[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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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/63883>
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