clean is checking lxd remote
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Unnecessary LXD remote checks during snapcraft clean were reported but the issue was closed without resolution or fix. No comments or pull requests were created.
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Issue body
It appears that
SNAPCRAFT_CONTAINER_BUILDS=1 snapcraft clean
is checking the lxd remotes. Is that really necessary? On my test build, it causes the container to be brought up, just for a clean.
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Unnecessary LXD remote checks during snapcraft clean were reported but the issue was closed without resolution or fix. No comments or pull requests were created. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Closed as abandoned without resolution or comments. The unnecessary LXD remote check during snapcraft clean was not addressed. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Closed without resolution or comments. The report noted snapcraft clean unnecessarily checks LXD remotes, causing unwanted container startup. |
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Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1666735 snapcraft cleanbuild does not work with lxd installed via snap | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Closed without resolution or merge. The report notes snapcraft cleanbuild fails to detect LXD installed via snap, suggesting checks via snap list or lxc list instead of apt cache. No fix was implemented or documented. | |
| #1703344 snapcraft cleanbuild exits with a traceback when lxd is not installed | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Closed without resolution. Missing LXD caused a FileNotFoundError during snapcraft cleanbuild. No comments, fixes, or status updates were provided. | |
| #1697979 snapcraft fails on initial cleanbuild probe | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Closed without resolution. Snapcraft cleanbuild failed due to LXD connection errors when LXD was provided via a third-party snap alias. The report received no comments or fixes and was abandoned. | |
| #1434 lxd: clean with no parts should only delete | snapcraft | merged | Merged. Updates snapcraft LXD handling so running clean without arguments only deletes container resources instead of executing commands inside them. Approved by one reviewer and merged. |