Move library build to the Dockerfile. Build the server not the client (Client was tested, so start making it into a usable production script).

containers/lmk.devuan-chimaera.sh

@@ -1,7 +1,17 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # See https://nextbreakpoint.com/posts/article-compile-code-with-docker.html
 # sudo docker build -t lmk-devuan-chimaera-img dyne/devuan:chimaera
+echo "* This container is only for the server, not the client."
+sleep 10
 docker_path="`sudo bash -c 'command -v docker'`"
+ENABLE_RUN_CLIENT=false
+for var in "$@"
+do
+    if [ "@$var" = "@--run-client" ]; then
+        ENABLE_RUN_CLIENT=true
+    fi
+done
+
 if [ ! -f "$docker_path" ]; then
     cat <<END
 This script requires docker. For help, see
@@ -12,6 +22,10 @@ END
 fi
 container_name="lmk-devuan-chimaera"
 image_name="lmk-devuan-chimaera-img"
+# client_classic_image=linux-minetest-kit/client-classic
+server_finetest_image=linux-minetest-kit/server-finetest
+# client_classic_container="minetest-client-classic"
+server_container="minetestserver-finetest"
 docker_image_dir="lmk.devuan-chimaera"
 if [ ! -d "$docker_image_dir" ]; then
     echo "* $me must run from the directory containing the container image directory: $docker_image_dir"
@@ -115,7 +129,10 @@ How to use the image:
   # ^ List containers and show NAMES (The name is necessary for certain subcommands such as exec which operate on a running container).
 
   sudo docker start $container_name
-  # ^ Start a container.
+  # ^ Start a container. This will merely run $run_all_build_commands_script again since that is the container's main process.
+
+  sudo docker attach $container_name
+  # ^ attach the current terminal to a running container.
 
   sudo docker run $container_name
   # ^ "run" is merely a combination of "create" and "start"
@@ -124,7 +141,7 @@ How to use the image:
   sudo docker -w $contained_repo exec $container_name $run_all_build_commands_script
   # ^ Execute a command in a running container (exec shows an error if the container isn't running).
   # This will not work if the run/start command that started the container isn't a command that keeps it open (runs indefinitely)!
-  # If you need a container that has changes after $run_all_build_commands_script runs, you must use the "commit" subcommand.
+  # If you need a container that has changes after $run_all_build_commands_script runs or runs a different command, you must use the "commit" subcommand to create a new image.
   # w: working directory
 
   sudo docker stop $container_name
@@ -135,11 +152,16 @@ How to use the image:
   # ^ Run an interactive terminal (Type 'exit' to exit)
   #   (based on <https://phoenixnap.com/kb/docker-run-command-with-examples>)
 
+  sudo docker commit $container_Id $server_finetest_image
+  sudo docker container run --name tmp_test_im -it $server_finetest_image /bin/bash
+  # ^ Transform the container into an image and inspect the internals manually
+  #   (based on <https://www.thorsten-hans.com/how-to-run-commands-in-stopped-docker-containers/>).
+  #   Then: sudo docker rm --force tmp_test_im
+
   sudo docker attach $container_name
   # ^ Attach your current terminal to a running container (See
   #   <https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/attach/>).
 
-
   sudo docker rm --force $container_name
   # ^ Delete a container by its name.
   # --force: kill and delete running containers as well.
@@ -165,21 +187,24 @@ if [ "@$container_Id" = "@" ]; then
         exit 1
     fi
 fi
-echo "container_Id=$container_Id"
-END
 
-echo "building within the container..."
+END
+echo "container_Id=$container_Id"
+# echo "building within the container..."
 # sudo docker start $container_name
 # ^ NOTE: start is useless here since it won't stay open unless the
 #   command is set to "bash" or something, which isn't desirable.
 #   Therefore, use run instead of exec below.
 # ^ output is $container_name
-sudo docker run --name $container_name $image_name $run_all_build_commands_script
+if [ "@$container_Id" = "@" ]; then
-if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    sudo docker run --name $container_name $image_name $run_all_build_commands_script
-    cat <<END
+    code=$?
+    if [ $code -ne 0 ]; then
+        cat <<END
 * building within the container FAILED
 
