Snapcraft should copy its config when running in SNAPCRAFT_BUILD_ENVIRONMENT=lxd
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Snapcraft failing to copy cli.cfg to LXD build environments was closed without comments or resolution, indicating the request was abandoned. No fix was implemented.
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I have set the following config in the cli.cfg
```
[Lifecycle]
outdated_step_action = clean
```
but it won't work in the LXD build environment, IMO snapcraft should copy it before running the build.
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Snapcraft failing to copy cli.cfg to LXD build environments was closed without comments or resolution, indicating the request was abandoned. No fix was implemented. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Abandoned and closed without resolution or comments. No fix was implemented to automatically copy CLI configurations into the LXD build environment. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Closed without resolution. The request to copy CLI configuration to the LXD build environment was abandoned due to prolonged inactivity. |
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