Add snap packaging support

[lnee94]

So this adds the configurations required to make a snap
The snaps name needs to get register with snapcraft register fowl
https://snapcraft.io/docs/releasing-your-app

Note edit the relese entry in the snapcraft.yaml when making a new relese

[meejah]

Hello.

Neat, thanks! I've never packaged or released via Snap before. If possible, can you write down the steps please?

Usually I have a like "how to make a release" document, but for now all this repo has is the Makefile and/or DEVELOPERS so one or both of those might be good places to write it down. Meantime I'll look into registering the name.

[meejah]

Apparently this needs manual review. I have requested that a few minutes ago: https://dashboard.snapcraft.io/register-snap-feedback/fowl/ (might need to be logged in to see this? I don't know how snapcraft.io works).

[lnee94]

Apparently this needs manual review. I have requested that a few minutes ago: https://dashboard.snapcraft.io/register-snap-feedback/fowl/ (might need to be logged in to see this? I don't know how snapcraft.io works).

Yes you will need to make a dev account here is the publishing instructions https://snapcraft.io/docs/releasing-your-app
to build a snap simply run snapcraft in the main directory

[lnee94]

Heres the guide on how to register a name https://snapcraft.io/docs/registering-your-app-name

[lnee94]

I added code to the make file that updates the snapcraft version

I don't know how you want to set up the rest so ya.

To build the snap run snapcraft
to upload run snapcraft upload --release=stable mysnap_latest_amd64.snap

[meejah]

Great, thanks! The snap "store" has approved my name, so I should be able to try the above now. (That's what I meant by "manual review", they had to do some stuff to approve "fowl" I guess?)

[lnee94]

Great, thanks! The snap "store" has approved my name, so I should be able to try the above now. (That's what I meant by "manual review", they had to do some stuff to approve "fowl" I guess?)

So ya there was some crypto stealer and pretended to be a alleddy existing wallet so they do a review to make sure that you have a legiment clame to the name fowl.

Also the fowld is do to how snap works is the fowl.fowld command

[lnee94]

You can request that fowld be a base command by https://snapcraft.io/docs/commands-and-aliases#p-19557-requesting-aliases

[meejah]

Tried some more, after installing "lxd" and some other things "snapcraft" wanted; hung on this:

2025-02-02 20:33:01.698 craft_providers.lxd.errors.LXDError: LXD has not been properly initialized.
2025-02-02 20:33:01.698 The default LXD profile is empty or does not contain a disk device with a path of '/'.
2025-02-02 20:33:01.698 Execute 'lxd init --auto' to initialize LXD.

and executing the recommended fix doesn't help.

[lnee94]

Tried some more, after installing "lxd" and some other things "snapcraft" wanted; hung on this:

2025-02-02 20:33:01.698 craft_providers.lxd.errors.LXDError: LXD has not been properly initialized.
2025-02-02 20:33:01.698 The default LXD profile is empty or does not contain a disk device with a path of '/'.
2025-02-02 20:33:01.698 Execute 'lxd init --auto' to initialize LXD.

and executing the recommended fix doesn't help.

First try running sudo adduser "$USER" lxd
What system are your on like OS distro if your running wsl etc.

[meejah]

Debian 12 / bookworm

[lnee94]

Debian 12 / bookworm

on a fresh install of debian 12 i do this and it works

# apt update
# apt install snapd
# snap install snapcraft
# /sbin/adduser $USER sudo
# /sbin/adduser $USER lxd
git clone https://github.com/lnee94/fowl.git
cd fowl
git checkout patch-1
snapcraft
// note i get the same error
lxd init --auto
snapcraft
// now it works