think i might have something working. ipxe untested still.

extra/dist.build.ini

@@ -199,6 +199,8 @@ gpgkey = 7F2D434B9741E8AC
 ;     If you don't specify a personal GPG config
 ;     (under the gpg section), then you'll definitely probably
 ;     want to leave this blank.
+; 2.) If set, make sure you use a valid URI (e.g.:
+;     hkp://pgp.mit.edu )
 gpgkeyserver =
 
 ; Should we sign our release files? (See the GPG section)
@@ -242,14 +244,14 @@ srcdir = ${dlpath}/src
 ; What directory should we use for staging?
 ; 0.) No whitespace
 ; 1.) Will be created if it doesn't exist
-tempdir = ${dlpath}/temp
+prepdir = ${dlpath}/temp
 
 ; Where should we stage the boot files?
 ; This should not be the same dir as other options!
 ; The default is recommended.
 ; 0.) No whitespace
 ; 1.) Will be created if it doesn't exist
-archboot = ${tempdir}/${bdisk:name}
+archboot = ${prepdir}/${bdisk:name}
 
 ; What directory/path should we use as a base 
 ; directory for mountpoints?

extra/pre-build.d/root/pre-build.sh

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 source /etc/bash.bashrc
+# needed so we override whatever's set in python
+# alternatively, we can just mkdir -p $GNUPGHOME
+export GNUPGHOME=/root/.gnupg
 
 # Import settings.
 source /root/VARS.txt

extra/templates/iPXE/EFI/base.conf.j2

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 title   {{ bdisk['pname'] }} iPXE (netboot)
-efi   /EFI/BOOT/efiboot.efi
+efi   /EFI/BOOT/mini.efi