Give organize access to variables set during the build step #5241
Metadata
Current evaluation
Enhancement to allow the organize keyword to reference variables set during the build step, enabling dynamic file paths. Triaged by a maintainer 497 days ago with no further activity or implementation progress.
Suggested action: keep open
Reason: The issue is triaged (Status: Triaged label) and opened by a maintainer, but the feature is not yet implemented — organize_files in part_handler.py still uses the static spec.organize_files dict with no variable substitution mechanism. The related commit #1598 only adds build pseudo-partition as a source, not dynamic path substitution, so the core request remains unaddressed.
Issue body
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.8-27b |
Impact:
45
Quick Win:
20.25
Staleness:
68
Complexity:
55
Confidence:
78
Support Request:
0
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keep open | Enhancement to allow the organize keyword to reference variables set during the build step, enabling dynamic file paths. Triaged by a maintainer 497 days ago with no further activity or implementation progress. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
85
Complexity:
50
Confidence:
75
Support Request:
10
|
keep open | Enhancement to allow the organize keyword to access build-time variables. Triaged and opened by a maintainer, but has seen no discussion or progress in over a year. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
92
Complexity:
45
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Enhancement to allow the organize keyword to access build-time variables. Triaged but inactive for over a year with no assignee, milestone, or maintainer progress. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
85
Complexity:
40
Confidence:
80
Support Request:
10
|
keep open | Enhancement to allow the organize keyword to access build-step variables for dynamic filepaths. Triaged with an internal Jira ticket created. Inactive for over a year, awaiting implementation. |
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Related work
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Related To:
canonical/snapcraft#5241
(confidence 90%)
Downstream bug that motivated this enhancement, explicitly referenced in the issue body.
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Related To:
craft-parts#1598
(confidence 70%)
Adds build pseudo-partition as an organize source, a related but distinct capability from variable substitution in organize paths.
Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #5241 Give `organize` access to variables set during the build step | snapcraft | open | Enhancement request to allow the organize keyword to access build-environment variables and variables set during the build step. Triaged by a maintainer and tracked upstream in craft-parts#1076, which remains open with no progress. |