build: pivot to host-native lorax — container fight btrfs+netavark, host clean path

build/build-iso.sh

@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
-# veilor-os — ISO builder
+# veilor-os — ISO builder (host-native via livemedia-creator)
-# Wraps livemedia-creator inside a podman container for reproducibility.
+#
+# Why host-native: rootful podman fights btrfs (overlay unsupported) and
+# rootless can't losetup. Container build env added too much friction;
+# host-native is the clean path. Required RPMs:
+#   sudo dnf install lorax livecd-tools pykickstart anaconda-tui \
+#                    squashfs-tools xorriso
+#
 # Run from repo root.
 
 set -euo pipefail
@@ -9,53 +15,49 @@ REPO_ROOT="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")/.." && pwd)"
 OUT_DIR="$REPO_ROOT/build/out"
 KS="$REPO_ROOT/kickstart/veilor-os.ks"
 RELEASEVER="${RELEASEVER:-43}"
-DATE="$(date +%Y%m%d)"
+DATE="$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S)"
 ISO_NAME="veilor-os-${RELEASEVER}-${DATE}.iso"
 
 mkdir -p "$OUT_DIR"
 
 # ── Validate kickstart ──
-if command -v ksvalidator &>/dev/null; then
+ksvalidator "$KS"
-    ksvalidator "$KS"
-fi
 
-# ── Build container (rootless OK) ──
+# ── Require root (loop devices, mount, dnf install into chroot) ──
-podman build -t veilor-build:latest "$REPO_ROOT/build"
-
-# ── Build ISO (rootful — losetup + mount need real CAP_SYS_ADMIN) ──
-# rootless podman can't create loop devices even with --privileged because the
-# host kernel rejects CAP_SYS_ADMIN from a user namespace.
-SUDO=""
 if [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]]; then
-    SUDO="sudo"
+    echo "[INFO] Re-executing under sudo (loop devices + chroot mounts need root)"
-    echo "[INFO] Running ISO build under sudo (loop devices require root)"
+    exec sudo -E SUDO_ASKPASS="${SUDO_ASKPASS:-/usr/bin/ksshaskpass}" -A "$0" "$@"
 fi
 
-# Make rootful podman see the rootless-built image
+# ── Required tooling check ──
-$SUDO podman load -i <(podman save veilor-build:latest) 2>/dev/null || \
+for cmd in livemedia-creator ksvalidator mksquashfs xorriso; do
-    $SUDO podman build -t veilor-build:latest "$REPO_ROOT/build"
+    command -v "$cmd" >/dev/null || {
+        echo "[ERR] $cmd not found. Install: dnf install lorax livecd-tools pykickstart anaconda-tui squashfs-tools xorriso"
+        exit 1
+    }
+done
 
-$SUDO podman run --rm --privileged \
+# ── Clean stale build dirs ──
-    --security-opt label=disable \
+rm -rf "$OUT_DIR/build-${DATE}" /tmp/veilor-lmc
-    -v /dev:/dev \
+
-    -v "$REPO_ROOT:/work" \
+# ── Build ISO ──
-    -v "$OUT_DIR:/out" \
+livemedia-creator \
-    veilor-build:latest -c "
-        set -e
-        rm -rf /out/build-${DATE} /tmp/lmc
-        livemedia-creator \
     --make-iso \
     --no-virt \
-            --ks /work/kickstart/veilor-os.ks \
+    --ks "$KS" \
-            --resultdir /out/build-${DATE} \
+    --resultdir "$OUT_DIR/build-${DATE}" \
     --project veilor-os \
-            --releasever ${RELEASEVER} \
+    --releasever "$RELEASEVER" \
     --volid VEILOR_OS \
-            --tmp /tmp/lmc \
+    --tmp /tmp/veilor-lmc \
-            --logfile /out/build-${DATE}.log
+    --logfile "$OUT_DIR/build-${DATE}.log"
-        cp /out/build-${DATE}/*.iso /out/${ISO_NAME}
+
-        sha256sum /out/${ISO_NAME} > /out/${ISO_NAME}.sha256
+# ── Move + checksum ──
-    "
+ISO_SRC="$(find "$OUT_DIR/build-${DATE}" -name '*.iso' -type f | head -1)"
+[[ -n $ISO_SRC ]] || { echo "[ERR] No ISO produced"; exit 1; }
+
+mv "$ISO_SRC" "$OUT_DIR/$ISO_NAME"
+sha256sum "$OUT_DIR/$ISO_NAME" > "$OUT_DIR/$ISO_NAME.sha256"
 
 echo
 echo "════════════════════════════════════════════════════════"
@@ -64,5 +66,5 @@ echo " Checksum:     $OUT_DIR/$ISO_NAME.sha256"
 echo " Build log:    $OUT_DIR/build-${DATE}.log"
 echo "════════════════════════════════════════════════════════"
 echo
-echo " Write to USB: sudo dd if=$OUT_DIR/$ISO_NAME of=/dev/sdX bs=4M status=progress conv=fsync"
+echo " Test in VM:   ./test/run-vm.sh"
-echo "  (replace /dev/sdX with your USB device — use lsblk to identify)"
+echo " Write to USB: dd if=$OUT_DIR/$ISO_NAME of=/dev/sdX bs=4M status=progress conv=fsync"