-
+- Remove the container as follows:
+  sudo docker rm --force $container_name
 - Update the image as follows:
   sudo docker rm --force $container_name
   sudo docker rmi $image_name
@@ -190,18 +215,45 @@ if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
   $0
 
 END
-    exit 1
+        # exit $code
+    else
+        echo "* building within the container completed OK"
+    fi
 else
-    echo "* building within the container completed OK"
+    echo "* The build container already appears to be set up."
 fi
-# ^ NOTE: start is useless here since it won't stay open unless the
+echo
-#   command is set to "bash" or something, which isn't desirable.
+# echo "If the build output appeared successful, ignore the error above and create the minetest client image as follows:"
-#   Therefore, use run instead of exec below.
+# echo "$0 --client"
 
-# - Run again as follows:
+# NOTE: The "start" subcommand is useless here since it won't stay open
+# unless the command is set to "bash" or something, which wouldn't be
+# an automated image. The proper way to modify a container is to make
+# a new image from it
+# and
 #   sudo docker start $container_name
-# ^ doesn't work (The script specified by "run" earlier doesn't run).
+# doesn't work (The script specified by "run" earlier doesn't run) so:
 
+# echo "* Creating client image..."
+# docker commit $container_Id $client_classic_image
+# sudo docker container run --name $client_classic_container $client_classic_image $client_bin_path
+# ^ This doesn't work for the client due to:
+# "2022-05-13 03:59:00: ERROR[Main]: Subgame specified in default_game [Bucket_Game] is invalid.
+# 2022-05-13 03:59:00: ERROR[Main]: Irrlicht: Error: Need running XServer to start Irrlicht Engine.
+# 2022-05-13 03:59:00: ERROR[Main]: Irrlicht: Could not open display, set DISPLAY variable"
+# as expected. See <https://www.howtogeek.com/devops/how-to-run-gui-applications-in-a-docker-container/>.
+# Therefore:
+
+echo "* Creating server image..."
+sudo docker commit $container_Id $server_finetest_image
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "FAILED (sudo docker commit $container_Id $server_finetest_image)"
+fi
+echo "* Running $server_bin_path in container \"$server_container\""
+sudo docker container run --name $server_container $server_finetest_image $server_bin_path
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "FAILED (sudo docker container run --name $server_container $server_finetest_image $server_bin_path)"
+fi
 
 # How to use docker-compose (See <https://docs.docker.com/compose/>):
 # "1. Define your app’s environment with a Dockerfile so it can be reproduced anywhere."

containers/lmk.devuan-chimaera/Dockerfile

@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@ RUN apt-get update
 RUN apt-get install -y unzip
 RUN apt-get install -y perl
 RUN unzip /opt/linux-minetest-kit.zip -d /opt
+# RUN adduser --disabled-password --gecos "" minebest
 # RUN  apt-get install -y sudo
 # RUN curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/poikilos/EnlivenMinetest/master/install-minetest-build-deps.sh --output /opt/install-minetest-build-deps.sh
 # RUN chmod +x /opt/install-minetest-build-deps.sh
 RUN /opt/install-minetest-build-deps.sh
+WORKDIR /opt/linux-minetest-kit
+RUN bash -e ./mtcompile-libraries.sh build

containers/lmk.devuan-chimaera/build-lmk.sh

@@ -19,33 +19,7 @@ echo "* checking for $contained_good_repo_flag_path on the destination..."
 ls $contained_good_repo_flag_path > /dev/null
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
     echo "NOT FOUND"
-    printf "Warning: the Docker image isn't up to date. Unzipping manually..."
+    exit 1
-    printf "checking for unzip..."
-    container_unzip="`which unzip`"
-    if [ "@$container_unzip" = "@" ]; then
-        echo "NOT FOUND. Installing..."
-        # This should never happen if the Dockerfile was used.
-        apt-get update
-        if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then exit 1; fi
-        apt-get install -y unzip
-        if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then exit 1; fi
-        container_unzip="`which unzip`"
-        if [ "@$container_unzip" = "@" ]; then
-            echo "Error: Installing unzip in the container did not succeed. Install unzip inside the container manually then try again, or extract linux-minetest-kit such that $contained_good_repo_flag_path exists."
-            exit 1
-        fi
-    else
-        echo "FOUND"
-    fi
-    # sudo docker container run $image_name unzip xvf $contained_arc -d $contained_repos
-    echo "* extracting $contained_arc"
-    unzip $contained_arc -d $contained_repos
-    # -d: is destination, like -C or --directory for tar.
-    # -v: verbose (prevents extraction)
-    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-        echo "Error: unzip failed within the container. Install unzip inside the container manually then try again, or extract linux-minetest-kit such that $contained_good_repo_flag_path exists."
-        exit 1
-    fi
 else
     echo "FOUND (already extracted)"
 fi
@@ -59,38 +33,6 @@ else
     echo "* detected $contained_good_repo_flag_path (So the source directory is assumed to be ok)"
 fi
 
