Using packer to create base boxes?

[ladar]

It appears that packer supports exporting Vagrant boxes for LXC, but it isn't clear what the inputs are, and how they're used? Can I build a box using QEMU, and then export it using the vagrant post-processor, with lxc as the type? That is how I handle generating docker boxes. Is there a guide somewhere?

For reference, this page lists LXC as a valid vagrant type for the post processor:

https://www.packer.io/docs/post-processors/vagrant.html

And these rather old, non conclusive issues discuss support:

#219
hashicorp/packer#790

But I couldn't find anything recent, or definitive. Nor could I find a guide on how to use to generate base boxes.

[fgrehm]

Hey, sorry for the silence here but this project is looking for maintainers 😅

As per #499, I've added the ignored label and will close this issue. Thanks for the interest in the project and LMK if you want to step up and take ownership of this project on that other issue 👋