[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #63883: Podman Local Environment Setup Scripts

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#63883: Podman Local Environment Setup Scripts
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 Reporter:  andrewkarch       |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement       |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal            |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Build/Test Tools  |    Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal            |   Keywords:
  Focuses:                    |
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 Due to a restriction, Docker is cannot be installed on my Mac and Podman
 must be used.

 The instructions for getting the local environment set up require the use
 of docker, https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/?tab=readme-ov-
 file#local-development.

 We can add support for Podman via an argument would be helpful in the case
 that docker cannot be installed.



 /tools/local-env/scripts/docker.js

 Output:

 > WordPress at 6.9.0 env:start
 > node ./tools/local-env/scripts/start.js && node ./tools/local-
 env/scripts/docker.js run -T --rm php composer update -W

 /bin/sh: docker: command not found
 /Users/<User>/wordpress-develop/tools/local-env/scripts/start.js:26
                 throw new Error( 'Could not retrieve Docker system info.
 Is the Docker service running?' );
                 ^

 Error: Could not retrieve Docker system info. Is the Docker service
 running?
     at Object.<anonymous> (/Users/<User>/wordpress-develop/tools/local-
 env/scripts/start.js:26:9)
     at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1469:14)
     at Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1548:10)
     at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1288:32)
     at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1104:12)
     at Function.executeUserEntryPoint [as runMain]
 (node:internal/modules/run_main:174:12)
     at node:internal/main/run_main_module:28:49

 Node.js v20.17.0

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