SOLVED: "gitlab-ci-multi-runner install" throws "not supported system" on Gentoo Linux

GitLab CI/CD
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Hiyas

I’m following the manual Linux installation guide to get the runners running on my box. The amd64 binary works fine and I get to the point where I install the init script with:

gitlab-ci-multi-runner install --user=gitlab_runner --working-directory=/var/gitlab/runner

FATAL: Failed to install gitlab-runner: Not supported system

I guess there’s a dependency missing on my box, but since I can’t peek inside the binary, I have no clue as to what it might be.

(I’m using underscores instead of dashes in usernames, not related to this problem.)

Thanks for your hints!

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All the “install” command does is create an init script for Debian or Redhat. Any other distro will trigger the “not supported system” message.

However, “install” is just a tool and not used for the actual operation. I found a good starting point for Gentoo init scripts in the gitlab overlay:

https://github.com/fritteli/gentoo-overlay/tree/master/dev-vcs/gitlab-ci-multi-runner/files