linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] scripts/package: snap-pkg target

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Date:   Wed, 6 Dec 2017 19:14:26 +0100
From:   Paolo Pisati <paolo.pisati@...onical.com>
To:     Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>
Cc:     Jim Davis <jim.epost@...il.com>,
        Michal Marek <michal.lkml@...kovi.net>,
        Behan Webster <behanw@...verseincode.com>,
        Matthias Kaehlcke <mka@...omium.org>,
        Vinícius Tinti <viniciustinti@...il.com>,
        linux-kbuild <linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] scripts/package: snap-pkg target

On Wed, Dec 6, 2017 at 11:36 AM, Masahiro Yamada
<yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com> wrote:
> Just one question to Paolo:
>
>   If some change like firmware removal happens in the future,
>   patching for snapcraft is necessary?
>     (i.e. users are required to upgrade snapcraft from --edge ?)
>
> I guess the answer is yes, because "plugin: kernel" needs to know
> the kernel-build system internal.

Well, in this case, i had to fix the 'kernel-with-firmware' option to
skip the 'firmware_install' step since
we took it by default - let's say that in the future the
'modules_install' target is removed or change name,
then i'll have to patch snapcraft.

Wrt updating from -edge, i told you to take it from there because snap
packages land there more often and more quickly
compared to the canonicaldeb  archive, so from a developer perspective
it's easier&quicker to iterate over it, but sooner
or later (e.g. once snapcraft 2.36.1 reaches the snap -stable
channel), it will be copied to the deb archive too -
IOW, you would get using apt-get only too.
-- 
bye,
p.