This repo shows a minimal example of how to package a Go program in a Snap package.
go build
This should create a binary in the current directory called helloworld.
You can execute it as usual with:
$ ./helloworld
hello world
To compile the Go code and put it inside a snap, run:
snapcraft -v
The output will look similar to this:
Starting Snapcraft X.X.X
...
Created snap package go-hello-world_0.1_amd64.snap
In the current directory there should now be a new file called go-hello-world_0.1_amd64.snap.
Install the snap by running:
snap install ./go-hello-world_0.1_amd64.snap --dangerous --devmode
Run the snap by calling its name. It should print out "hello world"
$ go-hello-world
hello world
To clean up, remove the Snap from your system byt running:
$ snap remove go-hello-world
go-hello-world removed
Note: Snap asks for your password when installing and removing packages.