bazel-contrib/rules_distroless

FR: support package priorities

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#34 opened on Apr 17, 2024

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Description

Currently, rules_distroless completely ignores Priority field of packages, this eventually should be fixed.

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Research direction
Examine existing rules for package handling in rules distroless, identify where Priority field is parsed from Debian package metadata, and implement support for prioritizing packages when constructing images.
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Domain
backenddevopsinfrastructure
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-2 days
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Fresh
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Mostly clear
Prerequisites
StarlarkBazelDebian packaging
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
40