Hi James, OK now I understand. Still not all resolved but that can be handled in the other thread. https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/snapcraft/2016-July/000561.html
Thanks again, On 29 July 2016 at 10:26, James Jesudason <james.jesuda...@canonical.com> wrote: > > > On 28 July 2016 at 18:36, Dietmar Winkler <dietmar.wink...@dwe.no> wrote: >> >> Thanks James, >> >> you are right the build works now. But I hope you don't mind me asking >> (since I really want to understand it) how you ended up at that >> IPEPREFIX path. >> >> The source is in: >> >> ~/tmp/snap/ipe/parts/ipe/src >> >> For the build that gets copied over to >> >> ~/tmp/snap/ipe/parts/ipe/build >> >> make gets executed in the subdir "src", which means now we are in >> >> ~/tmp/snap/ipe/parts/ipe/build/src >> >> Now I try to travers 3 levels up as defined by >> >> - IPEPREFIX=../../../install >> >> and I end up in >> >> ~/tmp/snap/ipe/parts/ >> >> but here is only the "ipe" dir the install is one level below: >> >> ~/tmp/snap/ipe/parts[master]$ tree -L 2 >> . >> └── ipe >> ├── build >> ├── install >> ├── src >> ├── state >> └── ubuntu >> >> So how come >> >> - IPEPREFIX=../../../install >> >> works but >> >> - IPEPREFIX=../../install >> >> would not (which I would find logical)? >> > It's more to do with the build script than with snapcraft. Since there are > multiple directories called "install" it's hard to see what's happening. If > you try something like "../xxxx" instead, then it's easier to spot what the > script is doing. > > When the script was running, I spotted that it said: > > make[2]: Entering directory '<snip>/parts/ipe/build/src/ipe' > > So, that's where the extra level comes from. > > >> >> >> One other question, is there somewhere a list of available "plugs". I >> guessed I would need "x11" but only found this reference in some >> examples. I did not manage to find any specific documentation on this. >> > > The plugs are documented with snapd rather than snapcraft. There's a list > here: > https://developer.ubuntu.com/en/snappy/guides/interfaces/ > > But the definitive list is the source code (sometimes the tests there can be > helpful): > https://github.com/snapcore/snapd/tree/master/interfaces/builtin > > The "playpen" examples can be helpful as well: > https://github.com/ubuntu/snappy-playpen > -- /Dietmar/ Secure email communication: https://encrypt.to/dietmar.wink...@dwe.no Public OpenPGP key: 0x235E6689 -- Snapcraft mailing list Snapcraft@lists.snapcraft.io Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/snapcraft
