Installing snapcraft (and its dependencies)
Metadata
Current evaluation
Reports a missing 'cd snapcraft' step in the HACKING.md install guide. Open 8+ years with zero comments, no labels, and no maintainer interaction; the referenced HACKING.md no longer exists at the repo root (docs restructured into docs/contribute/).
Suggested action: close stale
Reason: The issue is 3162 days old with 0 comments, no labels, and no maintainer interaction, and the referenced guide (HACKING.md at master) no longer exists in the repo layout — docs have been reorganized under docs/contribute/. The original problem is no longer applicable to the current project structure, so it is both inactive and irrelevant.
Impact:
10
Quick Win:
9.5
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
5
Confidence:
75
Support Request:
15
Issue body
Before installing snapcraft (and its dependencies) when using hacking.md as a guide there seems to be a missing step- cd snapcraft
link to the guide: https://github.com/snapcore/snapcraft/blob/master/HACKING.md
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.8-27b |
Impact:
10
Quick Win:
9.5
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
5
Confidence:
75
Support Request:
15
|
close stale | Reports a missing 'cd snapcraft' step in the HACKING.md install guide. Open 8+ years with zero comments, no labels, and no maintainer interaction; the referenced HACKING.md no longer exists at the repo root (docs restructured into docs/contribute/). | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
5
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Suggests adding a missing cd snapcraft step to the HACKING.md guide for installing dependencies. Unaddressed for over eight years with zero comments or labels. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
5
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Missing cd snapcraft step noted in HACKING.md installation guide. Issue has been inactive for over 8 years with no maintainer response or labels. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
5
Confidence:
75
Support Request:
5
|
close stale | Documentation gap in HACKING.md where the cd snapcraft step is missing before installing dependencies. Unaddressed for over 8 years. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-moe-q4 |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
5
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Documents a missing cd snapcraft step in the development guide before installing dependencies. Unaddressed for over 8 years with no maintainer interaction. |
Update history
No update history recorded yet.
Related work
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Related To:
snapcraft#1741091
(confidence 80%)
Same report filed on Launchpad (bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1741091), also open and unaddressed for 8+ years.
Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1848038 HACKING.md does not explain how to run snapcraft from a source tree | snapcraft (launchpad) | open | Request for HACKING.md to document running snapcraft from a source tree so code changes take effect. ~7 years old, 0 comments, no labels; the root HACKING.md no longer exists - docs were restructured into docs/contribute/. | |
| #1746403 snapcraft fails to find hooks if ran from snap directory. | snapcraft (launchpad) | open | 2017 report: running snapcraft from the snap/ directory builds without error but omits hooks, causing confusing install failures; proposes enforcing project-root CWD. No maintainer activity in 8+ years; likely obsolete after the core22 rewrite. | |
| #1845276 snapcraft shouldn't complain about snap/README.md | snapcraft (launchpad) | open | Request to stop snapcraft warning about snap/README.md as a non-snapcraft path so docs can live in the snap/ dir. 7 years old, zero comments, no labels or maintainer response; the warning is intentional and already documents the snap/local/ workaround. | |
| #1617253 snapcraft syntax documentation is incomplete | snapcraft (launchpad) | open | 10-year-old report that snapcraft.yaml syntax docs omitted app-level plugs. Docs have since been fully restructured into docs/reference/ (58 files); the old URL paths no longer exist. No maintainer interaction, zero comments. | |
| #124 add quick doc to explain how to install snapcraft and get set up generally | snapcraft | merged | Documentation for installing snapcraft and general setup was merged. Changes added 60 lines and removed 23 across three files. Approved and merged by come-maiz on November 27, 2015. |