snapd

[Ryan Schmidt]

On Jun 17, 2016, at 11:38 AM, Alexey Kuznetsov wrote:

> On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 7:32 PM, Ryan Schmidt wrote:
> 
>> On Jun 17, 2016, at 11:24 AM, Alexey Kuznetsov wrote:
>> 
>> > Universal “snap” packages launch on multiple Linux distros
>> >
>> > https://insights.ubuntu.com/2016/06/14/universal-snap-packages-launch-on-multiple-linux-distros/
>> >
>> > Even OpenWRT on the list. Why not join?
>> 
>> Do I understand correctly that you are suggesting that MacPorts should change its binary package format from what it currently uses to this "snap" package format? If so, what would be the advantage to MacPorts to doing so?
> 
> I think this is step in the right direction make all packages support for the same format. Having same portfile format (.yaml format) for all distros is very nice.
> 
> http://snapcraft.io/create/ 

Why?

I can begin to understand the advantage of a single binary format that can be used on multiple different Linux distributions. But there is no comparison in the Mac world. There is only one distribution of OS X: namely, OS X as distributed by Apple. And MacPorts works on it. So what problem exactly do you think MacPorts using "snap" packages will solve?