Add support for suite components to mmdebstrap plugin
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Current evaluation
Feature request to let the mmdebstrap plugin specify APT suite components (e.g. universe), since only main is bootstrapped; maintainer steinbro noted mmdebstrap's own limitation and suggested a future chisel-style plugin instead.
Suggested action: keep open
Reason: Confirmed still open: imagecraft/plugins/mmdebstrap_plugin.py exposes only mmdebstrap_suite, mmdebstrap_variant and mmdebstrap_packages, with no components key, and docs/tutorials/build-an-ubuntu-image.rst explicitly documents the current limitation ('limit us to the system packages from the noble suite's main component') with an override-build workaround. Maintainer @steinbro engaged and pointed to the original PR review (canonical/imagecraft#289) arguing mmdebstrap itself lacks component support, suggesting a chisel-like alternative plugin — so the request is valid and acknowledged but the implementation route is unresolved.
Evaluated by: mr-cal-bot
Issue body
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha |
Impact:
45
Quick Win:
13
Complexity:
50
Confidence:
74
Actionability:
58
|
keep open | Feature request to let the mmdebstrap plugin specify APT suite components (e.g. universe), since only main is bootstrapped; maintainer steinbro noted mmdebstrap's own limitation and suggested a future chisel-style plugin instead. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Impact:
60
Quick Win:
29
Complexity:
40
Confidence:
75
Actionability:
80
|
keep open | Feature request to add mmdebstrap-components support to the mmdebstrap plugin, allowing users to specify APT components beyond main (e.g., universe, restricted). | |
| qwen/qwen3.8-27b |
Impact:
45
Quick Win:
16
Staleness:
45
Complexity:
65
Confidence:
78
Support Request:
10
|
keep open | Feature request to add an mmdebstrap-components option to imagecraft's mmdebstrap plugin. Maintainer noted mmdebstrap itself lacks components support and suggested an alternative bootstrap plugin (e.g. chisel). Unlabelled, no assignee, last activity 97 days ago. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
45
Complexity:
35
Confidence:
75
Support Request:
10
|
needs triage | Feature request to add suite component support to the mmdebstrap plugin. Currently unlabelled and unassigned, with a recent comment noting an upstream tool limitation and suggesting alternative plugins. Awaiting maintainer direction. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
45
Complexity:
60
Confidence:
80
Support Request:
10
|
needs triage | Feature request to add suite component configuration to the mmdebstrap plugin. Currently unlabelled and awaiting maintainer triage, with noted upstream limitations blocking implementation. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
55
Complexity:
40
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
10
|
needs triage | Feature request to add component filtering (main, universe, restricted) to the mmdebstrap plugin. Currently unlabelled and awaiting maintainer assessment after a contributor comment noting upstream limitations. |
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Related work
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Related To:
canonical/imagecraft#289
(confidence 85%)
Maintainer cites the original mmdebstrap plugin PR review discussion (r2949562522) as the place where the components limitation and missing apt sources were first identified.
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