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Make tests platform-agnostic

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Project
craft-parts
Number
#1255
Type
issue
State
open
Author
bepri
Labels
Status: Triaged Type: Enhancement
Created
Updated
Closed
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Current evaluation

Tests have hardcoded amd64 strings preventing execution on other architectures. CI runners for arm/s390x/ppc64el have been added, but 45 hardcoded amd64 references remain in test files. Triaged, no recent activity in ~12 months.

Suggested action: keep open

Reason: The issue is triaged (Status: Triaged, Type: Enhancement) and the underlying problem persists: 45 hardcoded 'amd64' strings remain in test files (test_deb.py, test_npm_plugin.py, test_environment.py, etc.). While CI has been expanded to arm/s390x/ppc64el runners via commits like #1279, #1276, #1303, #1311, and #1568, the actual test code cleanup to remove arch-specific assumptions is still outstanding. The issue remains relevant and actionable.

Impact: 45 Quick Win: 20.25 Staleness: 60 Complexity: 55 Confidence: 72 Support Request: 0

Issue body

### What needs to get done Some tests depend on being run strictly on an AMD64 architecture - they should be changed to work on any arch. ### Why it needs to get done Currently we can't run tests on other supported architectures due to hardcoded strings like `"amd64"` in tests.

Evaluation history

Date Model Scores Action Summary
qwen/qwen3.8-27b
Impact: 45
Quick Win: 20.25
Staleness: 60
Complexity: 55
Confidence: 72
Support Request: 0
keep open Tests have hardcoded amd64 strings preventing execution on other architectures. CI runners for arm/s390x/ppc64el have been added, but 45 hardcoded amd64 references remain in test files. Triaged, no recent activity in ~12 months.
qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b
Staleness: 85
Complexity: 45
Confidence: 80
Support Request: 5
keep open Enhancement to remove hardcoded AMD64 architecture dependencies in tests, enabling cross-platform execution. Issue is triaged but inactive for over 321 days with pending CI runner updates.
qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6
Staleness: 70
Complexity: 45
Confidence: 85
Support Request: 0
keep open Enhancement to remove hardcoded AMD64 dependencies in tests and update CI runners for cross-architecture support. Currently triaged and awaiting implementation.
qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6
Staleness: 68
Complexity: 25
Confidence: 80
Support Request: 5
keep open Refactor tests to remove hardcoded AMD64 dependencies, enabling cross-architecture execution. Triaged enhancement, inactive for nearly a year, awaiting implementation and CI runner updates for ARM and other platforms.

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Related work

  • Related To: craft-parts#1279 (confidence 75%)

    ci: run non-plugin tests on more platforms — addresses the QA workflow portion of this issue

  • Related To: craft-parts#1276 (confidence 75%)

    ci: run Python plugin tests on more platforms — extends CI coverage to additional architectures

  • Related To: craft-parts#1303 (confidence 75%)

    ci: test java plugins on more platforms — further CI expansion

  • Related To: craft-parts#1311 (confidence 75%)

    ci: test non java/python plugins on more platforms — further CI expansion

  • Related To: craft-parts#1568 (confidence 70%)

    ci: use ubuntu-22.04-arm runners — adds ARM runner to CI

Related issues

Issue Project State Summary Similarity
#144 Some tests fail on arm64 craft-archives closed Closed without resolution. Tests fail on arm64 due to hard-coded amd64 architecture in expected values. No fix or merge was provided, leaving the issue abandoned.
71%
#2018 Package service integration tests fail on non-amd64 architectures charmcraft open Package service integration tests hardcode amd64, causing failures on arm64 CI. Still open; QA workflow limits tests to amd64 as a workaround referencing this issue. No fix merged yet.
70%