From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from lists.gentoo.org (unknown [208.92.234.80]) by finch.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BFBFF1381FA for ; Tue, 20 May 2014 23:03:52 +0000 (UTC) Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 232C7E0B7D; Tue, 20 May 2014 23:03:52 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (smtp.gentoo.org [140.211.166.183]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id A0A89E0B7D for ; Tue, 20 May 2014 23:03:51 +0000 (UTC) Received: from big_daddy.dol-sen.ca (unknown [96.49.5.156]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: dolsen) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 7366E33FF3B for ; Tue, 20 May 2014 23:03:49 +0000 (UTC) Date: Tue, 20 May 2014 16:03:44 -0700 From: Brian Dolbec To: gentoo-catalyst@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-catalyst] Feature - add support for Amazon EC2 Message-ID: <20140520160344.6958ba49.dolsen@gentoo.org> In-Reply-To: References: Organization: Gentoo Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-catalyst@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-catalyst@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Archives-Salt: 63ff7df6-fcfb-447b-8161-3c3ca07ef791 X-Archives-Hash: c5f64ce13e536ab337ce0b7272626448 On Wed, 21 May 2014 04:18:17 +0530 Proneet Verma wrote: > Hi, > > I would like to add a feature to the catalyst project. I would like to > deliver the following: > > 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 > ] 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