Deprecated: The remote part feature is obsoleted in the recent versions of Snapcraft and should be avoided, refer The magic-launch launcher: Fix file type detection based on libmagic - doc - snapcraft.io for the latest implementation.
This remote part fixes libmagic file type autodetection compatibility in snaps.
How to use
Merge the following snapcraft YAML snippet:
parts:
# Remote part for fixing libmagic applications
magic-launch:
And prepend "${SNAP}"/bin/magic-launch to the snap app’s command chain:
apps:
_app_name_:
command: >
bin/magic-launch
_command_
The implementation
References
file(1) manual page
For generic remote part usage refer: Remote (reusable) parts