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@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ The image file is constructed from some of the variables in **profiledef.sh**: `
(e.g. `parabola-202010-x86_64.iso`).
* `iso_name`: The first part of the name of the resulting image (defaults to `mkparabolaiso`)
-* `iso_label`: The ISO's volume label (defaults to `mkparabolaiso`)
+* `iso_label`: The ISO's volume label (defaults to `MKPARABOLAISO`)
* `iso_publisher`: A free-form string that states the publisher of the resulting image (defaults to `mkparabolaiso`)
* `iso_application`: A free-form string that states the application (i.e. its use-case) of the resulting image (defaults
to `mkparabolaiso iso`)
@@ -36,16 +36,24 @@ The image file is constructed from some of the variables in **profiledef.sh**: `
directory on the resulting image into which all files will be installed (defaults to `mkparabolaiso`)
* `bootmodes`: A list of strings, that state the supported boot modes of the resulting image. Only the following are
understood:
+
- `bios.syslinux.mbr`: Syslinux for x86 BIOS booting from a disk
- `bios.syslinux.eltorito`: Syslinux for x86 BIOS booting from an optical disc
- `uefi-x64.systemd-boot.esp`: Systemd-boot for x86_64 UEFI booting from a disk
- `uefi-x64.systemd-boot.eltorito`: Systemd-boot for x86_64 UEFI booting from an optical disc
- `uefi-x64.refind.esp`: rEFInd for x86_64 UEFI booting from a disk
- `uefi-x64.refind.eltorito`: rEFInd for x86_64 UEFI booting from an optical disc
+ Note that BIOS El Torito boot mode must always be listed before UEFI El Torito boot mode.
* `arch`: The architecture (e.g. `x86_64`) to build the image for. This is also used to resolve the name of the packages
file (e.g. `packages.x86_64`)
* `pacman_conf`: The `pacman.conf` to use to install packages to the work directory when creating the image (defaults to
the host's `/etc/pacman.conf`)
+* `airootfs_image_type`: The image type to create. The following options are understood (defaults to `squashfs`):
+
+ - `squashfs`: Create a squashfs image directly from the airootfs work directory
+ - `ext4+squashfs`: Create an ext4 partition, copy the airootfs work directory to it and create a squashfs image from it
+* `airootfs_image_tool_options`: An array of options to pass to the tool to create the airootfs image. Currently only
+ `mksquashfs` is supported - see `mksquashfs --help` for all possible options (defaults to `('-comp' 'xz')`).
packages.arch
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