remote-build fails with build-base devel
Metadata
Current evaluation
Remote builds fail during Launchpad build creation with the documented build-base: devel value; the valid open report points to craft-application or Launchpad and awaits an upstream fix.
Suggested action: keep open
Reason: The report provides a complete YAML reproducer and a traceback showing failure inside craft_application's Launchpad remote-build path after the recipe is pushed. The documented devel build base is valid, and both the maintainer-authored report and later comment identify this as likely upstream, but no resolving commit or linked upstream fix exists.
Evaluated by: mr-cal-bot
Impact:
38
Quick Win:
11
Complexity:
62
Confidence:
88
Actionability:
74
Issue body
### Check existing issues
- [x] I've verified that this bug isn't described by any existing issues.
### Bug description
Running remote-build fails when using build-base devel, with an internal error "Build request failed."
This is probably a craft-application bug (and probably due to the fact that launchpad doesn't know what devel is), but I'm on a roll with other things so I'm avoiding triaging for the moment, sorry.
### Steps to reproduce
run `rockcraft remote-build` with the given YAML file.
### Environment
Remote build
### rockcraft.yaml
```yaml
name: python-apt-wheels
base: bare
build-base: devel
adopt-info: wheels
summary: Wheels for python-apt
description: Wheels for python-apt
platforms: # the platforms this rock should be built on and run on
amd64:
arm64:
armhf:
ppc64el:
riscv64:
s390x:
parts:
wheels:
plugin: nil
build-snaps:
- astral-uv
build-packages:
- python3.13-dev
- python3.14-dev
- python-apt-dev
- libapt-pkg-dev
override-pull: |
sed -i 's/deb/deb deb-src/' /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources || sed -i 's/# deb-src/deb-src/' /etc/apt/sources.list
apt-get update
apt-get --yes full-upgrade
override-build: |
apt source python-apt
export GLIBC_VERSION="$(ldd --version | grep GLIBC | cut -d' ' -f4 | cut -d- -f1 | tr . _)"
export DEBVER="$(apt-cache show python3-apt|grep Version | head -n 1|cut -d' ' -f2)"
craftctl set version="${DEBVER}"
cd python-apt-*[0-9]
for python_version in 3.8 3.9 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.14t; do
uv venv --python=$python_version venv-$python_version
VIRTUAL_ENV=venv-$python_version uv run --python=$python_version --with=setuptools setup.py bdist_wheel --plat-name "manylinux_${GLIBC_VERSION}_$(uname -m)" --dist-dir "${CRAFT_PART_INSTALL}" &
VIRTUAL_ENV=venv-$python_version uv run --python=$python_version --with=setuptools setup.py sdist --dist-dir "${CRAFT_PART_INSTALL}" &
done
# Wait for all jobs to complete.
while fg; do true; done
```
### Log output
```shell
2026-03-06 17:58:25.810 Total 8 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0), pack-reused 0
2026-03-06 17:58:27.504 remote:
2026-03-06 17:58:27.505 remote: Create a merge proposal for 'main' on Launchpad by visiting:
2026-03-06 17:58:27.505 remote: https://code.launchpad.net/~lengau/lengau-craft-remote-build/+git/rockcraft-python-apt-wheels-01c4fcc12399f16978ba210b87091036/+ref/main/+register-merge
2026-03-06 17:58:27.505 remote:
2026-03-06 17:58:27.526 To https://git.launchpad.net/~lengau/lengau-craft-remote-build/+git/rockcraft-python-apt-wheels-01c4fcc12399f16978ba210b87091036
2026-03-06 17:58:27.526 + 2c1926e...ed6f88a main -> main (forced update)
2026-03-06 17:58:27.538 Trying to get rock recipe 'rockcraft-python-apt-wheels-01c4fcc12399f16978ba210b87091036' (attempt 1/6)
2026-03-06 17:58:28.386 Trying to create rock recipe 'rockcraft-python-apt-wheels-01c4fcc12399f16978ba210b87091036' (attempt 1/6)
2026-03-06 17:58:30.183 rockcraft internal error: BuildError('Build request failed')
2026-03-06 17:58:30.185 Traceback (most recent call last):
2026-03-06 17:58:30.185 File "/snap/rockcraft_edge/4211/lib/python3.12/site-packages/craft_application/application.py", line 676, in run
2026-03-06 17:58:30.185 return_code = self._run_inner()
2026-03-06 17:58:30.185 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
2026-03-06 17:58:30.185 File "/snap/rockcraft_edge/4211/lib/python3.12/site-packages/craft_application/application.py", line 653, in _run_inner
2026-03-06 17:58:30.185 return_code = dispatcher.run() or os.EX_OK
2026-03-06 17:58:30.185 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
