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Allow platform-independent builds with the "all" architecture

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Project
craft-parts
Number
#1019
Type
issue
State
open
Author
lengau
Labels
Type: Enhancement
Created
Updated
Closed
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Current evaluation

Feature request to allow 'all' as a build-for architecture in ProjectInfo for platform-independent builds, with per-plugin checks. Unimplemented; counterpart requests in craft-application and snapcraft were closed without implementation or rejected.

Suggested action: close stale

Reason: The issue has had zero comments and no activity for ~14.5 months, and the code still rejects 'all' via InvalidArchitecture in infos.py. More decisively, the counterpart requests are dead: craft-application#360 was closed without implementation and snapcraft#4603 was closed with build-for 'all' explicitly rejected for core24 in favor of architecture-specific builds, so the consuming projects no longer intend to pursue this.

Impact: 35 Quick Win: 12.25 Staleness: 80 Complexity: 65 Confidence: 70 Support Request: 0

Issue body

### What needs to get done Allow using the value "all" when creating a ProjectInfo. When this happens, fail during environment expansion if the user uses `$CRAFT_ARCH_TRIPLET_BUILD_FOR` and fail during part loading if any of the parts can't create platform-independent results. (This will require adding something to the plugin to determine this. For most plugins it's a simple True/False, but for the npm plugin this depends on the value the user set for `npm_include_node`). We don't have to worry about anything in override scripts for determining whether the result can be platform-independent. Only consider the direct output of the plugin. ### Why it needs to get done Make creating platform-independent parts easier.

Evaluation history

Date Model Scores Action Summary
qwen/qwen3.8-27b
Impact: 35
Quick Win: 12.25
Staleness: 80
Complexity: 65
Confidence: 70
Support Request: 0
close stale Feature request to allow 'all' as a build-for architecture in ProjectInfo for platform-independent builds, with per-plugin checks. Unimplemented; counterpart requests in craft-application and snapcraft were closed without implementation or rejected.
qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b
Staleness: 85
Complexity: 65
Confidence: 80
Support Request: 5
needs triage Enhancement request to support an all architecture value for platform-independent builds. Requires plugin interface updates and environment expansion checks. Currently unassigned with no maintainer comments after 14 months.
qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6
Staleness: 80
Complexity: 65
Confidence: 85
Support Request: 5
needs triage Feature request to support all architecture for platform-independent builds, requiring plugin and environment expansion updates. Currently unassessed and inactive for over a year.
qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6
Staleness: 75
Complexity: 65
Confidence: 70
Support Request: 0
needs triage Implements the all architecture for platform-independent builds. Requires validation during environment expansion and part loading, plus plugin support to detect platform independence. Open, unassigned, and awaiting implementation.

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Related work

  • Related To: craft-application#360 (confidence 85%)

    Direct counterpart request to accept 'all' as build-for; closed without implementation or PRs.

  • Related To: snapcraft#4603 (confidence 85%)

    Investigation of build-for 'all' support; closed with the feature rejected for core24, directing users to architecture-specific builds.

Related issues

Issue Project State Summary Similarity
#360 Allow build-for "all" for platform-independent builds. craft-application closed Closed without implementation due to inactivity. The request to support all as a build-for architecture for platform-independent builds was abandoned. No resolution, merge, or follow-up PR was created.
83%
#92 Add a short form for platform `all` debcraft open Feature request to accept a platform named 'all' in debcraft.yaml, meaning build on any architecture and build for the current architecture. No maintainer response, labels, or code changes yet; unimplemented.
76%