Juju Snap Changes

[Tim Penhey]

Thanks Nicholas,

Sounds awesome.

Tim

On 01/03/17 08:52, Nicholas Skaggs wrote:
> Those of you subscribed to a snap channel may have noticed some nice
> changes that happened with 2.1 release. The juju snap package now
> utilizes classic mode, and all channels (including stable) are now
> active. You should expect feature parity (including things like bash
> completion) with the debian package of juju. In addition, the juju snap
> also shares environments with the debian installed version. This means
> your current models and credentials are utilized.
>
> I would encourage those that haven't yet tried out the snap to do so and
> provide feedback. I think you'll find it a quick and easy way to get juju.
>
> snap install juju --classic
>
> Those of you who want to build your own snap to share will also find it
> much easier. By default, running snapcraft on the juju tree will build a
> snap using your local tree and will bundle the needed agent. The
> snapcraft.yaml also points out how easily you can grab a specific
> branch, commit or tag to snap up. Sharing your own version of the juju
> client with the world is as simple as "snapcraft, snapcraft release".
>
> You'll find the snap related things in the snap folder in the juju git
> tree. As always PRs welcome!
>
> Nicholas
>