Snap delta too large warning language can be improved
Metadata
Current evaluation
Request to simplify the 'delta generated was too large' warning to a single line with an explicit threshold. Open 9+ years with zero comments and no maintainer interaction; the exact warning text no longer appears in the current codebase.
Suggested action: close stale
Reason: The issue is 3429 days old with zero comments and no maintainer engagement. A repo-wide search for the exact warning strings 'delta generated was too large' and 'Falling back to pushing full snap' returns no matches in the current codebase, indicating the delta-generation code path and its messaging have been refactored or removed since the issue was filed. The original problem is no longer reproducible in the current version.
Impact:
10
Quick Win:
9.0
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
10
Confidence:
72
Support Request:
15
Issue body
Saw this today:
Error generating delta: delta generated was too large.
Falling back to pushing full snap...
Can we change this to a single line, please:
Large delta, pushing full snap.
If we have a simple definition of large, then let's be explicit, for example:
Delta saving is less than 20%, pushing full snap.
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.8-27b |
Impact:
10
Quick Win:
9.0
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
10
Confidence:
72
Support Request:
15
|
close stale | Request to simplify the 'delta generated was too large' warning to a single line with an explicit threshold. Open 9+ years with zero comments and no maintainer interaction; the exact warning text no longer appears in the current codebase. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
5
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Suggests simplifying a snap delta size warning message to a single line and optionally adding a threshold. Unaddressed for over 9 years with no maintainer interaction. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
5
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Suggests simplifying a multi-line delta too large error message to a single line, potentially with an explicit size threshold. Unaddressed for over 9 years. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
5
Confidence:
95
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Suggests simplifying a two-line delta generation warning message to a single line, potentially with an explicit size threshold. Unaddressed for over 8 years. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
5
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Proposes simplifying the snap delta size warning to a single line for better clarity. Open, awaiting design review, and inactive with no comments. |
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Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1345 deltas: Improved message returned when delta is too big | snapcraft | merged | Merged an external contribution improving the oversized delta warning to display delta size before pushing. After fixing minor linting errors and resolving CLA verification issues, reviewers approved and merged the change. |