2026-03-06 17:58:30.185 File "/snap/rockcraft_edge/4211/lib/python3.12/site-packages/craft_cli/dispatcher.py", line 564, in run
2026-03-06 17:58:30.185 return self._loaded_command.run(self._parsed_command_args)
2026-03-06 17:58:30.185 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
2026-03-06 17:58:30.185 File "/snap/rockcraft_edge/4211/lib/python3.12/site-packages/craft_application/commands/base.py", line 222, in run
2026-03-06 17:58:30.185 result = self._run(parsed_args, **kwargs) or result
2026-03-06 17:58:30.185 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
2026-03-06 17:58:30.185 File "/snap/rockcraft_edge/4211/lib/python3.12/site-packages/craft_application/commands/remote.py", line 162, in _run
2026-03-06 17:58:30.185 builds = builder.start_builds(project_dir, **build_args)
2026-03-06 17:58:30.185 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
2026-03-06 17:58:30.185 File "/snap/rockcraft_edge/4211/lib/python3.12/site-packages/craft_application/services/remotebuild.py", line 138, in start_builds
2026-03-06 17:58:30.185 self._builds = list(self._new_builds(self._recipe))
2026-03-06 17:58:30.185 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
2026-03-06 17:58:30.185 File "/snap/rockcraft_edge/4211/lib/python3.12/site-packages/craft_application/services/remotebuild.py", line 382, in _new_builds
2026-03-06 17:58:30.185 return recipe.build(deadline=self._deadline)
2026-03-06 17:58:30.185 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
2026-03-06 17:58:30.185 File "/snap/rockcraft_edge/4211/lib/python3.12/site-packages/craft_application/launchpad/models/recipe.py", line 493, in build
2026-03-06 17:58:30.185 return self._build(deadline, kwargs)
2026-03-06 17:58:30.185 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
2026-03-06 17:58:30.185 File "/snap/rockcraft_edge/4211/lib/python3.12/site-packages/craft_application/launchpad/models/recipe.py", line 150, in _build
2026-03-06 17:58:30.185 raise errors.BuildError("Build request failed")
2026-03-06 17:58:30.185 craft_application.launchpad.errors.BuildError: Build request failed
2026-03-06 17:58:30.185 Full execution log: '/home/lengau/.local/state/rockcraft/log/rockcraft-20260306-175749.655330.log'
```
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha |
Impact:
38
Quick Win:
11
Complexity:
62
Confidence:
88
Actionability:
74
|
keep open | Remote builds fail during Launchpad build creation with the documented build-base: devel value; the valid open report points to craft-application or Launchpad and awaits an upstream fix. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Impact:
40
Quick Win:
17
Complexity:
40
Confidence:
70
Actionability:
70
|
keep open | remote-build fails with BuildError when using build-base: devel because Launchpad doesn't recognize the devel base. Issue is valid, triaged by maintainers, and points to an upstream craft-application bug. | |
| qwen/qwen3.8-27b |
Impact:
40
Quick Win:
16
Staleness:
45
Complexity:
60
Confidence:
65
Support Request:
10
|
keep open | rockcraft remote-build fails with 'Build request failed' when using build-base: devel; maintainer suspects craft-application/Launchpad remote-build path, not Rockcraft logic. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
65
Complexity:
55
Confidence:
75
Support Request:
10
|
needs triage | Remote build fails with Build request failed when using build-base: devel. Suspected craft-application bug due to Launchpad not recognizing devel. Unlabeled, unassigned, and awaiting upstream triage or Rockcraft-side resolution. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
65
Complexity:
55
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
15
|
needs triage | Remote build fails with Build request failed when using build-base: devel. Suspected craft-application bug due to Launchpad not recognizing devel. Unlabelled and awaiting upstream triage or linking. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
68
Complexity:
52
Confidence:
78
Support Request:
8
|
needs triage | Remote build fails with Build request failed when using build-base: devel, likely because Launchpad does not recognize the devel base. The issue is unlabelled and lacks maintainer assessment, awaiting triage to determine if it should be tracked upstream or kept open. |
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