build-packages doesn't support specifying a version
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Abandoned. Closed without comments or documented resolution. Snapcraft does not support version pinning in build-packages due to underlying apt cache limitations.
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There is no way to install a specific version of a build-package.
KeyError: 'make=4.1-6'
During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt/cache.py", line 198, in __getitem__
rawpkg = self._cache[key]
KeyError: 'make=4.1-6'
During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/josepht/src/git/snapcraft/snapcraft/internal/repo.py", line 86, in install_build_packages
if not apt_cache[pkg].installed:
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/apt/cache.py", line 200, in __getitem__
raise KeyError('The cache has no package named %r' % key)
KeyError: "The cache has no package named 'make=4.1-6'"
During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "../../../bin/snapcraft", line 31, in <module>
snapcraft.main.main()
File "/home/josepht/src/git/snapcraft/snapcraft/main.py", line 244, in main
return run(args, project_options)
File "/home/josepht/src/git/snapcraft/snapcraft/main.py", line 280, in run
lifecycle_command, project_options, args['<part>'])
File "/home/josepht/src/git/snapcraft/snapcraft/internal/lifecycle.py", line 111, in execute
build_packages = repo.install_build_packages(config.build_tools)
File "/home/josepht/src/git/snapcraft/snapcraft/internal/repo.py", line 91, in install_build_packages
'\'build-packages\': {}'.format(str(e)))
OSError: Could not find a required package in 'build-packages': "The cache has no package named 'make=4.1-6'"
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Abandoned. Closed without comments or documented resolution. Snapcraft does not support version pinning in build-packages due to underlying apt cache limitations. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Abandoned. Specifying versions in build-packages causes a KeyError during installation. The feature remains unsupported. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Closed as abandoned due to zero comments and prolonged inactivity. Version pinning for build-packages was not implemented. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Closed without resolution or comments, indicating abandonment. Build-packages failed when specifying package versions due to an apt cache KeyError. No fix or merge was implemented. |
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Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1666656 stage-packages doesn't support versions | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Closed without resolution. The limitation was superseded by updated Snapcraft packaging logic in later releases. | |
| #1887960 snapcraft ignores version specific build-packages | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Abandoned and closed without resolution. Version specifiers in build-packages remain ignored, as the referenced TODO in _deb.py was never implemented. |