From 5adc6e17850be70953a4b139154f5c47ea6e0721 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Dylan M. Taylor" Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2021 14:53:01 -0400 Subject: DOCS: How to test a commit from a live image --- README.md | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index c60e714a..50cf66c4 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -73,6 +73,12 @@ When doing so, attach any `install-session_*.log` to the issue ticket which can # Testing +## Using a Live ISO Image + +If you are testing a commit from the repository using the vanilla Arch Live ISO image, you can replace the version of archinstall with a new version and run that. To do this, you will first need to establish a network connection and run `pacman -Sy; pacman -S git python-pip`. Once you have pip installed, run `pip uninstall archinstall`. Then, clone the repo using `git clone https://github.com/archlinux/archinstall`, and cd into the archinstall directory. Alternatively, you can checkout a different branch or fork of the project. Build the project and install it using `python setup.py build; python setup.py install`. Then, run archinstall with `python -m archinstall`. + +## Without a Live ISO Image + To test this without a live ISO, the simplest approach is to use a local image and create a loop device.
This can be done by installing `pacman -S arch-install-scripts util-linux` locally and doing the following: -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf