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Build docker images

This page describes how to build the Altair Docker images and is provided for reference only. You don't need to build the Docker images to use the Altair emulator.

Altair on ARM64 and AMD64​

  1. Change to the Docker folder

    cd Docker

  2. Switch Docker driver

    docker buildx create --use

  3. Clear the Docker Buildx cache

    docker buildx prune -a

  4. Build the Docker image

    docker buildx build . --platform linux/arm64,linux/amd64 --tag YOUR_DOCKER_ID/altair8800:latest --push

Altair on Raspberry Pi OS 64 bit (ARM64) with Pi Sense HAT​

  1. Change to the Docker folder

    cd Docker

  2. Edit and uncomment the following line in the dockerfile to enable PI Sense HAT image build.

    #<REMOVE_THIS_COMMENT_TO_ENABLE_PI_SENSE_HAT>RUN cd /Altair8800/AltairHL_emulator && sed -i 's/# set(ALTAIR_FRONT_PI_SENSE_HAT/set(ALTAIR_FRONT_PI_SENSE_HAT/g' CMakeLists.txt

  3. Clear the Docker Buildx cache

    docker buildx prune -a

  4. Build the Docker image

    docker buildx build . --platform linux/arm64 --tag YOUR_DOCKER_ID/altair8800-pisense:latest --push

Altair as a shared service​

  1. Change to the Docker folder

    cd Docker

  2. Edit and uncomment the following line in the dockerfile to enable cloud image build.

    #<REMOVE_THIS_COMMENT_TO_ENABLE_CLOUD>RUN cd /Altair8800/AltairHL_emulator && sed -i 's/# set(ALTAIR_CLOUD/set(ALTAIR_CLOUD/g' CMakeLists.txt

  3. Clear the Docker Buildx cache

    docker buildx prune -a

  4. Build the Docker image

    docker buildx build . --platform linux/arm64,linux/amd64 --tag YOUR_DOCKER_ID/altair8800-cloud:latest --push

Clean up​

After building the Docker images:

  1. Clear the Docker Buildx cache

    docker buildx prune -a

  2. Switch back to the default Docker context.

    docker buildx use default && docker context use default