From d6bc4da7599220a1bf4c97ec6090836dfb60d6b3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: xXJsonDeruloXx <danielhimebauch@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:54:03 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] fix: retry the local build's image check instead of
 rebuilding on a busy docker daemon

---
 tools/build_local.sh | 9 ++++++++-
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/build_local.sh b/tools/build_local.sh
index ec3028de3..c46b3b2e8 100755
--- a/tools/build_local.sh
+++ b/tools/build_local.sh
@@ -89,7 +89,14 @@ linuxfs_replaced=1
 rm -rf -- "${linuxfs_dir}"
 mkdir -p "${linuxfs_dir}"
 
-if ! docker image inspect "${image_name}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+# A busy daemon (another container running) can fail one inspect of an image that is there, and
+# the rebuild that follows hangs on the registry's metadata for the base image: ask a few times.
+image_present=0
+for _ in 1 2 3 4 5; do
+    if docker image inspect "${image_name}" >/dev/null 2>&1; then image_present=1; break; fi
+    sleep 2
+done
+if [[ "${image_present}" = 0 ]]; then
     docker build --platform linux/amd64 -t "${image_name}" \
         -f "${repo_root}/tools/local-cross.Dockerfile" "${repo_root}"
 fi