feat: allow parts to organize to overlay
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Current evaluation
Merged. Introduces an overlay target for file organization, moving part build files to the mounted overlay stack. Approved by three reviewers and passed all CI checks. Documentation will be added later when the base creation feature is complete.
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Issue body
Establish the `(overlay)` target to file organization. When a part
organizes to `(overlay)`, files are moved from the part's build directory
to the top of the mounted overlay stack.
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Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Merged. Introduces an overlay target for file organization, moving part build files to the mounted overlay stack. Approved by three reviewers and passed all CI checks. Documentation will be added later when the base creation feature is complete. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Merged. Adds an (overlay) target to file organization, moving part build files to the top of the mounted overlay stack. Documentation deferred until the base creation in a part feature completes. |
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Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #278 docs: add '(overlay)' to the `organize` key description | imagecraft | merged | Merged documentation update adding the overlay pseudo-partition mention to the organize key description. Approved by two reviewers and passed CI checks, clarifying a load-bearing rootfs copy feature. | |
| #127 overlay: add overlay manager mount operations (CRAFT-80) | craft-parts | merged | Merged implementation of mount operations for the overlay manager, enabling overlay stack mounting during build steps. Approved by two reviewers, passed CI, and added 265 lines across three files. Package installation is deferred to a future commit. | |
| #1535 feat: organize files from build | craft-parts | merged | Merged following reviewer approval, adding support for organizing files from a part's build directory via the (build) pseudo-partition and improving trailing slash destination handling. Resolves #1521. | |
| #299 feat: enable override-overlay | imagecraft | merged | Merged following approval from two reviewers and passing CI checks. Updated craft-parts to ~2.30 to enable override-overlay support and added a corresponding spread test. | |
| #110 feat: Support overlay | imagecraft | merged | Merged to enable the overlay feature, provide a bare base, and add spread tests. Approved by two reviewers with passing CI checks. Resolves #98 and CRAFT-4269 across 18 files. | |
| #113 overlay: add overlay support to parts (CRAFT-470) | craft-parts | merged | Merged after three approvals. Adds overlay support to parts by defining the work directory and properties for overlay subdirectories and visibility. 149 additions, 37 deletions across six files. Removed Final typing hint for Python 3.7. | |
| #1261 feat: reorder steps if organizing to overlay | craft-parts | merged | Merged after approval and passing CI checks. The update reorders build steps for overlay-organizing parts, ensuring content organization runs immediately after the overlay step to satisfy ST-158 requirements. | |
| #1035 feat: reconcile overlays and partition features | craft-parts | merged | Merged. Implements simultaneous overlay and partition feature support, resolving issue #1028. Approved by three reviewers with passing CI. Further tests and refactoring will follow in a subsequent PR. | |
| #1472 feat: add override-overlay | craft-parts | merged | Merged the override-overlay feature. Approved by two reviewers with 180 additions and 35 deletions across 10 files. Passed required CI checks and was successfully integrated into the codebase. | |
| #111 overlay: add overlayfs helpers (CRAFT-462) | craft-parts | merged | Merged. Added overlayfs mount and unmount helpers, plus utilities to identify special files and directories for filesystem layering. Approved by two reviewers, passed CI, and introduced 420 lines across six files. |