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Change snap name separator character

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Project
craft-parts
Number
#1574
Type
issue
State
open
Author
steinbro
Labels
Status: Triaged
Created
2026-05-09 05:49:20+00:00
Updated
2026-05-19 17:56:42+00:00
Closed

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Issue body

### What needs to get done For entries in both `build-snaps` and `stage-snaps`, consider using a non-slash character that is both YAML- and command-line-friendly and unambiguously delineates name versus channel, e.g. `curl==latest/stable`. This should be propagated to other fields that identify snaps, such as in Imagecraft's `snap-preseed` and `uc-prepare` plugins. ### Why it needs to get done The current syntax is `name/channel`. This is awkward because `channel` is itself `track/risk`, resulting in strings like `curl/latest/stable`. Though technically unambiguous to parse, it is inelegant and doesn't match other tools.

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