Description
Currently the process of setting up a development environment on Ubuntu is to follow the steps within the Dockerfile here. This is a labor intensive task as not all commands Dockerfile -> Ubuntu translate one to one; for example, setting environment variables or changing the working directory. It would be good to have a shell script (or equivalent) to setup a Parsec environment given a list of providers you wish to use. This script would help lower the barrier for entry for contributors. This script can then be consumed by the docker image so there is no duplication of installation steps, almost all installation logic being defined within the shell script.
The script should implement everything included within the Dockerfile, and then the Dockerfile should be refactored to use this script instead.
For example something like:
> ./setup-dev-environment.sh --features tpm-provider,mbed-crypto-provider,direct-authenticator
Minutes discussing this issue:
- Set up your dev env -> go through the Dockerfile to follow the commands. Need to be manual process because Docker specific. Shell script or something equivalent to set up everything.
- Specific parameters for what you want provider to set up.
- Lowering the entry barrier to contributors.
- That script can be used in the Docker image to make sure it stays in sync.
- Easier for new contributors than following other projects’ documentation.