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`base: bare` + `overlay_packages` = unhelpful error message

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Project
rockcraft
Number
#136
Type
issue
State
open
Author
mr-cal
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Current evaluation

base: bare + overlay_packages produced an unhelpful 'No such file or directory: apt-get' error. Fixed: project validation now blocks overlays on bare bases with a clear message.

Suggested action: close not a bug

Reason: The reported unhelpful error is resolved: commit f8e53fd1 'project: block overlay usage with bare bases (#301)' added the _validate_base_and_overlay validator in rockcraft/models/project.py, which now raises a clear 'Part ... cannot use overlays with a bare base (there is no system to overlay)' instead of the cryptic apt-get failure. The original problem is no longer reproducible in current code.

Impact: 40 Quick Win: 32.0 Staleness: 70 Complexity: 20 Confidence: 85 Support Request: 0

Issue body

### Issue Defining a rock with `base: bare` and `overlay_packages` does not produce a useful error message. ### Error `Overlay environment execution error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'apt-get'` ### Reproducer ``` name: hello-world version: latest build-base: ubuntu:20.04 base: bare summary: Hello World description: A Hello World rock license: Apache-2.0 cmd: [/usr/bin/hello, -t] platforms: amd64: parts: hello: plugin: nil overlay-packages: - hello ``` ### Output ``` Starting Rockcraft 0.0.1.dev1 Logging execution to '/home/developer/.cache/rockcraft/log/rockcraft-20221103-112142.847011.log' Launching instance... Starting Rockcraft 0.0.1.dev1 Logging execution to '/tmp/rockcraft.log' Retrieving base bare Retrieved base bare for amd64 Extracting bare:latest Extracted bare:latest Initializing parts lifecycle Executing parts lifecycle Overlay environment execution error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: 'apt-get' Full execution log: '/tmp/rockcraft.log' craft-providers error: Failed to execute pack in instance. Full execution log: '/home/developer/.cache/rockcraft/log/rockcraft-20221103-112142.847011.log' ```

Evaluation history

Date Model Scores Action Summary
qwen/qwen3.8-27b
Impact: 40
Quick Win: 32.0
Staleness: 70
Complexity: 20
Confidence: 85
Support Request: 0
close not a bug base: bare + overlay_packages produced an unhelpful 'No such file or directory: apt-get' error. Fixed: project validation now blocks overlays on bare bases with a clear message.
qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b
Staleness: 95
Complexity: 20
Confidence: 85
Support Request: 0
needs triage Unhelpful error message when using base: bare with overlay_packages, causing an apt-get not found failure. Issue lacks labels and maintainer response after over 3 years.
qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6
Staleness: 85
Complexity: 20
Confidence: 75
Support Request: 10
needs triage Unhelpful error message when combining base: bare with overlay_packages, resulting in a missing apt-get error. Issue remains unlabelled and unassessed after over three years.
qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6
Staleness: 90
Complexity: 20
Confidence: 85
Support Request: 0
needs triage Combining base bare with overlay_packages triggers an unhelpful apt-get not found error instead of a clear incompatibility message. Open, inactive for 300+ days, awaiting triage and a fix to improve error reporting.

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Related work

  • Likely Fixed By: rockcraft#301 (confidence 85%)

    Commit f8e53fd1 'project: block overlay usage with bare bases (#301)' added _validate_base_and_overlay that rejects overlay parts on bare bases with a helpful message, directly addressing this issue.

Related issues

Issue Project State Summary Similarity
#284 Block overlay usage with `bare` bases rockcraft closed Validation to reject overlays with bare bases was implemented and merged in pull request #301, resolving the mutual exclusivity conflict.
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