packages: add package download helper (CRAFT-511)
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Merged a package download helper to cache repository packages for later installation in the overlay chroot step. Approved by two reviewers, the update modifies 10 files with 109 additions and 14 deletions.
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Issue body
Add a helper to download packages from a repository to a cache area
so that they can be installed later on the overlay step chroot.
Signed-off-by: Claudio Matsuoka <claudio.matsuoka@canonical.com>
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Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
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| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Merged a package download helper to cache repository packages for later installation in the overlay chroot step. Approved by two reviewers, the update modifies 10 files with 109 additions and 14 deletions. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Merged Claudio Matsuoka's implementation of a package download helper to cache repository packages for later installation during the overlay step chroot (CRAFT-511). |
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Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #217 repo: add support for package repositories | rockcraft | merged | Added support for package repositories. Merged after approval by two reviewers and passing CI checks. Modified 16 files (+346/-31), resolving CRAFT-1553 and enabling downstream testing. | |
| #134 overlay: add overlay package install (CRAFT-81) | craft-parts | merged | Merged. Adds overlay package installation by executing maintainer scripts in a chrooted environment to correctly update the package database. Approved by two reviewers, with clarifications added on pychroot usage and empty file safety. | |
| #3647 repo: add package repository handling (CRAFT-846) | snapcraft | merged | Merged into main. Introduces apt repository and PPA handling definitions and helpers, consolidated from multiple prior pull requests. Approved by reviewers, passed all CI checks, and increased test coverage. |