NAME

pkg_jail - Easy handling of a jail for package-builds.

SYNOPSIS

pkg_jail is a script to handle an clean jail for package-builds.

init: Creates or updates a clean jail with "installworld" and populate /etc inside the jail. You need to have a sucessful "buildword" made in /usr/src before this.
start: Start the jail as a guest server. You should have setup sshd inside the jail to login and maintain it with this option.
shell: Start the jail and give a shell back. You can build packages now.
list: Show processes running in the jail. You need to have /proc mounted (readonly) in the host.
stop: Kill processes running in the jail. You need to have /proc mounted (readonly) in the host.
restart: Same as "stop" and "start"

/proc: /proc will be mounted readonly via procfs inside the jail.
/usr/src: if /usr/src/Makefile does not exists inside the jail, /usr/src will be mounted readonly via nullfs from the the host into the jail.
pkg_jail_hostname: The hostname of the jail.
pkg_jail_short: A short name for the jail.
pkg_jail_ip: The ip-address for the jail.
pkg_jail_dir: The new root for the jail.
pkg_jail_rule: The rulset number the script uses for the devfs inside the jail.

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The variables can be set in /etc/rc.conf or in $PREFIX/etc/pkg_jail.conf.

Setting up the Jail Directory Tree

Install all Files with the following comands on the host:

Change to your management directory and execute pkg_upgrade:

http://www.dinoex.net/training/package.html

Dirk Meyer, dinoex@FreeBSD.org