Autotools plugin should allow additional make targets
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Current evaluation
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.
Suggested action: close stale
Reason: The issue is 3649 days old with zero comments and no maintainer engagement, and the requested make-targets option still does not exist in the current craft-parts autotools plugin (grep for make-targets returns no matches). It is a narrow, single-user feature request that has sat unaddressed for over nine years, so it is no longer a live priority and can be closed as stale.
Issue body
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.8-27b |
Impact:
30
Quick Win:
21.0
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
30
Confidence:
75
Support Request:
0
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close stale | 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. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
15
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
10
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close stale | Feature request to add a make-targets parameter to the autotools plugin for specifying custom build targets. Issue is over 9 years old with no maintainer interaction or labels. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
25
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
5
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close stale | Feature request to add a make-targets parameter to the autotools plugin for custom build steps. The issue has been inactive for nearly 10 years with no maintainer response or labels. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
30
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Feature request to add a make-targets parameter to the autotools plugin for custom build steps. Unaddressed for nearly 10 years with no maintainer interaction or activity. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
30
Confidence:
95
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Add a make-targets parameter to the autotools plugin for custom build steps. Currently open, unlabelled, and inactive for years; requires triage. |
Update history
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Related work
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Related To:
canonical/snapcraft#253
(confidence 60%)
Merged PR that made the autotools plugin run make before make install; related to controlling autotools build steps but does not add configurable make targets.
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Related To:
canonical/snapcraft#1076
(confidence 60%)
Refactored the autotools plugin to extend the Make plugin; relevant context for where a make-targets option would be implemented.
Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1617346 Need richer autotools control | snapcraft (launchpad) | open | 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. |