Creating distro build tooling for a small community
Summary
This article details Chimera Linux's cbuild tooling as a fast, strict, and portable packaging system designed to automate distro builds for a small community. It explains the shift from xbps-src to apk, the benefits of containerized builds and real signing, and the in-house Buildbot-based infrastructure that ensures reproducible, scalable builds. It also covers the rationale, history, and deployment of the infrastructure across multiple architectures.