unhelpful error when building a classic snap: classic confinement requires the core_dynamic_linker to be set
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Abandoned due to age and zero comments. The request to improve error messaging for missing core_dynamic_linker in classic snaps received no resolution.
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Issue body
I got this error when trying to snap the git demo in xenial 16.04:
classic confinement requires the core_dynamic_linker to be set
And then I have no idea what else to do.
The error message should explain a little more about what it's missing, and how to get it.
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Abandoned due to age and zero comments. The request to improve error messaging for missing core_dynamic_linker in classic snaps received no resolution. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Abandoned and closed without resolution or comments. The reporter requested a more descriptive error message for missing core_dynamic_linker during classic snap builds, but no fix or response was provided. |
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Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1752957 Building classic snap without core snap installed succeeds, but creates snap that doesn't run | snapcraft (launchpad) | open | Snapcraft 2.39.x crashes with TypeError building a classic snap without the core snap installed, as get_core_dynamic_linker() returns None during patchelf. No comments or labels; 2.x series is EOL and the code path no longer exists in the current codebase. | |
| #1170 core: fix symlink resolution in get_core_dynamic_linker | snapcraft | merged | Merged fix for symlink resolution in get_core_dynamic_linker. Relative symlinks were incorrectly expanded relative to /snap/core/current, breaking classic snap builds on architectures like i386. Approved by reviewers, passed CI, and merged. Verified via integration tests. | |
| #1647699 Support classic building in snapcraft | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Closed without resolution. The classic confinement library resolution requirement was likely abandoned or superseded by later snapcraft updates that natively handle core snap library resolution. |