Simplify your snapcraft.yaml development with Jsonnet
Use Jsonnet syntax to build your snapcraft.yaml. Jsonnet allows you to import and use third-party snippet libraries to save writing the same boilerplate over and over again. The author of this snap has documented and catalogued several libraries, which can be found via https://sc-jsonnet.readthedocs.io/en/latest/available-libraries.html.
Enable snaps on Raspberry Pi and install sc-jsonnet
Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.
Snaps are discoverable and installable from the Snap Store, an app store with an audience of millions.
Enable snapd
On a Raspberry Pi running the latest version of Raspbian snap can be installed directly from the command line:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
You will also need to reboot your device:
sudo reboot
After this, install the core snap in order to get the latest snapd:
sudo snap install core
Install sc-jsonnet
To install sc-jsonnet, simply use the following command: