Autoupdater =========== Gluon contains an automatic update system which can be configured in the site configuration. Building Images --------------- By default, the autoupdater is disabled (as it is usually not helpful to have unexpected updates during development), but it can be enabled by setting the variable GLUON_BRANCH when building to override the default branch set in the set in the site configuration. A manifest file for the updater can be generated with `make manifest`. A signing script (using ecdsautils) can by found in the `contrib` directory. When creating the manifest, ``GLUON_PRIORITY`` can be set on the command line, or it can be taken from the ``site.mk``. The priority defines the maximum number of days that may pass between releasing an update and installation of the images. The update probability will start at 0 after the release time mentioned in the manifest and then slowly rise to 1 up to the point when the number of days given by the priority has passed. The priority may be an integer or a decimal fraction. A fully automated nightly build could use the following commands: :: git pull (cd site && git pull) make update make clean make -j5 GLUON_TARGET=ar71xx-generic GLUON_BRANCH=experimental make manifest GLUON_BRANCH=experimental contrib/sign.sh $SECRETKEY output/images/sysupgrade/experimental.manifest rm -rf /where/to/put/this/experimental cp -r output/images /where/to/put/this/experimental Infrastructure -------------- We suggest to have following directory tree accessible via http: :: firmware/ stable/ sysupgrade/ factory/ snapshot/ sysupgrade/ factory/ experimental/ sysupgrade/ factory/ The server must be available via IPv6. Command Line ------------ These commands can be used on a node: :: # Update with some probability autoupdater :: # Force update check, even when the updater is disabled autoupdater -f :: # If fallback is true the updater will perform an update only if # the timespan given by the priority and another 24h have passed autoupdater --fallback