Allow cross architecture docker builds with docker buildx
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- Dominant language
- Go
- Stars
- 183
- Forks
- 27
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Description
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe
I want to be able to build docker images with leeway that can target ARM64 cpus, without needing to switch to an ARM machine in development
Describe the behaviour you'd like
An option to specify target architecture for docker which can make use of the docker buildx extension. Leeway already allows specifying GOARCH to compile go binaries for ARM64 targets, a similar feature for docker builds would also be extremely helpful
Describe alternatives you've considered
Running the entire build on an ARM machine. I would assume that this would lead to the build automatically being created for an ARM target
However, this would require both devs and CI pipelines to switch/add a new machine to their workflows to build for ARM
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Research direction
No files or tests are named. Start by locating Leeway's current Docker build entry point and its existing GOARCH handling, then review how Docker buildx could expose a target architecture; done means a build can target ARM64 without an ARM machine and existing builds remain usable.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- docker, go
- Domain
- build-system
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100