On Thu, Jan 19, 2017 at 3:47 AM, Sergio Schvezov <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello snapcrafters! > > We are pleased to announce the release of version `2.25` of snapcraft has > been released: > https://launchpad.net/snapcraft/+milestone/2.25 > > This release is now available on xenial-updates, yakkety-updates and zesty. > What follows are the full release notes (the prettier version can be read at > https://github.com/snapcore/snapcraft/releases/tag/2.25) > > # New in this release > > ## Support for hooks > Hooks support has arrived. There are currently two ways to use them, either > with a by-convention path or by using a `part` and installing into an > expected path in the part's install directory. > > Find out more about this feature at > https://github.com/snapcore/snapcraft/blob/master/docs/hooks.md > > ## Desktop file support > Aside from the by-convention functionality already in place, you can now > declare a desktop file from your app within an `apps` entry using a path > relative to the `prime` directory pointing to a desktop file, snapcraft will > take care of the rest.
I would not recommend starting to use that new feature because of https://launchpad.net/bugs/1658123. This will hopefully be usable in time for 2.26. > So if your project already has a desktop file, say in > `./prime/usr/share/applications/my-app.desktop` all you need to do is > something like this: > > ```yaml > apps: > my-app: > command: my-app > desktop: usr/share/applications/my-app.desktop > ``` > > That said, it is worth mentioning that the by-convention mechanism is still > supported. > > ## rust plugin > The `rust` plugin has seen an improvement and a couple of bug fixes. > > The added feature allow for one to set `rust-features` which is a list of > strings used to build optional dependencies (run `snapcraft help rust` for a > bit more details). > > The bug fixes relate to: > > - Allowing to build with `Cargo.toml` not in the base source directory. > - Repecting the other `rust` plugin properties: `rust-channel` and > `rust-revision`. > > ## nodejs plugin > The plugin now correctly downloads dependencies in `package.json` to the > correct location. > > ## godeps plugin > This plugin is now no longer affected by `GOBIN` being set in the environment. > > ## deb sources > `deb` sources are now being handled with `python-debian` which does > incorrecly handle symlinks. > > ## More modes for daemon's in apps > You can now set the `daemon` property in an `apps` entry to `notify` (and it > will follow systemd's expected behavior for this service type). > > ## Deprecations > Some new deprecations have been introduced, for `parts` the `prime` keyword > is now favored over the `snap` one. When using the `snap` keyword a link to > http://snapcraft.io/docs/deprecation-notices/dn1 will be presented with more > information and the migration path. > > Plugins that are part of snapcraft that were displaying `DEPRECATED` notices > have all been updated to use the newer plugin API. > > ## Classic confinement > Some improvements were made to classic confinement with a more comprehensive > error when the prerequisites to build a classic confined snap are not met. > > ## parts > Improvements were made to the core parts management of snapcraft: > > - `stage` entries now don't need to be replicated in `prime`. > - cleaning all parts works correctly even if `snapcraft.yaml` is broken. > > ## Others > For the full list of things available on 2.25 feel free to check > https://launchpad.net/snapcraft/+milestone/2.25 > > # Contributions > This release has seen some contributions from outside of the snapcraft core > team, so we want to give a shout out to these folks, here's a team thank you > for: > > - Chris Holcombe > - Jonathon Love > - Kit Randel > - Marco Trevisan > - Matthew Aguirre > - Olivier Tilloy > > # Final Notes > To get the source for this release check it out at > https://github.com/snapcore/snapcraft/releases/tag/2.25 > > A great place to collaborate and discuss features, bugs and ideas on > snapcraft is [email protected] mailing list or on the snapcraft > channel on Rocket Chat https://rocket.ubuntu.com/channel/snapcraft > > To file bugs, please go to https://bugs.launchpad.net/snapcraft/+filebug. > > Happy snapcrafting! > -- Sergio and the team > > -- > Sent using Dekko from my Ubuntu device > > -- > Snapcraft mailing list > [email protected] > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/snapcraft -- Snapcraft mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/snapcraft
