Re: [gentoo-catalyst] Feature - add support for Amazon EC2

[Brian Dolbec]

On Wed, 21 May 2014 04:18:17 +0530
Proneet Verma <proneet11@×××××.com> wrote:

>  Hi,
>
> I would like to add a feature to the catalyst project. I would like to
> deliver the following:
>
> Catalyst <https://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/releng/catalyst/> module
> which would be used to build AMI (amazon machine images) and upload
> it directly to the AWS
>
>    - Catalyst currently produces Gentoo stages using spec files into
> which I would add a feature to build AMIs in the same manner by using
> the spec file.
>    - In this manner, user can generate AMIs from latest stages and
>    configure their system in whatever fashion they want without
> bloating there system with pre-generated stages (which have
> unnecessary packages).
>    - 'rich0' (gentoo-dev Richard Freeman) has very nicely blogged
> about how to bootstrap Gentoo on EC2
> [here<http://rich0gentoo.wordpress.com/2012/09/24/gentoo-ec2-tutorial-bootstrapping/>
>    ] which I would be following to write this module up inside of
> catalyst for which I would be using Python.
>    - User would be expected to provide their AWS related information
> (like region, key pair).
>
> Currently, I'll be concentrating on AWS only but would be extending
> this to Openstack, Virtualbox, DigitalOcean. I have a brief idea
> about the catalyst module (3.0 branch) and have been following as
> well as contributing (some minor bug fixes) it from past few months.
> I'd be really happy to contribute to the gentoo community.
>
> Please give me your feedback.
>
> Regards,
> Proneet Verma
> (irc: proneet @ freenode)

Yes, by all means, go ahead.  When you have some code, ping me and/or
others for some review.  Or just send the patches to the mail list.
But for interim code to review just send a link we can look at it or
fetch it from.

-- 
Brian Dolbec <dolsen>