[pkg-go] Bug#948778: RFP: makisu -- unprivileged Docker image builder

Mon Jan 13 09:31:53 GMT 2020

Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist

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* Package name    : makisu
  Version         : 0.1.13
  Upstream Author : Uber
* URL             : https://github.com/uber/makisu
* License         : Apache 2.0
  Programming Lang: Go
  Description     : unprivileged Docker image builder

Makisu is a fast and flexible Docker image build tool designed for
unprivileged containerized environments such as Mesos or Kubernetes.

Some highlights of Makisu:

 * Requires no elevated privileges or containerd/Docker daemon, making
   the build process portable.
 * Uses a distributed layer cache to improve performance across a build cluster.
 * Provides control over generated layers with a new optional keyword
   #!COMMIT, reducing the number of layers in images.
 * Is Docker compatible. Note, the Dockerfile parser in Makisu is
   opinionated in some scenarios.

Makisu has been in use at Uber since early 2018, building thousands
of images every day across 4 different languages. The motivation and
mechanism behind it are explained in https://eng.uber.com/makisu/.