Transition catkin plugin to use catkin build

[a]

The catkin plugin is currently using the catkin_make_isolated method to create the desired files needed for the snap. However, the current recommended method for constructing ros packages is using catkin build. Using catkin build would provide a more robust method for constructing the packages.

More information about the differences between make and build can be found here: https://catkin-tools.readthedocs.io/en/latest/migration.html

In the plugin source there are also some mentions of transitioning to catkin Tools.

[Kyle Fazzari (kyrofa)]

I'm not sure I agree that catkin tools is the recommended method, as all of the tutorials still use catkin. However, I do agree that catkin tools might resolve some difficulties and make builds generally faster, we just need to introduce it either as a new plugin or behind a feature flag of some sort so we make sure no one is broken by the change.

[a (annesteenbeek)]

I think a flag would be most efficient since they are mutually exclusive anyways. I'l attempt to create a build implementation in the near future. Maybe implement it at first as default off, build tends to "break" some packages due to hidden bugs in cmake.

[Sergio Schvezov (sergiusens)]

https://github.com/snapcore/snapcraft/pull/1593

[Kyle Fazzari (kyrofa)]

Note that we've gone with a new plugin (catkin-tools) in order to test the water. You can try it out using the snap in edge:

    $ sudo snap install snapcraft --edge --classic

Or you can wait for 2.36 to be released.