From 2f899537e5f8875b0586e377ae13b6aab46a5974 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Marcus=20Sch=C3=A4fer?= <marcus.schaefer@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2026 00:41:08 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Allow to ignore volume setup

Add new podman pilot option %ignore_missing_volume_path.
When provisioning a container with a shared volume setup
like --volume /host/path:/container/path
or -v /host/path:/container/path, the default action is
to stop with an error when the host path does not exist.
This option allows to continue even if the host path is
missing. This Fixes bsc#1274855
---
 doc/podman-pilot.rst       |  9 +++++++++
 podman-pilot/src/podman.rs | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++--
 2 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/podman-pilot.rst b/doc/podman-pilot.rst
index 5499897..1540b80 100644
--- a/doc/podman-pilot.rst
+++ b/doc/podman-pilot.rst
@@ -156,6 +156,15 @@ OPTIONS
   even if there are files missing. This can lead to a non functional
   instance of course, you have been warned.
 
+%ignore_missing_volume_path
+
+  When provisioning a container with a shared volume setup
+  like --volume /host/path:/container/path or -v /host/path:/container/path,
+  the default action is to stop with an error when the host path does
+  not exist. This option allows to continue even if the host path is
+  missing. This can lead to a non functional instance of course, you
+  have been warned.
+
 %interactive
 
   Force interactive call style for processes like a shell.
diff --git a/podman-pilot/src/podman.rs b/podman-pilot/src/podman.rs
index cc256a3..3781d4d 100644
--- a/podman-pilot/src/podman.rs
+++ b/podman-pilot/src/podman.rs
@@ -224,8 +224,13 @@ pub fn create(
     // Garbage collect occasionally
     gc(user)?;
 
+    let pilot_options = Lookup::get_pilot_run_options();
+
     // create the container with configured runtime arguments
     let var_pattern = Regex::new(r"%([A-Z]+)").unwrap();
+    let volume_pattern = Regex::new(
+        r"(?:^|\s)(?:--volume|-v)(?:\s*=\s*|\s+)([^\s:]+)"
+    ).unwrap();
     for arg in podman.iter().flatten().flat_map(|x| x.splitn(2, ' ')) {
         let mut arg_value = arg.to_string();
         // The value of a variable can contain another %VAR reference.
@@ -255,7 +260,22 @@ pub fn create(
                 );
             }
         }
-        app.arg(arg_value);
+        let mut use_option = true;
+        if pilot_options.contains_key("%ignore_missing_volume_path") {
+            if let Some(capture) = volume_pattern.captures(&arg_value.clone()) {
+                let host_volume_path = &capture.get(1).unwrap().as_str();
+                if ! Path::new(&host_volume_path).exists() {
+                    if Lookup::is_debug() {
+                        debug!("Volume path {} not found", host_volume_path);
+                        debug!("Call option {} skipped", arg_value);
+                    }
+                    use_option = false
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        if use_option {
+            app.arg(arg_value);
+        }
     };
 
     // set default runtime arguments if none configured
@@ -305,7 +325,6 @@ pub fn create(
     if Lookup::is_debug() {
         debug!("{:?} {:?}", app.get_program(), app.get_args());
     }
-    let pilot_options = Lookup::get_pilot_run_options();
     let mut spinner = None;
     if pilot_options.contains_key("%progress") {
         spinner = Some(