drakkar-lig / drakkar-lig/walt-python-packages

Support specifying a Dockerfile with walt image build

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enhancement
Dominant language
Python
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Description

Improvement

Docker supports the -f option to specify which Dockerfile to use when building an image.
Adding support for this option to the walt image build command would allow to choose for example between development and production Dockerfiles.

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Research direction

Start at the implementation and argument parsing for the walt image build command, then trace how it invokes Docker image builds. Add support for passing Docker's -f option so a chosen Dockerfile is used, and verify that development and production Dockerfiles can be selected.

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Assessment

Tech stack
docker, python
Domain
cli, devops
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
68/100

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