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diff --git a/packaging/makeself/README.md b/packaging/makeself/README.md index 9219aefc5..1f2c746bf 100644 --- a/packaging/makeself/README.md +++ b/packaging/makeself/README.md @@ -19,13 +19,20 @@ will be used by default for installation. If you want to enforce the usage of a static build and have the installer return a failure if one is not available, you can do so by adding `--static-only` to the options you pass to the installer. +## Requirements + +- Container runtime tool (Docker or Podman) + ## Building a static binary package -To build the static binary 64-bit distribution package, run: +Before you begin, make sure that your repo and the repo's submodules are clean from any previous builds and up to date. +Otherwise, [perform a cleanup](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/packaging/installer/methods/manual.md#perform-a-cleanup-in-your-netdata-repo) + + +To build the static binary 64-bit distribution package, into the root folder on the netdata repo, run: ```bash -cd /path/to/netdata.git -./packaging/makeself/build-x86_64-static.sh +./packaging/makeself/build-static.sh x86_64 ``` The program will: @@ -37,13 +44,15 @@ The program will: Once finished, a file named `netdata-vX.X.X-gGITHASH-x86_64-DATE-TIME.run` will be created in the current directory. This is the Netdata binary package that can be run to install Netdata on any other computer. +You can build static binaries for other architectures such as `armv7l`, `aarch64`, and `ppc64le`. + ## Building binaries with debug info To build Netdata binaries with debugging / tracing information in them, use: ```bash cd /path/to/netdata.git -./packaging/makeself/build-x86_64-static.sh debug +./packaging/makeself/build-static.sh x86_64 debug ``` These binaries are not optimized (they are a bit slower), they have certain features disables (like log flood protection), other features enables (like `debug flags`) and are not stripped (the binary files are bigger, since they now include source code tracing information). |