Use /etc/os-release to determine distro Contents of /etc/os-release on Amazon Linux AMI 2014.09: NAME="Amazon Linux AMI" VERSION="2014.09" ID="amzn" ID_LIKE="rhel fedora" VERSION_ID="2014.09" PRETTY_NAME="Amazon Linux AMI 2014.09" ANSI_COLOR="0;33" CPE_NAME="cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2014.09:ga" HOME_URL="http://aws.amazon.com/amazon-linux-ami/" Signed-off-by: Amit Bakshi <ambakshi@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Jessica Frazelle <jess@docker.com> Upstream-commit: dbe24a048bc557d34925e5ca9f7dd99f57d1d9e1 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.