It's only in "Recommends" because it's only required for all but the esoteric configurations (since you can't "docker pull" from the index without it, but that's about it). Docker-DCO-1.1-Signed-off-by: Andrew Page <admwiggin@gmail.com> (github: tianon) Upstream-commit: e5189b5dd2c044030e7e2ab7029eba0fe91c3b25 Component: engine
Hacking on Docker
The hack/ directory holds information and tools for everyone involved in the process of creating and distributing Docker, specifically:
Guides
If you're a contributor or aspiring contributor, you should read CONTRIBUTORS.md.
If you're a maintainer or aspiring maintainer, you should read MAINTAINERS.md.
If you're a packager or aspiring packager, you should read PACKAGERS.md.
If you're a maintainer in charge of a release, you should read RELEASE-CHECKLIST.md.
Roadmap
A high-level roadmap is available at ROADMAP.md.
Build tools
make.sh is the primary build tool for docker. It is used for compiling the official binary, running the test suite, and pushing releases.