create the ISOs and other packages.

Optional Steps

copy
Copy the build out to a central location. This is really only used in automated build scenarios. The default location is /master unless the build script is passed a -d option. e.g. do_build.sh -d "~/some_path".
xctools
Pulls together the various xen tools into an ISO. Requires "WIN_BUILD_OUTPUT" to be specified in .config or the path passed to do_build.sh via the -w switch. Calls debian step, thus requiring "rpm" package (apt-get install rpm). xc-tools.iso will be created in the "./build-output/openxt-dev--master/raw" directory.
debian
Builds the Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS, and RedHat tools. Requires "rpm" package to be installed (apt-get install rpm). Called by xctools step.
source
TODO
sdk
TODO
license
TODO
sourceinfo
TODO
extra_pkgs
Builds a bunch of extra OpenEmbedded packages, that will be installable separately.
packages_tree
Adds the built packages to an OpenEmbedded repository pool, that uses hardlinks to save disk space.
sync_cache_back
TODO
sync_cache
TODO
dom0cp
TODO
sysrootcp
TODO
installercp
TODO
installer2cp
TODO
nilfvm
TODO
vpnvm
TODO
syncui
TODO
uivmcp
TODO
ndvmcp
TODO
vpnvmcp
TODO
syncvmcp
TODO
syncuicp
TODO
oldxctools
TODO
debian_repo_xctools
TODO
debian_repo_xctools_copy
TODO
sourcecp
TODO
sim
TODO
cleanup
TODO
rmoutput
TODO
wait
TODO

Minimum Required Steps

To create a minimum build the easiest way to specify the steps across multiple builds is to use the line below in your .config file.
STEPS="initramfs,stubinitramfs,dom0,uivm,ndvm,syncvm,installer,installer2,ship"