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morpheus - a statically linked musl based Linux distro
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Building
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*** HIGHLY EXPERIMENTAL SOFTWARE - READ THE CODE FIRST! ***
To build morpheus you currently need an x86_64/x86 host. You will
need to have mk(1) from 9base or plan9port.
Please review config.mk prior to building and adjust any parameters.
Setting up the environment:
export mkbuild=$(pwd)/mkbuild
export configmk=$(pwd)/config.mk
export PATH=/path/to/musl/toolchain/bin:$PATH
Clone the git submodules, either via git commands or:
mk init
To build everything (though this isn't recommended):
mk
To build specific packages:
mk TARG="pkg1 pkg2 ..."
or:
cd ports/pkg1; mk
To force build packages:
mk -a
To clean the build system's cache:
mk clean
To clean source dirs completely:
mk distclean
To fetch all packages without building anything:
mk fetch
Rebuilding the kernel
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There is a default config for the kernel in ports/linux. The default
config is copied over .config in the kernel source directory every
time you do a build via mk(1). You can adjust your local .config and
copy it over the relevant config in ports/linux or you can just
manually compile the kernel and copy System.map and bzImage to
$root/boot.
Installing
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There is currently no installer. There is a script that creates a 2GB
image file that is suitable to dd to a usb stick.
To create a bootable image:
sudo modprobe -r loop
sudo modprobe loop max_part=15 # to be done only once
sudo mk bootable # this invokes stuff/create-bootable
Make sure to change the kernel command line to point it to your root
device. You can do this at the boot prompt:
bzImage root=/dev/sd[X]1 rootwait init=/init ro
Otherwise modify ports/extlinux/extlinux.conf and rebuild the extlinux
package.
You will also want to modify the fstab file.
Testing
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To experiment with the x86_64 image in qemu:
qemu-system-x86_64 -hda morpheus-x86_64-0.0.img -enable-kvm -vga cirrus
Login with root and an empty password.
To obtain binary images go to http://dl.2f30.org/morpheus-img/
Debugging
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In some cases you may want to set nprocs to 1 in order to get sane
build output. You can then use something like the following:
mk 2>&1 | tee -a output.log
Props
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I'd like to thank the people behind the sabotage-linux project.
Their work has been really helpful to us.
Contact
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You can find us on #morpheus at irc.oftc.net.
Enjoy!