Snapcraft includes files from installed snaps in new snap
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Abandoned due to inactivity. Snapcraft incorrectly bundled files from previously installed snaps into new builds, but no fix or follow-up was provided.
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I was very surprised to see these files in a new snap I just made:
squashfs-root/snap
squashfs-root/snap/conjure-up
squashfs-root/snap/conjure-up/108
squashfs-root/snap/conjure-up/108/usr
squashfs-root/snap/conjure-up/108/usr/lib
squashfs-root/snap/conjure-up/108/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu
squashfs-root/snap/conjure-up/108/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libdb-5.3.so
squashfs-root/snap/core
squashfs-root/snap/core/current
squashfs-root/snap/core/current/usr
squashfs-root/snap/core/current/usr/lib
squashfs-root/snap/core/current/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu
squashfs-root/snap/core/current/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libnl-route-3.so.200
I can't think of any good reason for those files to be there. Conjure-up is not a dependency of this new snap in any way.
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Abandoned due to inactivity. Snapcraft incorrectly bundled files from previously installed snaps into new builds, but no fix or follow-up was provided. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Snapcraft incorrectly bundled files from other installed snaps into new builds. The report received no comments or fixes and was abandoned. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Closed and abandoned due to inactivity. The reported bug of Snapcraft incorrectly bundling files from unrelated installed snaps received no comments or resolution. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Abandoned. Snapcraft was reported to incorrectly bundle files from previously installed snaps into new builds, but received no comments or resolution. |
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