Firefox OS/Performance/Using Docker to Ease Debugging Firefox OS
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Proposal
- Set up private Docker Registry.
- Configure a Docker image for building B2G from source on every commit.
- Create a Jenkin's task to drive the docker daemon to update code, do the build, and snapshot the docker image into the registry.
- Create a VirtualBox image with the vagrant docker provisioner installed and configured to provision the latest docker image and start it on boot.
- Documentation
- Write docs for Windows/Mac users on running the VirtualBox image to use the Docker images.
- Write docs for Linux users on running docker images.
- Update bisection doc on how to grab the right docker image and flash a phone with the results.
Setting up a Private Docker Registry
The first step is to set up a private docker registry for Firefox OS related docker images. This process is already documented in several places: [1] [2]
Dockerfile for a B2G Build Image
Here's is the Dockerfile for a B2G build image:
from ubuntu
Create VirtualBox Image with Vagrant Provisioner
To ease the transition for Windows and Mac OS X users, we will build a VirtualBox image with the Vagrant Provisioner installed and configured to pull the latest B2G building docker image and start it on boot. This is documented here: [3]