diff --git a/docs/changes/changes_02x_03x.md b/docs/changes/changes_02x_03x.md index 6ce90430f..a0bc6fdd9 100644 --- a/docs/changes/changes_02x_03x.md +++ b/docs/changes/changes_02x_03x.md @@ -24,6 +24,20 @@ environment, and it will package a fully functional environment. You can still include customizations and so on with the `--include` flag, and these will continue to work as expected. +## Base Box Packaging with `vagrant package` + +Base box creators rejoice! You can now package base boxes using the `vagrant package` +command. This also means that, along with the above change, you no longer need +to "copy down the MAC address," since Vagrant handles this for you. An example, +if you created a base virtual machine named "karmic" (in VirtualBox): + +{% highlight bash %} +$ vagrant package --base karmic +{% endhighlight %} + +That's all there is to it! No more manual Vagrantfile creation, no more manual +`tar`ing, etc. + ## Minor Changes #### Specifying a Box with `vagrant init`