Built executable is not copied to prime/bin/
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Snapcraft 2.43.1+18.4 crashes during prime with FileNotFoundError when an app's command points to a file (prettier) that was not copied to prime/bin/; build/bin/ only contained prettier.js. Reported 8 years ago, no maintainer activity, 0 comments, unlabelled.
Suggested action: close stale
Reason: The issue is 2881 days (~8 years) old with zero comments, no labels, and no maintainer interaction. It targets snapcraft 2.43.1+18.4, a long-EOL 2.x release whose code path (snapcraft/internal/meta/_snap_packaging.py) no longer exists in the current codebase (now snapcraft/meta/snap_packaging.py). A similar Launchpad bug (1884683) confirms the same 2.x FileNotFoundError pattern is considered obsolete. The underlying problem — an app command referencing a file not present in prime/bin/ — is a user configuration error (the build only produced prettier.js, not prettier), not a snapcraft bug, and the current codebase has been entirely restructured since.
Impact:
30
Quick Win:
21.0
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
30
Confidence:
70
Support Request:
40
Issue body
Snapcraft crashed with following error while priming:
Sorry, an error occurred in Snapcraft:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/snapcraft", line 11, in <module>
load_entry_point('snapcraft==2.43.1+18.4', 'console_scripts', 'snapcraft')()
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/click/core.py", line 722, in __call__
return self.main(*args, **kwargs)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/click/core.py", line 697, in main
rv = self.invoke(ctx)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/click/core.py", line 1043, in invoke
return Command.invoke(self, ctx)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/click/core.py", line 895, in invoke
return ctx.invoke(self.callback, **ctx.params)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/click/core.py", line 535, in invoke
return callback(*args, **kwargs)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/click/decorators.py", line 17, in new_func
return f(get_current_context(), *args, **kwargs)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/snapcraft/cli/_runner.py", line 93, in run
ctx.forward(lifecyclecli.commands["snap"])
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/click/core.py", line 553, in forward
return self.invoke(cmd, **kwargs)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/click/core.py", line 535, in invoke
return callback(*args, **kwargs)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/snapcraft/cli/lifecycle.py", line 136, in snap
project = _execute(steps.PRIME, parts=[], **kwargs)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/snapcraft/cli/lifecycle.py", line 35, in _execute
lifecycle.execute(step, project_config, parts)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/snapcraft/internal/lifecycle/_runner.py", line 90, in execute
executor.run(step, part_names)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/snapcraft/internal/lifecycle/_runner.py", line 196, in run
self._create_meta(step, processed_part_names)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/snapcraft/internal/lifecycle/_runner.py", line 359, in _create_meta
self.config.validator.schema,
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/snapcraft/internal/meta/_snap_packaging.py", line 109, in create_snap_packaging
packaging.write_snap_yaml()
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/snapcraft/internal/meta/_snap_packaging.py", line 312, in write_snap_yaml
snap_yaml = self._compose_snap_yaml()
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/snapcraft/internal/meta/_snap_packaging.py", line 468, in _compose_snap_yaml
snap_yaml["apps"] = self._wrap_apps(self._config_data["apps"])
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/snapcraft/internal/meta/_snap_packaging.py", line 567, in _wrap_apps
self._wrap_app(app, apps[app])
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/snapcraft/internal/meta/_snap_packaging.py", line 575, in _wrap_app
app[k] = self._wrap_exe(app[k], "{}-{}".format(k, name))
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/snapcraft/internal/meta/_snap_packaging.py", line 546, in _wrap_exe
with open(exepath, "rb") as exefile:
FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/home/sangbum/Projects/prettier-snap/snap/prime/bin/prettier'
* build/bin/ contained prettier.js but no file named prettier
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.8-27b |
Impact:
30
Quick Win:
21.0
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
30
Confidence:
70
Support Request:
40
|
close stale | Snapcraft 2.43.1+18.4 crashes during prime with FileNotFoundError when an app's command points to a file (prettier) that was not copied to prime/bin/; build/bin/ only contained prettier.js. Reported 8 years ago, no maintainer activity, 0 comments, unlabelled. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
35
Confidence:
92
Support Request:
15
|
close stale | Snapcraft v2.43.1 crashes during prime step because a built executable is missing from prime/bin/. No maintainer interaction or activity in ~7.8 years. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
30
Confidence:
95
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Snapcraft v2.43.1 crashes during prime step due to missing executable. Unaddressed for ~8 years with no maintainer interaction. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
15
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
20
|
close stale | Snapcraft 2.43.1 crashes during the prime step because a built executable is not copied to prime/bin/. The report is from 2018, lacks labels or comments, and targets a deprecated version. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
40
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Snapcraft 2.43.1 crashes during priming due to a missing executable in prime/bin/. The issue is over 7 years old, lacks maintainer interaction, and targets a long-unsupported version. |
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Related work
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Related To:
snapcraft#1884683
(confidence 55%)
Similar Launchpad bug: snapcraft 2.43.1+18.4 FileNotFoundError for a missing app command in prime; same EOL 2.x code path.
Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1812435 python snap fails to build no such file or directory in prime/bin | snapcraft (launchpad) | open | Snapcraft 2.43.1 crashes with FileNotFoundError when an app's command is missing from prime/bin during snap packaging. Reported 2782 days ago with no comments, labels, or maintainer response. The legacy code path no longer exists in the current codebase. | |
| #1795171 snapcraft fail to find built executable under prime $SNAP | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Closed without resolution or comments, likely abandoned. The issue reported a FileNotFoundError when Snapcraft failed to expand the $SNAP variable in the prime directory path during build. | |
| #1884683 snapcraft fail app | snapcraft (launchpad) | open | Snapcraft 2.43.1+18.4 crashes with FileNotFoundError when an app's command points to /bin/Sastreria, which is missing from the prime directory. No comments or labels; the affected 2.x version is long EOL and the code path no longer exists. | |
| #1797795 An error occurred building hello world Snapcraft | snapcraft (launchpad) | open | Snapcraft 2.43.1 prime crashes with FileNotFoundError when app command points to bin/hello, but only gnu-bash part is built so the binary doesn't exist. User configuration error, 7.9 years old, 0 comments, no labels. | |
| #1830520 Sorry, an error occurred in Snapcraft: | snapcraft (launchpad) | open | Snapcraft 2.43.1 (2019) crashed with FileNotFoundError wrapping app command spx_service missing from the prime dir during a Launchpad build. No maintainer activity in 7+ years; the 2.x code path no longer exists and the root cause is user snapcraft.yaml config. |