how do i copy to / ?

[biax]

im trying to build my own base image for use with rkt.

i have my voidlinux chroot bootstrap base ready

acbuild copy ~/void/vbase1/ /
copy: mkdir .acbuild/currentaci/rootfs: file exists

I do not know if this is the correct method... but I would like to have my own base instead of fetching from a remote repository.

Also, is it already possible to copy build my own base.aci and then include as dependency for my app.aci ? Last I checked acbuild did not accept local dependencies... without unfavorable workarounds.

I hope such important issues can be sorted quick.

[jonboulle]

The best way to start from an existing root filesystem is to point begin at a directory: https://github.com/containers/build/blob/master/Documentation/subcommands/begin.md#starting-with-a-local-pre-existing-rootfs

You could also probably achieve something similar with copy-to-dir which works differently to copy.

I'll let @dgonyeo chime in on the dependencies front.

[cgonyeo]

I wrote a little more on dependencies: https://github.com/containers/build/pull/262

And as for having local dependencies, it's something I desperately want to add once I add a persistent store to acbuild.