Use `pacaur` in non interactive mode (in Docker)

[gwpl]

Hello,

I try to use pacaur in Docker.

So far I crafted Dockerfile that succeeds to install pacaur inside Docker.

When I try to use it

(issue discussed here
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=1968600#p1968600 ( -> here copy of my Docker file https://gist.github.com/gwpl/be860b7d62aa2ac6b7e7f394a12b91cf ) )

I encounter following error:

Step 40/42 : RUN pacaur -S --noconfirm --noedit gotty
 ---> Running in 0b69c67acd4e
:: $VISUAL and $EDITOR environment variables not set or defined editor not found

Could you help me to use pacaur inside Dockefile?

My first issue is how to make it non interactive to install or produce package file (as later in Dockerfile I can switch to root and install it / otherwise we need to setup sudoers to packager user could run sudo pacman without asking for password).

[gwpl]

(btw. I've just added PR to this repo with this Dockefile. I know it's far from ideal, I am not DevOps, but better this working one then non ;). And can be good starting point for further improvements : #28 )

[E5ten]

I'll try to take a look and address the non-interactive issues within the next few days, but in regards to the Dockerfile, I don't see much point in that being upstream, you can just use that file yourself for it.

[gwpl]

Thank you for timely response and looking into coming back to it :).

I was searching around for resources how to make Archlinux docker images that would in convenient way fetch all dependencies and install everything. (yes I can later run this in extra isolation for security). I thought that maybe making template Dockerfile with pacaur would be a good idea, so later pacaur could in non-interactive way install all dependencies inside such docker file? But maybe I missed some other better approach of achiving my goal : "Docker+AUR" ?

Due to lack of resources around , I thought that commiting somewhere Dockerfile could help community and be good starting point for polishing and updating template.

[Morganamilo]

I'm not a docker user but I know of https://hub.docker.com/r/greyltc/archlinux-aur

[E5ten]

@gwpl can you check that #29 solves this for you?

[gwpl]

Hi! Thanks for #29 .
I guess that to check this one , I need to change in Dockerfile this:

RUN git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/pacaur.git

to this

RUN git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/pacaur-git.git

to pick newest version.

Rerun build docker build (with --no-cache to force full rebuild), will check later results.

[gwpl]

(still, I may need days to find a moment to look into this deeper, still)

sharing output from docker build --no-cache . :

Step 29/42 : RUN git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/pacaur-git.git
 ---> Running in 8f6e926fa0b5
Cloning into 'pacaur-git'...
Removing intermediate container 8f6e926fa0b5
 ---> bc255a6daf68
Step 30/42 : WORKDIR /home/packager/pacaur/
 ---> Running in 459d88fc15f3
Removing intermediate container 459d88fc15f3
 ---> fbac256d8578
Step 31/42 : RUN makepkg --noconfirm
 ---> Running in 66ad97a2c60a
==> ERROR: You do not have write permission for the directory $BUILDDIR (/home/packager/pacaur).
    Aborting...
The command '/bin/sh -c makepkg --noconfirm' returned a non-zero code: 11