snapcraft cleanbuild fails if container isn't fully ready
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The issue describing snapcraft cleanbuild failures when the container is not fully ready was closed.
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I'm using cleanbuild to build some non-base legacy applications. Unfortunately on my home microserver (which isn't super fast) I can often find that snapcraft fails to be installed inside the container and thus the application is unable to be built.
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | The issue describing snapcraft cleanbuild failures when the container is not fully ready was closed. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Closed without resolution. The snapcraft cleanbuild container readiness failure was abandoned due to prolonged inactivity, with no fix or workaround implemented. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Abandoned. Snapcraft cleanbuild failed when containers were not fully ready on slower hardware, but no fix or resolution was provided. |
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Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1746381 snapcraft cleanbuild shouldn't always delete container at end | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Closed without implementation. The request to preserve the container after a successful build for debugging was not addressed, likely abandoned or superseded by newer workflows. | |
| #1734145 snapcraft clean <part-name> destroys everything when using containers | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Closed without documented fix or comments. The maintainer reported destructive behavior during container-based clean operations, but the issue was abandoned or superseded by subsequent Snapcraft updates. | |
| #1615060 snapcraft clean is incomplete | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Reporting that snapcraft clean skips local .snap files was closed without comments or resolution, indicating the report was abandoned or left unresolved. | |
| #1570706 Snapcraft cleanbuild command doesn't work | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Closed without resolution, likely abandoned or superseded. The cleanbuild command failed due to LXC hash format incompatibility and container stop errors. | |
| #1788654 snapcraft cleanbuild doesn't work with cross-compile stage-packages | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Closed without resolution. Snapcraft cleanbuild fails during cross-compilation because it does not automatically configure multi-arch package support inside the container. No fix was implemented, and the report appears abandoned. | |
| #1675516 can't cleanbuild snapcraft itself | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Closed without resolution or comments, the report of a failed snapcraft cleanbuild due to missing build-packages was abandoned. | |
| #1746359 snapcraft cleanbuild --debug should provide guidance on build failure | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Closed as abandoned due to inactivity. The requested debug shell guidance for snapcraft cleanbuild was never implemented. | |
| #1729069 snapcraft container builds with snap try | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Abandoned. The container build cp error during snap try remains unfixed due to age and lack of developer activity. | |
| #1799925 snapcraft gives conflicting advice for cleaning parts | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Closed without a fix. Snapcraft incorrectly advised running snapcraft clean with part and step flags, which were unsupported. The author worked around it with a full clean. The report appears abandoned or superseded by later updates. | |
| #1372 cli: Containerbuild clean | snapcraft | merged | Merged to add a unit test and fix for the SNAPCRAFT_CONTAINER_BUILDS=1 clean command. Approved after reviewer testing issues were addressed and a related bug report was linked. |