Snap package

[barsan-md]

This utility is no more available in Ubuntu 18.04, for some reasons. Did anyone consider creating a snap package (or flatpack if you prefer)?. That would make it available for the whole linux ecosystem.

[SimonKagstrom]

I'm not sure. I don't know snap packages myself, so have no idea about how to create one.

The Debian package was not kept up to date, version-wise, so perhaps that's why they dropped it.

There are docker builds for kcov, if that helps.

[barsan-md]

I managed to correctly install the docker image and run it using
docker run...
Now my problem maybe is not directly relevant but I cannot managed to run kcov from automatic tools (like CMake).

I created an alias
alias kcov="docker run..."
In the bashrc file but it doesn't work outside the terminal emulator.

In general snap/flatpack is much easier from a dump user point of view.
Do you have suggestions?

[gocarlos]

I can take on this one as i have packaged already some apps as snaps... would be happy to contribute if you like

[SimonKagstrom]

Thanks a lot @gocarlos and @barsan-ds !

[williamdes]

I think we should close this as I will refresh the Debian package soon
See #444
https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/kcov