OSTree is a tool for managing bootable, immutable, versioned filesystem trees. While it takes over some of the roles of tradtional "package managers" like dpkg and rpm, it is not a package system; nor is it a tool for managing full disk images. Instead, it sits between those levels, offering a blend of the advantages (and disadvantages) of both.
For more information, see:
https://live.gnome.org/Projects/OSTree
Submitting patches
You can:
- Send mail to ostree-list@gnome.org, with the patch attached
- Submit a pull request against https://github.com/GNOME/ostree
- Attach them to https://bugzilla.gnome.org/
Please look at "git log" and match the commit log style.
Running the test suite
Currently, ostree uses https://wiki.gnome.org/GnomeGoals/InstalledTests To run just ostree's tests:
./configure ... --enable-installed-tests
gnome-desktop-testing-runner -p 0 ostree/