spread: band-aid docker installation on fedora-37
Metadata
Current evaluation
Merged #277 as 9e99b2e1, pinning Fedora 37 spread tests to Docker's older stable snap to bypass snapd incompatibility and adding minor Fedora config cleanup.
Resolution: closed resolved
Reason: Rockcraft PR #277 was merged as commit 9e99b2e1. It kept spread tests operational with an older Docker snap while Fedora's snapd lagged; this was a workaround rather than an upstream snap fix.
Evaluated by: mr-cal-bot
No scores available.
Issue body
Latest version of the docker snap fails to install on Fedora with the following message:
```
error: cannot install "docker": snap "docker" assumes unsupported features:
snapd2.59.1 (try to refresh snapd)
```
Trying to refresh snapd doesn't actually solve the issue. While we investigage, installing from the older stable channel should keep the spread tests running.
Also do some minor cleanup from the fedora 36 -> 37 update.
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Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | Merged #277 as 9e99b2e1, pinning Fedora 37 spread tests to Docker's older stable snap to bypass snapd incompatibility and adding minor Fedora config cleanup. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | Merged #277 in commit 9e99b2e1, pinning Docker to an older stable Snap channel so Fedora 37 Spread tests bypass a snapd compatibility failure. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | Merged #277 to keep Fedora 37 spread tests running by installing Docker from the older stable channel, bypassing incompatible snapd feature assumptions; also cleaned up Fedora test configuration. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Merged a workaround installing Docker from the older stable channel to bypass snapd version assumption errors on Fedora 37. Approved by three reviewers with passing CI. A comment notes the fix can be removed once Fedora updates snapd. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Merged a workaround pinning the Docker snap to an older stable channel to bypass Fedora 37 snapd version requirements. This temporary fix maintains spread tests until Fedora updates snapd. |
Update history
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Related work
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Related To:
snapcore/snapcraft#4152
(confidence 85%)
Referenced during investigation as a possible Snapcraft-related snapd behavior change.
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Related To:
docker-snap#134
(confidence 85%)
Referenced as an upstream Docker snap change that might relate to the incompatibility.
Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #96 fix(test): fix spread tests on Fedora | snapcraft-rocks | merged | Merged PR #96 fixed Fedora 39 Spread tests by using Docker's default branch after the core18 branch closed; all CI checks passed. | |
| #97 fix(test): fix spread tests on Fedora | snapcraft-rocks | merged | Merged PR #97 switched Spread tests from the closed core18 Docker branch to the default branch, fixing them on Fedora 39. | |
| #95 fix(test): fix spread tests on Fedora | snapcraft-rocks | merged | Merged PR #95 (maintainer lengau) dropped the closed core18 docker branch from the spread test setup so Fedora 39 runs on the default branch; CI-only change (+1/-5, one file), all checks green. | |
| #266 Spread updates | rockcraft | merged | PR #266 merged via a69f9e71, reducing spread-test flakiness, removing Ubuntu 18.04 systems, and updating Fedora to 37. | |
| #75 fix(core22-8/spread): use apt to install docker on focal | snapcraft-rocks | merged | Merged PR #75 switched core22-8 Spread tests to install Docker with apt on Ubuntu Focal; the remaining Spread failure was deemed unrelated and tracked in #77. |