Skill: Test Local Twoliter Changes

Purpose

Build twoliter from local source and configure kits to use the locally-built binary for testing changes before release.

When to Use

• Making changes to twoliter source code
• Testing twoliter modifications before creating a PR
• Debugging twoliter behavior
• Validating fixes to twoliter

Prerequisites

• Twoliter repository cloned in the forest
• Rust toolchain installed
• At least one kit repository to test with

Procedure

1. Make changes to twoliter source

Edit files in twoliter/twoliter/src/ or twoliter/twoliter/embedded/.

2. Build twoliter

cd twoliter
cargo build --release

The binary will be at target/release/twoliter.

3. Test the changes

Override TWOLITER_DIR to point to your local build directory:

cd kits/bottlerocket-core-kit
make build TWOLITER_DIR=$FOREST_ROOT/twoliter/target/release

4. Iterate

After making more changes:

# Rebuild twoliter
cd $FOREST_ROOT/twoliter
cargo build --release

# Test again
cd kits/bottlerocket-core-kit
make build TWOLITER_DIR=$FOREST_ROOT/twoliter/target/release

Validation

Verify the local twoliter is being used by checking the path:

cd kits/bottlerocket-core-kit
make build TWOLITER_DIR=$FOREST_ROOT/twoliter/target/release 2>&1 | head -5

You should see your modified twoliter being invoked.

Common Issues

Changes not taking effect:

• Ensure you ran cargo build --release after making changes
• Verify the path in TWOLITER_DIR is correct
• Check that the binary exists: ls -lh $FOREST_ROOT/twoliter/target/release/twoliter

Build errors in twoliter:

• Run cargo check to see detailed error messages
• Run cargo clippy to catch common issues
• Run cargo test to verify tests pass

Kit build fails with local twoliter:

• Check twoliter output for error messages
• Add --log-level debug by modifying the Makefile temporarily or using the twoliter binary directly

Reverting to Released Version

To go back to using the released version, simply omit the TWOLITER_DIR override:

cd kits/bottlerocket-core-kit
make build

This uses the default tools/twoliter/twoliter from the released version.

Related Skills

• update-twoliter - For updating to a new released version after testing

Notes

• No file modifications needed - use TWOLITER_DIR override on command line
• This is for local testing only
• For variant builds, you may need to update bottlerocket/Makefile.toml similarly
• The prep target will still download the official version to tools/twoliter/, but your override takes precedence