Dump plugin can't copy files from snap/
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The dump plugin silently failed copying files from a snap/ subdirectory. The issue was closed after over two years with no comments or resolution, indicating it was abandoned or resolved in a later release without explicit tracking.
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As per the subject, I'd like to keep all the snap-related bits of a codetree all tidied in the same place.
Since snapcraft already supports having the snapcraft.yaml in a snap/ subdirectory, I thought it'd be nice to also copy the other support files (wrapper scripts, config, etc) into the same subdirectory and use the 'dump' plugin's 'organise' feature to copy them to their intended target destinations.
Unfortunately it seems like the 'snap/' subdirectory gets some kind of special treatment and doesn't work as a source here.
If I move those same files into the root of my tree, things work fine. Otherwise though, the dump silently fails and the 'stage' part errors out when the target path can't be found.
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | The dump plugin silently failed copying files from a snap/ subdirectory. The issue was closed after over two years with no comments or resolution, indicating it was abandoned or resolved in a later release without explicit tracking. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Abandoned. The dump plugin silently fails when copying files from a snap/ subdirectory, requiring workarounds like moving files to the root. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | The dump plugin fails to copy files from snap/ subdirectories. The issue was closed without resolution, likely abandoned due to inactivity. No comments or patches were submitted. |
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Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1812215 Stage-packages on dump plugin are not included into the snap | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Closed without resolution or comments, indicating abandonment. The report noted that stage-packages in the dump plugin were not automatically included in the snap, requiring manual file priming. | |
| #1638622 dump plugin cannot copy a single file | snapcraft (launchpad) | open | Request for the dump plugin to support copying individual files (like the deprecated copy plugin's files property). No maintainer response in ~9.6 years; dump plugin still only accepts source, so the gap persists. | |
| #1754010 Dump follows symlink and fails | snapcraft (launchpad) | open | Dump plugin in snapcraft 2.39.3 follows relative symlinks during copy, causing IsADirectoryError in _migrate_files during staging. Legacy 2.x code path no longer exists; current craft-parts dump plugin uses cp --no-dereference. | |
| #1611827 dump plugin with stage-packages fails | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Closed without resolution, likely abandoned. The dump plugin failed when combined with stage-packages, raising a directory not empty error. No fix or workaround was documented. |