core/README.md
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OPNsense GUI and system management
==================================
The OPNsense project invites developers to start contributing to
the code base. For your own purpose or even better to join us in
creating the best open source firewall available.
The build process has been designed to make it easy for anyone to
build and write code. The main outline of the new codebase is
available at:
https://wiki.opnsense.org/index.php/Develop:Architecture
Our aim is to gradually evolve to a new codebase instead of using a
big bang approach into something new.
Build tools
===========
To create working software like OPNsense you need the sources and the
tools to build it. The build tools for OPNsense are freely available.
Notes on how to build OPNsense can be found in the tools repository:
https://github.com/opnsense/tools
Contribute
==========
You can contribute to the project in many ways, e.g. testing
functionality, sending in bug reports or creating pull requests
directly via GitHub. Any help is always very welcome!
License
=======
OPNsense is and will always be available under the 2-Clause BSD license:
http://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-2-Clause
Every contribution made to the project must be licensed under the
same conditions in order to keep OPNsense truly free and accessible
for everybody.
Makefile targets
================
The repository offers a couple of targets that either tie into
tools.git build processes or are aimed at fast development.
make package
------------
A package of the current state of the repository can be created using
this target. It may require several packages to be installed. The
target will try to assist in case of failure, e.g. when a missing file
needs to be fetched from an external location.
Several OPTIONS exist to customise the package:
* CORE_DEPENDS: a list of required dependencies for the package
* CORE_ORIGIN: sets a FreeBSD compatible package/ports origin
* FLAVOUR: can be set to "OpenSSL" (default) or "LibreSSL"
* CORE_COMMENT: a short description of the package
* CORE_MAINTAINER: email of the package maintainer
* CORE_WWW: web url of the package
* CORE_NAME: sets a package name
Options are passed in the following form:
# make package CORE_NAME=my_new_name
make upgrade
------------
Upgrade will run the package build and attempt to replace the currently
installed package in the system. Safety measures may prevent the target
from succeeding. The following rules apply:
In order to install from the master branch of this repository, the
opnsense-devel package must be installed:
# pkg install opnsense-devel
In order to install from the stable branches of this repository, the
opnsense-stable package must be installed:
# pkg install opnsense-stable
make mount
----------
Live-mount the package into the current system. This will overlay
the repository over /usr/local and will instantly change the GUI
accordingly. In this mode changes can be quickly tested.
Note that live-mount will not be persistent after reboot and causes
trouble when used while upgrading firmware as packages get installed
into the repository as oppsed to the system. Use with care.
make umount
-----------
Disable the live-mount feature.
make lint
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Run serveral syntax checks on the repository. This is recommended
before issuing a pull request on GitHub.