Hi, Thanks, yes it definitely seems one snap multiple binaries is the way to go. I will have a look now at the link. Thanks for the fast responses. Jenny On 23 Mar 2017 18:42, "Michael Hall" <mhall...@ubuntu.com> wrote:
> Hi Jenny, > > Here's a link to the documentation showing how to include more than one > executable in your snap package, as Sergio and Gustavo already mentioned: > > https://snapcraft.io/docs/build-snaps/metadata > > In it you will see that the apps: stanza can have multiple children, one > for each executable you want to expose outside of your snap. These will > take the form of /snap/bin/<snap>.<app> and can be called from the > command-line. If <snap> == <app> it will condense down to just > /snap/bin/<snap> to be cleaner. > > > Michael Hall > mhall...@ubuntu.com > > On 03/23/2017 02:20 PM, Gustavo Niemeyer wrote: > > Hi Jenny, > > > > Yes, what you want to do is really to have both of them in the same snap. > > That's super simple, and it's fine that they are different languages, > > different processes, etc. > > > > > > On Thu, Mar 23, 2017 at 2:36 PM, Jenny Murphy < > jenny.mur...@episensor.com> > > wrote: > > > >> Hi, > >> I currently have a java application running in a snap. As part of some > >> added functionality my java application will need to communicate with a > C > >> program executable. We are weighing up the options of how this would > work. > >> The probably obvious way is to build a new snap which contains the C > >> program executable. Then we need some way of inter snap communication. > >> > >> So my first question is what is recommend for INTER snap communication, > how > >> is it supposed to work? > >> > >> > >> Alternatively could one snap contain two binaries? In this way could > >> traditional linux inter process communication methods be used? This is > my > >> second question. > >> > >> Thanks in advance. > >> > >> -- > >> *Jenny Murphy* > >> *EpiSensor, Georges Quay House, Georges Quay, Limerick, Ireland* > >> jenny.mur...@episensor.com <jenny.mur...@episensor.com> t | +353 (0) > 61 > >> 512 511 w | http://www.episensor.com > >> -- > >> Snapcraft mailing list > >> Snapcraft@lists.snapcraft.io > >> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/ > >> mailman/listinfo/snapcraft > >> > > > > > > > > -- > Snapcraft mailing list > Snapcraft@lists.snapcraft.io > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/ > mailman/listinfo/snapcraft > -- Snapcraft mailing list Snapcraft@lists.snapcraft.io Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/snapcraft
