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Need richer autotools control

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Project
snapcraft (launchpad)
Number
#1617346
Type
issue
State
open
Author
~stub
Labels
plugin
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Updated
Closed
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Current evaluation

Feature request from 2015 asking the autotools plugin to support overriding make steps (e.g. make world, install-world) for a custom build pipeline. No maintainer response or labels; a similar Launchpad bug (1619912) requesting make-targets remains open.

Suggested action: close stale

Reason: The issue is 10 years old with zero comments, no labels, and no maintainer interaction. The autotools plugin has since been refactored to extend the Make plugin (PR #1076), and a near-identical Launchpad bug (1619912) requesting make-targets support remains open, making this GitHub issue redundant. The original request predates the current plugin architecture and the project has moved through multiple major versions since.

Impact: 30 Quick Win: 19.5 Staleness: 95 Complexity: 35 Confidence: 60 Support Request: 30

Issue body

For this project I need the following build pipeline: ./configure make world make check make install-world (by default contrib modules are not built, and this snap needs to include them) It would be great if the autotools plugin allowed me to override the make steps.

Evaluation history

Date Model Scores Action Summary
qwen/qwen3.8-27b
Impact: 30
Quick Win: 19.5
Staleness: 95
Complexity: 35
Confidence: 60
Support Request: 30
close stale Feature request from 2015 asking the autotools plugin to support overriding make steps (e.g. make world, install-world) for a custom build pipeline. No maintainer response or labels; a similar Launchpad bug (1619912) requesting make-targets remains open.
qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b
Staleness: 95
Complexity: 40
Confidence: 85
Support Request: 10
close stale Feature request to allow overriding make steps in the autotools plugin for custom build pipelines. No maintainer interaction or comments in over 9 years.
qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b
Staleness: 95
Complexity: 45
Confidence: 90
Support Request: 15
close stale Feature request to allow overriding make steps in the autotools plugin for custom build pipelines. Unaddressed for nearly 10 years with no maintainer interaction.
qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6
Staleness: 95
Complexity: 40
Confidence: 85
Support Request: 10
close stale Feature request to allow overriding make steps in the autotools plugin for custom build pipelines. Unaddressed for over 9 years with zero maintainer engagement.
qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6
Staleness: 98
Complexity: 20
Confidence: 90
Support Request: 10
close stale Request to enhance the autotools plugin with custom make step overrides for specific build pipelines. Open for over nine years with no comments or activity, requiring triage and assignment.

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Related work

  • Duplicate Of: snapcraft (launchpad)#1619912 (confidence 75%)

    Launchpad bug 1619912 requests the same make-targets parameter for the autotools plugin and remains open.

  • Related To: snapcraft (launchpad)#1076 (confidence 65%)

    PR #1076 refactored the autotools plugin to extend the Make plugin, changing the codebase this feature request targets.

Related issues

Issue Project State Summary Similarity
#1619912 Autotools plugin should allow additional make targets snapcraft (launchpad) open Feature request to add a make-targets option to the autotools plugin so users can run custom targets (e.g. make dist) before make install. Open since 2016 with no maintainer interaction; the option is not present in the current craft-parts autotools plugin.
72%