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Support host:guest mount syntax with WORKINGDIR resolution
--mount now accepts <host-path>:<guest-path> (Docker-style). When the
guest path is omitted, the host path is used. Non-absolute guest paths
are resolved against the image WORKINGDIR, which is written to
/slim/workdir at build time and read by slim-init.sh at boot.

Changes:
- qemu.rs: Parse host:guest spec, pass guest path (not host path) on
  the kernel cmdline as slim.mount=<tag>:<base64(guest_path)>
- inject.rs: Accept working_dir param, write /slim/workdir into rootfs
- build.rs: Pass config.working_dir to inject()
- slim-init.sh: Read /slim/workdir, resolve relative guest paths
  against it before mounting
- test.sh: Test host:guest absolute paths (multi-mount) and relative
  guest path resolved against WORKINGDIR

Addresses PR #9 review comment from @hulthe.
2026-09-10 12:12:07 +02:00
2026-08-26 19:25:20 +02:00

slim

Turning containers into bootable VMs

Example

# Build the container
podman build ./example/alpine -t slim-alpine

# Make the container bootable. slim injects /slim/init and /slim/exec,
# then packs the rootfs as a qcow2 disk.
slim build qcow2 slim-alpine

# Boot the image using QEMU. The container's CMD runs automatically.
slim run slim-alpine

# Override the command at runtime (base64-encoded on the kernel cmdline):
slim run slim-alpine --cmd '/bin/sh'

# Override the command at build time (baked into /slim/exec):
slim build qcow2 slim-alpine --cmd '/bin/sh'

# Cleanup
slim image rm slim-alpine
podman image rm slim-alpine

Kernel

slim boots VMs using a shared kernel at $XDG_DATA_HOME/slim-rs/registry/vmlinuz. Place a suitable x86 bzImage there before running slim run.

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