python snap fails to build no such file or directory in prime/bin
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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.
Suggested action: close stale
Reason: The issue is 2782 days old with zero comments, no labels, and no maintainer interaction. The traceback references snapcraft 2.43.1 and the legacy _snap_packaging.py code path, which no longer exists in the current codebase (confirmed by grep). The current codebase already has a proper error check for missing commands (commit 44930f709, PR #3321, 'meta: add error check for command not found'), meaning the underlying problem has been addressed with a clearer error message. The issue is both inactive and no longer applicable to the current version.
Impact:
20
Quick Win:
14.0
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
30
Confidence:
75
Support Request:
70
Issue body
Collecting pip
Installing collected packages: pip
Successfully installed pip-18.1
Fetching and installing wheel...
Collecting wheel
Using cached https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/ff/47/1dfa4795e24fd6f93d5d58602dd716c3f101cfd5a77cd9acbe519b44a0a9/wheel-0.32.3-py2.py3-none-any.whl
Saved ./parts/mockpyairpulse/python-packages/wheel-0.32.3-py2.py3-none-any.whl
Successfully downloaded wheel
Looking in links: /home/dwoot/bluepy/parts/mockpyairpulse/python-packages
Collecting wheel
Installing collected packages: wheel
Successfully installed wheel-0.32.3
Fetching and installing setuptools...
Collecting setuptools
Using cached https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/37/06/754589caf971b0d2d48f151c2586f62902d93dc908e2fd9b9b9f6aa3c9dd/setuptools-40.6.3-py2.py3-none-any.whl
Saved ./parts/mockpyairpulse/python-packages/setuptools-40.6.3-py2.py3-none-any.whl
Successfully downloaded setuptools
Looking in links: /home/dwoot/bluepy/parts/mockpyairpulse/python-packages
Collecting setuptools
Installing collected packages: setuptools
Successfully installed setuptools-40.6.3
Building mockpyairpulse
Staging mockpyairpulse
Priming mockpyairpulse
'grade' property not specified: defaulting to 'stable'
Sorry, an error occurred in Snapcraft:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/snapcraft", line 9, in <module>
load_entry_point('snapcraft==2.43.1', 'console_scripts', 'snapcraft')()
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/click/core.py", line 716, in __call__
return self.main(*args, **kwargs)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/click/core.py", line 696, in main
rv = self.invoke(ctx)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/click/core.py", line 1037, in invoke
return Command.invoke(self, ctx)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/click/core.py", line 889, in invoke
return ctx.invoke(self.callback, **ctx.params)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/click/core.py", line 534, 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 552, in forward
return self.invoke(cmd, **kwargs)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/click/core.py", line 534, 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/dwoot/bluepy/prime/bin/mockpyairpulse'
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.8-27b |
Impact:
20
Quick Win:
14.0
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
30
Confidence:
75
Support Request:
70
|
close stale | 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. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
30
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
80
|
close stale | Snapcraft build fails during prime step with FileNotFoundError for a missing executable in prime/bin. Issue is over 7 years old with no maintainer interaction. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
15
Confidence:
92
Support Request:
25
|
close stale | Python snap build fails during prime step due to missing executable in prime/bin. Issue is over 7 years old with no activity or maintainer response. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
99
Complexity:
20
Confidence:
92
Support Request:
45
|
close stale | Snapcraft build fails during the prime step due to a missing executable in prime/bin. The report is over seven years old with no maintainer response or follow-up. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
30
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
20
|
close stale | Python snap build fails during prime step due to missing executable in prime/bin. Issue is inactive for over 7 years with no maintainer response. |
Update history
No update history recorded yet.
Related work
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Likely Fixed By:
snapcraft#3321
(confidence 80%)
Commit 44930f709 'meta: add error check for command not found' addresses the same class of error (missing command in prime) with a proper error message instead of a raw FileNotFoundError traceback.
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