CMake plugin should support installing via prefix instead of DESTDIR
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Closed without implementation, likely abandoned. The CMake plugin was never updated to support prefix-based installs via a configuration option.
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Currently the CMake plugin uses an empty install prefix when running cmake, and calls `make install` with DESTDIR in order to place the files into the .snap. However, not every piece of software will work with this. Some (e.g. PHP7) only work if configured to install into the .snap via the prefix and then simply installed without DESTDIR. The CMake plugin should support this via a config option.
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Closed without implementation, likely abandoned. The CMake plugin was never updated to support prefix-based installs via a configuration option. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | The CMake plugin feature request to support installing via prefix instead of DESTDIR was closed without implementation. Zero comments indicate the request was abandoned. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Request to add a CMake plugin config option for prefix-based installation was closed without implementation. No resolution or merge details were provided, indicating the feature request was abandoned. |
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Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #346 CMake plugin: Support installing via prefix. | snapcraft | closed | Closed without merging. The author realized the changes were applied to the wrong plugin and determined CMake did not require them. The pull request was abandoned, though a later comment notes the underlying installation issue persists. | |
| #1544629 Autotools plugin should support installing via prefix instead of DESTDIR | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Closed without implementation. Lacking comments or resolution, the request to add prefix-based installation support to the autotools plugin was abandoned. |