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diff --git a/doc/buildWithDocker.md b/doc/buildWithDocker.md index 04787b26..db9bfcfc 100644 --- a/doc/buildWithDocker.md +++ b/doc/buildWithDocker.md @@ -65,12 +65,20 @@ Outputs will be written to **<project_root>/build/output**: ```sh cd <project_root> # e.g. cd ./work/Pinetime -docker run --rm -it -v ${PWD}:/sources --user $(id -u):$(id -g) infinitime-build +docker run --rm -it -v ${PWD}:/sources infinitime-build ``` -By default, the container runs as `root`, which is not convenient as all the files generated by the build will also belong to `root`. -The parameter `--user` overrides that default behavior. -The command above will run as your current user. +If the docker service is running as `root`, the build process inside the +container also runs as `root`, which is not convenient as all the files +generated by the build will also belong to `root`. The parameter `--user` +overrides this behaviour. The command below ensures that all files are created +as your current user: + + +```sh +cd <project_root> # e.g. cd ./work/Pinetime +docker run --rm -it -v ${PWD}:/sources --user $(id -u):$(id -g) infinitime-build +``` If you only want to build a single CMake target, you can pass it in as the first parameter to the build script. This means calling the script explicitly as it will override the `CMD`. |