# abchr

There are various build chains surrounding Alpine. Most solutions use
containerization, QEMU, and other technologies; meanwhile I just wanted a
simple way to build packages and install development utilities without shitting
up my production system. `abchr` is an attempt to create a simple solution to
my simple problem. It isn't very flexible, requires root access for chroot, and
won't allow you to (easily) build for multiarch, but it works.

## Installation

1. Create a directory and 3 subdirectories named `bin`, `alpine`, and `aports`.
   Your tree should look like this:
    ```
    + abchr
      + bin
      + alpine
      + aports
    ```
2. Clone the repo to the `bin` directory.
3. Run `abchr-newchroot` to populate the `alpine` directory with a new
   installation of Alpine Linux. This processes downloads the latest
   `apk-tools-static` into the chroot and installs the basic packages necessary
   for a build environment.
4. To ensure everything worked, run `abchr abuild -h`. You should see the help
   text for `abuild`, which should be installed in the chroot.