create new Spread task for daily compatibility matrix testing
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Current evaluation
Proposes a daily Spread test matrix to verify Rockcraft compatibility with LXD, multipass, and docker. Maintainer advocates for early issue detection, while a contributor cites maintenance overhead. Currently under discussion with no implementation.
Suggested action: close stale
Reason: The issue is a CI infrastructure feature request that has been inactive for over 18 months with no implementation or follow-up. CI tasks of this nature often become irrelevant as project workflows evolve or upstream dependencies stabilize, and the prolonged lack of maintainer action strongly suggests it has been superseded or deprioritized in favor of more critical work.
Staleness:
85
Complexity:
35
Confidence:
75
Support Request:
5
Issue body
### What needs to get done
Rockcraft has several loose dependencies, like LXD, multipass and docker (for the docs).
It would be good to have a dedicated spread test, with variants, to run a basic `rockcraft pack` on different versions of said dependencies.
Ideally, this test should also be run daily to improve our reaction time to changes happening elsewhere.
### Why it needs to get done
Ref issues:
- https://matrix.to/#/!NPPCseDHKRvSBMUEXN:ubuntu.com/$-vmFv8bAbeJxRHijSyMdCUQ0YobwrQuM5Ft9AzIxpS4?via=ubuntu.com&via=matrix.org&via=kde.org
- https://matrix.to/#/!NPPCseDHKRvSBMUEXN:ubuntu.com/$jGb-V3d53ShKU-ejxpTsT5S8jfaqF1H76fCw6JkW0AA?via=ubuntu.com&via=matrix.org
- https://matrix.to/#/!NPPCseDHKRvSBMUEXN:ubuntu.com/$Y-rD0RdB2Jnj6rQbY1DYj4SuGFPd9rguzpL-JCdkguQ?via=ubuntu.com&via=matrix.org
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-16 10:31:08.173585+00:00 | qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
85
Complexity:
35
Confidence:
75
Support Request:
5
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close stale | Proposes a daily Spread test matrix to verify Rockcraft compatibility with LXD, multipass, and docker. Maintainer advocates for early issue detection, while a contributor cites maintenance overhead. Currently under discussion with no implementation. |
| 2026-06-16 10:27:00.652515+00:00 | pending | — | — | — |