[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #43711: Let's create a standard development setup for WordPress core.

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#43711: Let's create a standard development setup for WordPress core.
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 Reporter:  omarreiss         |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement       |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal            |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Build/Test Tools  |     Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal            |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                    |     Focuses:
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Comment (by TJNowell):

 Keep in mind that when using docker with Vagrant actually runs inside a
 Virtualbox VM. Under MacOS native docker uses an xhyve VM running Alpine
 Linux, and under Windows it's an Alpine Linux VM under a Hyper-V managed
 VM.

 I'm mindful that in the future, we'll be told that docker containers are
 the only option, and that other methods will suffer from this. I'm also
 disappointed that Travis limitations are dictating local dev environment
 decisions. If docker is the solution there, then fine, but that's not the
 same issue as a standardised development environment.

 Before we blindly charge down this route, I'd like to see a solution to
 making contributer day attendees pay for and download a Windows upgrade
 since Hyper V is required for Docker on Windows, and it requires Windows
 Enterprise/Professional. Docker is not as inclusive or available as it
 appears, and it's being touted as a way to make contributing for new users
 easier, which isn't necessarily true.

 Any solution would require a provisioning script to set up the database
 user and the relevant files, as well as perform checks that relevant tools
 are installed. This would seem to be a more portable approach that needs
 to be taken anyway regardless of what devops gets done.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/43711#comment:7>
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