Name a stage per build-arguments using a Dockerfile with multi-stage-builds

Question

Is there a possibiliity to name a build-stage? I am searching something like the following example:

ARG NAME

FROM python:3.7-alpine as modul-${NAME}
# ...

If I try this example this error occurs:

Error response from daemon: Dockerfile parse error line 5: invalid name for build stage: "modul-${NAME}", name can't start with a number or contain symbols

I also tryed to use the argument as tag (modul:${NAME}) with the same result.

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 17 '20 at 21:06

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You can do this with BuildKit, which requires docker 18.09+. (https://docs.docker.com/develop/develop-images/build_enhancements/)

All you have to do is set an env variable before building:

DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 docker build -t whatever .

I don't think it's possible without BuildKit.

answered Feb 17 '20 at 21:06

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I was using Docker version 20.10.21 and this didn't seem to work. – Filip Gajowniczek Dec 16 '22 at 20:39
This doesn't work: this answer should not be voted as the accepted one. – Aerendir Dec 23 '22 at 17:16

Name a stage per build-arguments using a Dockerfile with multi-stage-builds

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