Set arch for stage packages
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Closed without resolution. Snapcraft rejected architecture qualifiers in stage-packages, causing download failures. With zero comments and no fix, the report was abandoned.
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Issue body
Snapcraft does not support arch usage in stage packages.
- See: https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/snapcraft/2017-January/002297.html
If one tries to specify:
stage-packages:
- valid_package:i386
An error happens:
Error downloading stage packages for part 'foo': no such package 'valid_package:i386'
See also:
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/snapcraft/+bug/1592022/comments/5
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Closed without resolution. Snapcraft rejected architecture qualifiers in stage-packages, causing download failures. With zero comments and no fix, the report was abandoned. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Closed without resolution. Snapcraft rejects architecture qualifiers in stage packages, causing download errors. The report was abandoned with no developer response or fix implemented. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Closed without resolution. Snapcraft lacks support for architecture qualifiers in stage packages, causing download failures when specifying architectures like i386. The limitation remains unaddressed. |
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