Tool to cross-compile ROS snaps for x86_64 and arm64 machines using remote AWS buildfarms.

Snap xCompile takes the idea of remote builds and uses a variety of AWS services to build snaps while keeping your source code private.

The tool spins up a remote server hosted on AWS, gathers all relevant applications files with their dependencies, executes the snapping process, and fetches the completed snap to the host workstation. The result is a seamless one-step method to cross-compile snaps that requires zero configuration effort from the user.

Currently, Snap xCompile supports snapping for x86-64 and arm64 targets.

• An AWS account
• AWS CLI tools installed and configured on your workstation

1. Download the project to your local system.

git clone https://github.com/aws-samples/snap-xcompile.git

2. Give execution permission to the shell script.

cd snap-xcompile/

chmod +x src/sxc.sh

3. Snap example ROS project for the desired target architecture (arm64 or x86_64).

./src/sxc.sh --source examples/ros_hello_world/ --arch arm64

This step will take several minutes to finish. Go ahead and take that much-needed break in the meantime!

4. The desired snap will be located in your working directory once the script finishes execution.

ls .

1. Transfer snap to your target system.

2. Install snap. Replace FILENAME with name of the snap produced by Snap xCompile.

sudo snap install --devmode FILENAME.snap

snap list

3. Invoke launch function from the ROS snap.

hello-world.launch

See CONTRIBUTING for more information.

This library is licensed under the MIT-0 License. See the LICENSE file.