Cannot stage packages with charmcraft
Metadata
Current evaluation
stage-packages in charmcraft.yaml fails with apt method driver error; maintainer says blocked by #1839 and #1844, internal ticket CRAFT-4393 created.
Suggested action: keep open
Reason: Maintainer @lengau explicitly acknowledged the issue and stated it is blocked by #1839 and #1844, which are open feature requests requiring broader stage-packages work. The issue has a clear reproducer and an internal Jira ticket (CRAFT-4393), so it remains a valid, triaged bug/limitation.
Evaluated by: mr-cal-bot
Impact:
45
Quick Win:
6
Complexity:
75
Confidence:
70
Actionability:
55
Issue body
### Bug Description
A simple charmcraft yaml w/ stage packages breaks with error: `Unknown error: E:The method driver /snap/charmcraft/4914/usr/lib/apt/methods/http could not be found.`.
```
name: test
type: charm
title: test charm
summary: test summary
description: test description
base: ubuntu@24.04
parts:
charm:
plugin: nil
stage-packages:
- wget
platforms:
amd64:
```
### To Reproduce
use the charmcraft.yaml above and run `charmcraft pack`
### Environment
$ charmcraft --version
charmcraft 3.2.1
$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 22.04.5 LTS
Release: 22.04
Codename: jammy
### charmcraft.yaml
```yaml
name: test
type: charm
title: test charm
summary: test summary
description: test description
base: ubuntu@24.04
parts:
charm:
plugin: nil
stage-packages:
- wget
platforms:
amd64:
```
### Relevant log output
```shell
Unknown error: E:The method driver /snap/charmcraft/4914/usr/lib/apt/methods/http could not be found.
Failed to execute charmcraft in instance.
```
```
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ~deepseek/deepseek-pro-latest |
Impact:
45
Quick Win:
6
Complexity:
75
Confidence:
70
Actionability:
55
|
keep open | stage-packages in charmcraft.yaml fails with apt method driver error; maintainer says blocked by #1839 and #1844, internal ticket CRAFT-4393 created. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Impact:
55
Quick Win:
14
Complexity:
65
Confidence:
80
Actionability:
75
|
keep open | stage-packages fails with apt http driver error when using ubuntu@24.04 base. Maintainer confirmed this is blocked by #1839 and #1844; workarounds suggested. | |
| qwen/qwen3.8-27b |
Impact:
55
Quick Win:
14
Staleness:
55
Complexity:
75
Confidence:
80
Support Request:
20
|
keep open | stage-packages in charmcraft.yaml fails with apt method driver error on ubuntu@24.04 base. Maintainer triaged as blocked by #1839 and #1844; reporter has workaround via apt operator library. Internal Jira CRAFT-4393 created. No activity since Jan 2026. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
50
Complexity:
65
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
15
|
keep open | Reporter hits an apt driver error using stage-packages with ubuntu@24.04. Maintainer confirmed it is blocked by architectural work, provided workarounds, and the issue remains open as a feature tracking ticket. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
55
Complexity:
60
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
30
|
keep open | Charmcraft fails with an APT driver error when using stage-packages. A maintainer acknowledged the issue, linked it to related tracking tickets, and suggested workarounds. The original author adopted a workaround, but another user recently reported similar issues with stage-snaps. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
60
Complexity:
75
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
15
|
keep open | Charmcraft fails with apt driver error when using stage-packages on Ubuntu 24.04 base. Maintainer acknowledged the limitation, linked to tracking issues, and suggested alternatives. Author adopted a workaround. Issue remains open as a known blocker. |
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Related work
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Blocked By:
charmcraft#1839
(confidence 90%)
Maintainer comment explicitly says this issue is blocked by #1839.
-
Blocked By:
charmcraft#1844
(confidence 90%)
Maintainer comment explicitly says this issue is blocked by #1844.
-
Related To:
charmcraft#1875
(confidence 70%)
PR #1875 implemented ignored packages for stage-packages, partially addressing #1844.
Related issues
No related issues found above the similarity threshold.