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

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

[Proneet Verma]

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 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)

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

[Brian Dolbec]

On Wed, 21 May 2014 04:18:17 +0530
Proneet Verma <proneet11@gmail.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.

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Brian Dolbec <dolsen>

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

[Proneet Verma]

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On Wed, May 21, 2014 at 4:33 AM, Brian Dolbec <dolsen@gentoo.org> wrote:

> On Wed, 21 May 2014 04:18:17 +0530
> Proneet Verma <proneet11@gmail.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.
>
>
Thank you. Sure, I'll be maintaining my version on my github profile[1].
Will keep sending my progress to the ML as and when I advance.

[1] => https://github.com/proneetv/catalyst/

Regards,
Proneet Verma

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

[Markos Chandras]

On 05/21/2014 12:03 AM, Brian Dolbec wrote:
> On Wed, 21 May 2014 04:18:17 +0530
> Proneet Verma <proneet11@gmail.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.
> 
Indeed that sounds a good idea to me.

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Regards,
Markos Chandras