rusk: change Dockerfile & workflow to run with archive

- add CARGO_FEATURES build-arg to Dockerfile
- change README to include new docker build command
- adjust workflow to use "archive" build-arg
- small improvement on Makefile commands

.github/workflows/docker_image_build.yml

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
 
       - name: Build Docker image
-        run: docker build -t rusk .
+        run: docker build -t rusk --build-arg CARGO_FEATURES="archive" .
 
       - name: Save Docker image
         run: docker save rusk:latest -o rusk_image.tar

Dockerfile

@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ ARG TARGETPLATFORM
 # See also https://github.com/docker/buildx/issues/510
 ENV TARGETPLATFORM=${TARGETPLATFORM:-linux/amd64}
 
+# Features to include in the build
+# E.g., --build-arg CARGO_FEATURES="archive"
+ARG CARGO_FEATURES=""
+
 # Convert Docker platform arg to Rust target name,
 # and install nightly based on the Rust target
 RUN ARCH="$(echo $TARGETPLATFORM | sed 's/linux\///')" && \
@@ -29,7 +33,12 @@ RUN ARCH="$(echo $TARGETPLATFORM | sed 's/linux\///')" && \
 # Generate keys and compile genesis contracts
 RUN make keys
 RUN make wasm
-RUN cargo b --release -p rusk
+# Build rusk with default features and include CARGO_FEATURES
+RUN if [ -n "$CARGO_FEATURES" ]; then \
+    cargo build --release --features "$CARGO_FEATURES" -p rusk; \
+    else \
+    cargo build --release -p rusk; \
+    fi
 
 # --- Run stage ---
 FROM debian:bookworm-slim

Makefile

@@ -74,10 +74,14 @@ prepare-dev: keys wasm ## Preparation steps for launching a local node for devel
 	&& cargo r --release -p rusk -- recovery state --init examples/genesis.toml -o /tmp/example.state || echo "Example genesis state already exists. Not overriding it"
 
 run-dev: ## Launch a local ephemeral node for development
-	DUSK_CONSENSUS_KEYS_PASS=password cargo r --release -p rusk -- -s /tmp/example.state
+	@echo "Starting a local ephemeral node for development (without archive)" && \
+	DUSK_CONSENSUS_KEYS_PASS=password cargo r --release -p rusk -- -s /tmp/example.state || \
+	echo "Failed to start the node. Make sure you have run 'make prepare-dev' before running this command"
 
 run-dev-archive: ## Launch a local ephemeral archive node for development
-	DUSK_CONSENSUS_KEYS_PASS=password cargo r --release --features archive -p rusk  -- -s /tmp/example.state
+	@echo "Starting a local ephemeral archive node for development" && \
+	DUSK_CONSENSUS_KEYS_PASS=password cargo r --release --features archive -p rusk  -- -s /tmp/example.state || \
+	echo "Failed to start the node. Make sure you have run 'make prepare-dev' before running this command"
 
 rusk: keys state web-wallet ## Build rusk binary
 	$(MAKE) -C ./rusk build

README.md

@@ -115,12 +115,17 @@ See also `make help` for all the available commands
 
 It's also possible to run a local ephemeral node with Docker.
 
-To build the Docker image:
+To build the Docker image without archive:
 
 ```bash
 docker build -t rusk .
 ```
 
+To build the Docker image with archive:
+```bash
+docker build -t rusk --build-arg CARGO_FEATURES="archive" .
+```
+
 To run Rusk inside a Docker container:
 
 ```bash