Re: Creating a snap using make or autotools
On Thu, 26 Jan 2017 06:55:32 +, Luther Goh Lu Feng wrote: > This probably isn't the right place to ask, but I thought I > should ask in case it does matter in the context of snapping: > when creating a snap of say, a hello world program in C[1], > should I use the make or autotools plugin? This is exactly the right place to ask > Is one better than the other when it comes to snap creation? They should both produce working results. > A quick visual scan of snappy playpen seems to indicate that > more project use autotools than make, though I am unsure if the > numbers are reflective of actual preferences. Appreciate if > anyone can share more. Because it was trendy in linux-land for a while. cmake is also popular these days, traditional unix commands used to just use Makefiles. > Full disclosure: I am unfamiliar with both make and autotools. Thanks. I cannot open [1], but if that is just driven by make, then use make, if there is no build mechanism you can write your own or even just script the commands manually. > [1] http://groups.engin.umd.umich.edu/CIS/course.des/cis400/c/hworld.html -- Sent using Dekko from my Ubuntu device -- Snapcraft mailing list Snapcraft@lists.snapcraft.io Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/snapcraft
Re: Creating a snap using make or autotools
On Thu, Jan 26, 2017 at 7:55 AM, Luther Goh Lu Feng wrote: > This probably isn't the right place to ask, but I thought I should ask in > case it does matter in the context of snapping: when creating a snap of say, > a hello world program in C[1], should I use the make or autotools plugin? > > Is one better than the other when it comes to snap creation? > > A quick visual scan of snappy playpen seems to indicate that more project use > autotools than make, though I am unsure if the numbers are reflective of > actual preferences. Appreciate if anyone can share more. > > Full disclosure: I am unfamiliar with both make and autotools. Thanks. > > [1] http://groups.engin.umd.umich.edu/CIS/course.des/cis400/c/hworld.html Snapcraft supports both equally well, so it’s just a matter of personal preference, really. If you’re snapping an upstream application, then use whatever build system upstream provides. If you’re authoring your application from scratch, use whatever you’re more comfortable with. You’re not limited to make or autotools by the way, there are more modern build systems available as snapcraft plugins, such as SCons or CMake. If you’re not familiar with either of those, you’ll need to pick one and learn at least the very basics (for such a simple hello world kind of example, the build files should be trivial with any decent build system). HTH, Olivier -- Snapcraft mailing list Snapcraft@lists.snapcraft.io Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/snapcraft
Creating a snap using make or autotools
This probably isn't the right place to ask, but I thought I should ask in case it does matter in the context of snapping: when creating a snap of say, a hello world program in C[1], should I use the make or autotools plugin? Is one better than the other when it comes to snap creation? A quick visual scan of snappy playpen seems to indicate that more project use autotools than make, though I am unsure if the numbers are reflective of actual preferences. Appreciate if anyone can share more. Full disclosure: I am unfamiliar with both make and autotools. Thanks. [1] http://groups.engin.umd.umich.edu/CIS/course.des/cis400/c/hworld.html -- Snapcraft mailing list Snapcraft@lists.snapcraft.io Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/snapcraft
