Take "stack" of layers into account when adding a new layer
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Current evaluation
Rock packing still considers only the extracted base when adding later layers; a payload symlink such as /.rock can be overwritten by metadata, and the big spread test documents the limitation.
Suggested action: keep open
Reason: rockcraft/oci.py still supplies only base_layer_dir when archiving a new layer, while tests/spread/foreign/big/task.yaml explicitly documents that intermediate-layer symlinks are not preserved and asserts that /.rock no longer resolves to fake_rock_dir. This remains a valid, reproducible correctness gap, although correctly implementing stacked-layer semantics requires moderate design work.
Evaluated by: mr-cal-bot
Issue body
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha |
Impact:
43
Quick Win:
15
Complexity:
58
Confidence:
95
Actionability:
85
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keep open | Rock packing still considers only the extracted base when adding later layers; a payload symlink such as /.rock can be overwritten by metadata, and the big spread test documents the limitation. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Impact:
30
Quick Win:
7
Complexity:
60
Confidence:
70
Actionability:
60
|
needs triage | Rockcraft doesn't preserve symlinks between intermediate layers when packing ROCKs. The spread test big/task.yaml explicitly documents this limitation. | |
| qwen/qwen3.8-27b |
Impact:
55
Quick Win:
16
Staleness:
75
Complexity:
70
Confidence:
70
Support Request:
0
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keep open | Rockcraft's add_layer only accounts for the base image, not intermediate layers added while packing a rock, so a part-created /.rock symlink gets broken by the later .rock metadata layer. Unlabeled, no comments, still unfixed per the big spread test. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
65
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Rockcraft needs to account for intermediate layers when adding new layers to prevent symlink conflicts. The issue has been open for over three years with no discussion or progress. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
65
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
10
|
needs triage | Rockcraft needs to account for intermediate layers when packing ROCKs to prevent metadata conflicts. Untriaged, inactive for ~3.5 years, with no comments or labels. |
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Related work
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Related To:
rockcraft#154
(confidence 90%)
Prerequisite work cited by the issue that made payload packing aware of the base image.
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Related To:
rockcraft#163
(confidence 90%)
Prerequisite work cited by the issue that extended base-image-aware payload packing.
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