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[Daniel Llewellyn <diddledan@xxxxxxxxx>]

I found this page [1] which details the setup of the system-image server
suitable for OTA upgrades. I believe the ubuntu-device-flash utility also
uses the same set of files to install a new phone/tablet from scratch.

However it is very unclear how to prepare the files from a fresh build
(`lunch` followed by `make`) ready for the system-image server utilities to
build into delta and full flashable images.

I want to provide system-image server ota updates and files suitable for
ubuntu-device-flash to use for ease of installing my port to reinstate
support for the galaxy-nexus/maguro, but the complete lack of information
on how to prepare files for ubuntu-device-flash from a freshly compiled
source-tree is holding me back.

All the instructions for porters say to use rootstock-ng for installing a
newly minted port to test, yet the instructions for users say to use
ubuntu-device-flash to install "an image" onto their devices. This is
obviously a major disconnect that needs rectifying with a set of
instructions for porters explaining how to take files output by the build
and turn them into a format installable by the recommended
ubuntu-device-flash. Without this information many ports are saying "use
rootstock-ng to install this port onto your device" which I believe is
probably preventing some would-be new users from getting ubuntu-touch onto
their phone/tablet.

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There was an email several months ago specifically about the dropping of
support for the galaxy nexus which requested that somebody write up details
on how the images were built by canonical backend systems. This document
still hasn't to my knowledge been written and is sorely needed per my above
request.

[1] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ImageBasedUpgrades/ServerSetup

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Daniel Llewellyn