Snap configure hook timing out in CI

Metadata

Project: charmcraft
Number: #1982
Type: issue
State: closed
Author: lengau
Labels: —
Created: 2024-11-01 09:26 AM UTC
Updated: 2024-11-12 05:37 PM UTC
Closed: 2024-11-12 05:37 PM UTC

Current evaluation

Configure-hook CI timeouts were fixed by merged PR #1984 (commit 02539ab0), preventing hooks from triggering the slow implicit installation of LXD.

Resolution: closed resolved

Reason: PR #1984 was merged as commit 02539ab0 and explicitly fixes #1982 by checking whether LXD is installed before running the snap hooks.

Evaluated by: mr-cal-bot

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Issue body

### Bug Description The `configure` hook will often time out in CI, as reported by @jnsgruk ### To Reproduce See: - https://github.com/jnsgruk/zinc-k8s-operator/actions/runs/11626972684/job/32379535656?pr=297 - https://github.com/jnsgruk/concierge/actions/runs/11627000431/job/32379648837#step:6:162 ### Environment GitHub CI (see above projects ### charmcraft.yaml ```yaml n/a ``` ### Relevant log output ```shell snap install charmcraft --channel latest/stable --classic 2024-11-01T09:08:42Z INFO Waiting for automatic snapd restart... error: cannot perform the following tasks: - Run configure hook of "charmcraft" snap if present (run hook "configure": <exceeded maximum runtime of 5m0s>) ```

Evaluation history

Date	Model	Scores	Action	Summary
2026-10-02 09:32 PM UTC	stealth/space-bunny-alpha	—	closed resolved	Configure-hook CI timeouts were fixed by merged PR #1984 (commit 02539ab0), preventing hooks from triggering the slow implicit installation of LXD.
2026-09-24 09:54 PM UTC	stealth/space-bunny-alpha	—	closed resolved	Fixed by merged PR canonical/charmcraft#1984 (commit 02539ab0), which checks whether LXD is installed before snap hooks run, preventing the timeout.
2026-09-06 03:12 PM UTC	qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6	—	—	Closed without a code fix. Root cause identified: the lxc wrapper on Ubuntu 24.04 triggers a background LXD installation that exceeds the 5-minute timeout. Workaround: pre-install LXD or use Ubuntu 22.04. Internal ticket CRAFT-3625 tracks further resolution.
2026-07-23 02:22 PM UTC	qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b	—	—	Closed without a code fix after identifying the root cause: the lxc wrapper on Ubuntu 24.04 installs LXD, taking ~20 minutes and exceeding the 5-minute hook timeout. Resolved by recommending workarounds to preinstall LXD or use Ubuntu 22.04.
2026-07-22 01:27 PM UTC	qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b	—	—	Closed. Timeout caused by Ubuntu 24.04 lacking LXD, triggering a slow lxc wrapper installation. Workaround: pre-install LXD or use Ubuntu 22.04. Internal ticket CRAFT-3625 tracks the fix.
2026-07-13 11:36 PM UTC	qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6	—	—	Closed without a code fix. Root cause identified: the lxc wrapper on Ubuntu 24.04 installs LXD, exceeding the 5-minute hook timeout. Workaround: pre-install LXD or use Ubuntu 22.04.

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Related work

Likely Fixed By: canonical/charmcraft#1984 (confidence 100%)
Merged fix adding an early LXD installation check to prevent hook timeouts.

Related issues

Issue	Project	State	Summary	Similarity
#1987 Charmcraft snap fails to install due to a timeout on the configure hook	charmcraft	closed	Resolved by merged PR #1984 (commit 02539ab0), which checks that LXD is installed before snap hooks call lxc, avoiding implicit LXD installation and configure-hook timeouts.	71%