From c742f07989ea770fdb662a6dbe4f946241e3028e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: PeterKietzmann Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2016 16:47:58 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] doc/packer: add initial README --- dist/tools/packer/README.md | 16 ++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+) create mode 100644 dist/tools/packer/README.md diff --git a/dist/tools/packer/README.md b/dist/tools/packer/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..89b2c3d8f8 --- /dev/null +++ b/dist/tools/packer/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +# Packer + +## About +[Packer](https://www.packer.io/) is a command-line tool to create virtual machines +based on a source configuration file. + +## Requirements +To use packer you need to download and install it (compare [Install Packer](https://www.packer.io/docs/installation.html)). + +## Usage +A simple build of the vagrant box can be done by: +``` +packer build riot.json +``` +This command must be executed in the packer directory [RIOT/dist/tools/packer](https://github.com/RIOT-OS/RIOT/tree/master/dist/tools/packer). +Note that the build process might take several minutes. \ No newline at end of file