Imagecraft cannot create i386 images without cross-building
Metadata
Current evaluation
Maintainer-filed tracking issue documenting a known limitation: imagecraft's snap has no i386 build (core24 base unavailable for i386), so i386 images require cross-building. No plan to fix stated.
Suggested action: keep open
Reason: The reporter (lengau, a maintainer) explicitly frames this as a "known limitation" and states "This issue isn't an indication that we currently plan to change this", which makes it an intentional, authoritative tracking record rather than a stale or invalid report. The limitation is still live at HEAD: snap/snapcraft.yaml lists platforms amd64, arm64, armhf, riscv64, s390x, ppc64el with no i386, and git log shows no commits addressing it. It stays open as a capability-gap reminder — the alternative would be documenting the limitation, since grep found no existing "limitation" docs.
Evaluated by: mr-cal-bot
Impact:
35
Quick Win:
1
Complexity:
85
Confidence:
82
Actionability:
25
Issue body
### Check existing issues
- [x] I've verified that this bug isn't described by any existing issues.
### Bug description
Because we no longer have a copy of snapd for i386, Imagecraft cannot create i386 images without cross-building.
NOTE: This issue isn't an indication that we currently plan to change this, but it is a known limitation.
### Steps to reproduce
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### Environment
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### imagecraft.yaml
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Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha |
Impact:
35
Quick Win:
1
Complexity:
85
Confidence:
82
Actionability:
25
|
keep open | Maintainer-filed tracking issue documenting a known limitation: imagecraft's snap has no i386 build (core24 base unavailable for i386), so i386 images require cross-building. No plan to fix stated. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha |
Impact:
18
Quick Win:
1
Complexity:
78
Confidence:
72
Actionability:
22
|
keep open | Maintainer-filed known limitation: imagecraft cannot build i386 images natively because no snapd build exists for i386, so cross-building is required. No plan to change; no repro steps, labels or discussion. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Impact:
10
Quick Win:
1
Complexity:
0
Confidence:
85
Actionability:
10
|
close not a bug | Known limitation: Imagecraft cannot create i386 images without cross-building due to missing snapd for i386. No reproduction steps provided. | |
| qwen/qwen3.8-27b |
Impact:
30
Quick Win:
9
Staleness:
75
Complexity:
70
Confidence:
70
Support Request:
10
|
keep open | Imagecraft cannot create i386 images without cross-building because there is no i386 snapd copy. Filed by a maintainer as a known limitation, not a planned change. No activity in 175 days. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
70
Complexity:
20
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
5
|
needs triage | Known limitation in Imagecraft preventing i386 image creation without cross-building. Open for 134 days with zero comments or labels. Awaiting formal triage to determine if it should be documented, prioritized, or closed as a known gap. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
55
Complexity:
10
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
0
|
close not a bug | Documents a known limitation where Imagecraft cannot create i386 images without cross-building due to missing snapd support. No plans to fix; serves as a tracking note. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
70
Complexity:
10
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
0
|
close not a bug | Known limitation documenting that Imagecraft cannot create i386 images without cross-building due to missing snapd packages. Open with no reproduction steps or maintainer action. |
Update history
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Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1943603 snapcraft --target-arch=i386 does not build i386 images, because core20 does not support i386 and yet the build starts and wastes time | snapcraft (launchpad) | open | Legacy Snapcraft accepted an unsupported core20/i386 target, wasted build time, and produced an amd64 snap; current validation excludes i386 and drops core20. |