fork/exec error when building Go rock with the 24.04 build-base
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Current evaluation
Go rock with ubuntu@24.04 build-base fails at runtime (fork/exec: no such file) due to missing base-files slice; reporter confirmed base-files_lib fixes it. Root cause (usrmerge) now documented; per-plugin package docs suggestion deferred to internal discussion.
Suggested action: close stale
Reason: The reporter confirmed the maintainer's fix ('thank you, indeed this does solve the issue'), so the reported bug is resolved via a one-line stage-packages change, and the underlying usrmerge/base-files requirement is now documented in docs/explanation/usrmerge.rst (rockcraft#1003) with a Go plugin example. The only open thread — per-plugin minimal package docs — was explicitly deferred to internal discussion by the maintainer as 'risky', with no follow-up in ~2.3 years of inactivity.
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Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.8-27b |
Impact:
30
Quick Win:
21.0
Staleness:
85
Complexity:
30
Confidence:
80
Support Request:
65
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close stale | Go rock with ubuntu@24.04 build-base fails at runtime (fork/exec: no such file) due to missing base-files slice; reporter confirmed base-files_lib fixes it. Root cause (usrmerge) now documented; per-plugin package docs suggestion deferred to internal discussion. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
90
Complexity:
20
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
30
|
close stale | Go rock build fails on Ubuntu 24.04 due to missing base-files_lib. Resolved via workaround; maintainer noted upstream dependency changes. Inactive for over two years with no further updates. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
15
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
20
|
close stale | Go rock build fails with fork/exec error on Ubuntu 24.04 build-base due to missing base-files_lib dependency. Resolved by maintainer with a workaround, though internal discussion on plugin requirements remains open. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
90
Complexity:
30
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
60
|
close stale | User reports fork/exec error when running Go binaries in rocks built with Ubuntu 24.04 build-base. Maintainer identified missing base-files_lib dependency as the cause and provided a workaround. Discussion stalled over a year ago. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
85
Complexity:
20
Confidence:
75
Support Request:
30
|
close stale | Building Go rocks with Ubuntu 24.04 build-base fails with fork/exec errors. Resolved via base-files_lib slice workaround. Maintainer cites upstream dependency changes and will internally discuss improving plugin requirement documentation. |
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Related To:
rockcraft#1003
(confidence 75%)
docs: add usrmerge explanation — documents exactly this failure mode (go plugin + base-files on ubuntu@24.04) and the required base-files stage package.
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