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

[Proneet Verma <proneet11@gmail.com>]

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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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