-
-
-if [ "@$contained_user" = "@" ]; then
-    echo "Error: contained_user can't be blank, or checking for the user within the container will not work."
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-id -u $contained_user
-if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-    printf "* creating $contained_user in container $container_name..."
-    adduser --disabled-password --gecos "" $contained_user --home $contained_home
-    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-        echo "FAILED"
-        exit 1
-    else
-        echo "OK"
-    fi
-else
-    echo "* using the $container_name container's existing contained_user: $contained_user"
-fi
-
-# sudo docker container run --name $container_name $image_name ls $contained_repos
-
-# chown -R $contained_user $contained_repos
-# ^ Usually you could do this, but run as root since this script is used to test the safety of linux-minetest-kit:
-
-# curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/poikilos/EnlivenMinetest/master/install-minetest-build-deps.sh --output /opt/install-minetest-build-deps.sh
-# chmod +x $repo_build_assumptions_cmd
-# $repo_build_assumptions_cmd
-
-# ^ moved to Dockerfile
-
 if [ ! -d "$contained_repo" ]; then
     echo "Error: \"$contained_repo\" doesn't exist."
     exit 1
@@ -98,13 +40,8 @@ fi
 echo "* building libraries using $repo_build_libs_cmd..."
 cd "$contained_repo"
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then exit 1; fi
-$repo_build_libs_cmd
+# $repo_build_libs_cmd
-if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then exit 1; fi
+# if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then exit 1; fi
-echo
-echo
-echo
-echo
-echo
 echo
 echo "* building program using $repo_build_cmd..."
 $repo_build_cmd
@@ -112,4 +49,10 @@ code=$?
 if [ $code -ne 0 ]; then
     echo "$repo_build_cmd FAILED (code $code)"
     exit $code
+else
+    echo "SUCCESS"
+    echo "Note that if you run this again, it will just compile again."
+    echo
+    echo "To run Minetest, follow the instructions that appear below (if you ran $docker_image_build_script_name)"
+    echo
 fi

containers/lmk.devuan-chimaera/lmk.rc

@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 contained_repos=/opt
+docker_image_build_script_name="lmk.devuan-chimaera.sh"
 contained_arc="$contained_repos/linux-minetest-kit.zip"
 # ^ This must always be in sync with "COPY linux-minetest-kit.zip /opt" in Dockerfile
 contained_repo=$contained_repos/linux-minetest-kit
 contained_user=minebest
+# ^ must match the useradd command in Dockerfile
 contained_home=/home/$contained_user
+# client_bin_path=/opt/linux-minetest-kit/minetest/bin/minetest
+server_bin_path=/opt/linux-minetest-kit/finetest/bin/minetestserver
 if [ "@$SRC_URL" = "@" ]; then
     SRC_URL="https://downloads.minetest.org/linux-minetest-kit.zip"
 fi
@@ -14,8 +18,10 @@ DL_SRC_NAME=linux-minetest-kit.zip
 
 good_repo_flag_name="mtcompile-program.pl"
 repo_build_assumptions_cmd="/opt/install-minetest-build-deps.sh"
-repo_build_libs_cmd="bash -e ./mtcompile-libraries.sh build"
+# repo_build_libs_cmd="bash -e ./mtcompile-libraries.sh build"
-repo_build_cmd="./mtcompile-program.pl --build --classic --client"
+# ^ moved to the Dockerfile for the libraries image
+# repo_build_cmd="./mtcompile-program.pl --build --classic --client"
+repo_build_cmd="./mtcompile-program.pl --build --finetest --server"
 contained_good_repo_flag_path="$contained_repo/$good_repo_flag_name"
 
 run_all_build_commands_script=/opt/build-lmk.sh