Terra

Distribution for Lunar. Uses chariot to manage packages and produce bootable images.

Requirements

• chariot
• python3
• qemu (for running)
• curl (for fetching OVMF firmware)

Building

todo...

Options:

Option	Values	Default
arch	x86_64, riscv64	x86_64
bootloader	tartarus, limine	tartarus
buildtype	debug, release	debug

Running

python3 scripts/qemu.py [options]

Flag	Description
--arch	Architecture to build and run (x86_64, riscv64); non-x86_64 targets use UEFI + Limine
--riscv64	Shorthand for --arch riscv64
--accel	Acceleration mode (tcg, kvm); KVM requires the host architecture to match
--kvm	Use KVM acceleration
--tcg	Use TCG emulation (default)
--bootloader	Bootloader to use (tartarus, limine); Tartarus is only supported on x86_64
--limine	Shorthand for --bootloader limine
--uefi	Boot with UEFI firmware (OVMF); implied on non-x86_64 targets
--gfx	Enable graphical display
--pause	Pause CPU at startup
--cores	Number of CPU cores (default 2)
--up	Use a single core
--acpi	Toggle ACPI; required and forced on x86_64
--no-x2apic	Disable x2APIC
--x2apic-only	Disable xAPIC (TCG + x86_64 only + custom patched qemu)
--release	Build in release mode

OVMF firmware is downloaded automatically on first run.