Does not warn/error when no apps are defined
Metadata
Current evaluation
Feature request for snapcraft to warn or error when no apps are defined in snapcraft.yaml, and to add a lint check. 7.7 years old, no labels, no maintainer comments, never triaged.
Suggested action: needs triage
Reason: The issue has no labels, no comments, and no assignee, showing it was never assessed by a maintainer. Although 7.7 years old with a core18 example, the underlying request (warn when no apps) is still a valid concept and there is no evidence it has been implemented, so it needs triage rather than closure.
Impact:
35
Quick Win:
19.25
Staleness:
90
Complexity:
45
Confidence:
45
Support Request:
15
Issue body
Consider the following yaml:
name: bcal
base: core18
version: git
summary: Storage and general-purpose calculator
description: |
`bcal` (*Byte CALculator*) is a REPL CLI utility for storage expressions,
unit conversions or address calculations. If you can't calculate the hex
address offset for (512 - 16) MiB, or the value when the 43rd bit of a
64-bit address is set mentally, `bcal` is for you.
grade: stable
confinement: strict
parts:
bcal:
plugin: make
build-packages: [clang, libreadline-dev]
source: .
I've forgotten to create some apps, but I won't know this until after build and install. We should:
* Add this check to snapcraft lint
* At your option, warn or error when this is encountered in `snapcraft`
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.8-27b |
Impact:
35
Quick Win:
19.25
Staleness:
90
Complexity:
45
Confidence:
45
Support Request:
15
|
needs triage | Feature request for snapcraft to warn or error when no apps are defined in snapcraft.yaml, and to add a lint check. 7.7 years old, no labels, no maintainer comments, never triaged. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
35
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Requests snapcraft to warn or error when a snap definition lacks an apps section. Unaddressed for over 7 years with no maintainer interaction or labels. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
15
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Suggests adding a lint check or warning when a snapcraft YAML defines no apps. Issue is completely inactive for over 7 years with no maintainer response or labels. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
15
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Feature request to add a lint check or warning when a snapcraft YAML lacks an apps definition. Issue is extremely stale with no activity or maintainer interaction in over 7 years. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
15
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Feature request to add a lint check or build error when a snapcraft.yaml lacks an apps section. Issue remains open with no maintainer comments or labels after over seven years. |
Update history
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Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1591207 Parser should warn when it encounters an invalid snapcraft.yaml | snapcraft (launchpad) | open | 2015-era feature request asking the snapcraft parser to warn when snapcraft.yaml is missing the 'parts' key. No labels, no comments, no activity for ~10 years. Modern snapcraft validates the file against a schema requiring parts, so the concern is outdated. | |
| #4636 Better error message when we can't find snapcraft.yaml | snapcraft | open | Feature request to improve the error message when snapcraft.yaml is not found in the craft-application branch, adding a helpful message with a documentation link. No labels, no assignee, last activity 536 days ago. | |
| #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. |