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60 lines
2.5 KiB
XML
60 lines
2.5 KiB
XML
<section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
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xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
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xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
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xml:id="sec-pkgs-snapTools">
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<title>pkgs.snapTools</title>
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<para>
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<varname>pkgs.snapTools</varname> is a set of functions for creating Snapcraft images. Snap and Snapcraft is not used to perform these operations.
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</para>
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<section xml:id="ssec-pkgs-snapTools-makeSnap-signature">
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<title>The makeSnap Function</title>
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<para>
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<function>makeSnap</function> takes a single named argument, <parameter>meta</parameter>. This argument mirrors <link xlink:href="https://docs.snapcraft.io/snap-format">the upstream <filename>snap.yaml</filename> format</link> exactly.
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</para>
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<para>
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The <parameter>base</parameter> should not be be specified, as <function>makeSnap</function> will force set it.
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</para>
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<para>
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Currently, <function>makeSnap</function> does not support creating GUI stubs.
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</para>
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</section>
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<section xml:id="ssec-pkgs-snapTools-build-a-snap-hello">
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<title>Build a Hello World Snap</title>
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<example xml:id="ex-snapTools-buildSnap-hello">
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<title>Making a Hello World Snap</title>
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<para>
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The following expression packages GNU Hello as a Snapcraft snap.
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</para>
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<programlisting><xi:include href="./snap/example-hello.nix" parse="text" /></programlisting>
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<para>
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<command>nix-build</command> this expression and install it with <command>snap install ./result --dangerous</command>. <command>hello</command> will now be the Snapcraft version of the package.
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</para>
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</example>
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</section>
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<section xml:id="ssec-pkgs-snapTools-build-a-snap-firefox">
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<title>Build a Hello World Snap</title>
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<example xml:id="ex-snapTools-buildSnap-firefox">
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<title>Making a Graphical Snap</title>
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<para>
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Graphical programs require many more integrations with the host. This example uses Firefox as an example, because it is one of the most complicated programs we could package.
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</para>
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<programlisting><xi:include href="./snap/example-firefox.nix" parse="text" /></programlisting>
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<para>
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<command>nix-build</command> this expression and install it with <command>snap install ./result --dangerous</command>. <command>nix-example-firefox</command> will now be the Snapcraft version of the Firefox package.
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</para>
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<para>
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The specific meaning behind plugs can be looked up in the <link xlink:href="https://docs.snapcraft.io/supported-interfaces">Snapcraft interface documentation</link>.
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</para>
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</example>
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</section>
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</section>
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