Building for arm not possible on Raspberry Pi 3 (32 bit)
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Current evaluation
32-bit ARM builds on Raspberry Pi 3 now use the Debian architecture name armhf; PR #380/commit 340064d2 resolved the obsolete arm/armv7l host compatibility error.
Suggested action: close resolved
Reason: Commit 340064d2 (canonical/rockcraft#380), titled "feat: use debian arch in platforms," changed platform identifiers to Debian architectures. The current architecture map and schema support armhf, snap/snapcraft.yaml declares an armhf build target, and the 1.16 release notes confirm restored armhf availability.
Evaluated by: mr-cal-bot
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Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha |
Impact:
42
Quick Win:
25
Complexity:
35
Confidence:
96
Actionability:
91
|
close resolved | 32-bit ARM builds on Raspberry Pi 3 now use the Debian architecture name armhf; PR #380/commit 340064d2 resolved the obsolete arm/armv7l host compatibility error. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Impact:
10
Quick Win:
7
Complexity:
10
Confidence:
85
Actionability:
80
|
close not a bug | User reported inability to build for 32-bit ARM on Raspberry Pi 3 using platform label 'arm'. Error message no longer exists in current codebase; correct label is 'armhf'. | |
| qwen/qwen3.8-27b |
Impact:
20
Quick Win:
18
Staleness:
75
Complexity:
10
Confidence:
80
Support Request:
85
|
close not a bug | User tried to build a ROCK for 'arm' on a Raspberry Pi 3 (32-bit, armv7l) but rockcraft rejected it because 'arm' is not a valid platform name. The correct Debian architecture name for 32-bit ARM is 'armhf', as defined in rockcraft/architectures.py. The maintainer suggested 'armv7l' but that is also incorrect. This is a usage/configuration issue, not a bug. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
85
Complexity:
30
Confidence:
60
Support Request:
40
|
needs triage | Unlabelled report of an architecture compatibility error when building for 'arm' on 32-bit Raspberry Pi. Maintainer suggested 'armv7l' but issue remains unprioritized and inactive for over a year. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
90
Complexity:
20
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
20
|
close stale | Unresolved build failure on 32-bit ARM due to architecture compatibility check. Inactive for over 3 years with no follow-up after maintainer requested a test. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
92
Complexity:
40
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
15
|
close stale | Rockcraft refuses to build for arm on Raspberry Pi 3 (32-bit) due to host architecture compatibility checks. Maintainer provided a potential workaround but received no follow-up in over 10 months. |
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Likely Fixed By:
canonical/rockcraft#380
(confidence 98%)
PR #380 introduced Debian platform architecture names; armhf now maps to ARM v7 and supersedes the reported arm/armv7l mismatch.
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