Allow filtering platforms to build-for
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Current evaluation
Adding a --platform flag for build target filtering was closed without implementation or discussion. The request was abandoned.
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Issue body
### What needs to get done
Add --platform to select the platform to build for to allow for target filtering
### Why it needs to get done
We do not always want to build for every platform when building locally.
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Adding a --platform flag for build target filtering was closed without implementation or discussion. The request was abandoned. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Feature request for a --platform build filter was closed without implementation or discussion. No pull request was opened, indicating the request was abandoned. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Closed without implementation. The --platform flag feature request was abandoned after three years with zero comments and no associated pull request. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Closed without implementation. The request to add a --platform flag for local build target filtering was abandoned after three years with no discussion or linked pull requests. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Abandoned. No implementation or pull requests were created for the requested --platform build filtering flag. Remained inactive for over 1000 days before closing. |
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Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #254 Implement --build-for in addition to --platform | craft-application | closed | Closed without implementation or an associated pull request. No fix or merge details were provided, indicating the feature request was likely abandoned or deferred. | |
| #4992 remote build: filter build plan with `--build-for`, drop `--platform` | snapcraft | closed | Resolved via PR #5216. Implemented --build-for filtering for remote build plans. The --platform flag was dropped pending full Launchpad support for the platforms key. | |
| #360 Allow build-for "all" for platform-independent builds. | craft-application | closed | Closed without implementation due to inactivity. The request to support all as a build-for architecture for platform-independent builds was abandoned. No resolution, merge, or follow-up PR was created. |