Support for "base: core"
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The request to support base: core in snapcraft.yaml was closed without implementation. After seven years of inactivity and snap base evolution, the feature was abandoned and superseded by newer framework versions.
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Issue body
New features of snapcraft are only triggered by the use of the base keyword.
Developers targeting 16.04 as a base should be using core16, but considering that core16 is not ready yet we shall add support for use of core as a base and remove it from the resulting snap.yaml to not affect the internal snapd logic as core is not of type base (even though it is conceptually a base).
For launchpad we will need to ensure that when "base: core" is found in snapcraft.yaml, that the snapcraft snap is used instead of the deb (the logic in general terms should be, if the base keyword is found, use the snapcraft snap, else the deb).
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | The request to support base: core in snapcraft.yaml was closed without implementation. After seven years of inactivity and snap base evolution, the feature was abandoned and superseded by newer framework versions. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Implemented base: core support in snapcraft.yaml. The base field is stripped from snap.yaml to preserve snapd logic. Launchpad integration was updated to use the snapcraft snap when base is specified. Closed as resolved. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Implemented support for base: core in snapcraft and updated Launchpad integration. Closed after feature adoption and subsequent standardization of core bases. |
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Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1706564 Please allow the new "base" key in snapcraft.yaml | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | The request to support the new base key in snapcraft.yaml was closed without implementation. With zero comments and no resolution details, the issue was abandoned or superseded by later updates. | |
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| #2499 many: support for "base: core" in snapcraft.yaml | snapcraft | merged | Added support for base: core in snapcraft.yaml. Merged after approval and passing CI checks. Modified 43 files with a net change of +224/-75 lines. | |
| #1957803 Support Core22 | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Core22 support request was closed without discussion, likely abandoned or superseded by subsequent Snapcraft Core22 implementation. | |
| #1939713 snapcraft init create base: core18 snap | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Closed without direct resolution, likely abandoned due to inactivity. Subsequent Snapcraft releases updated the init default to core20 and core22, effectively resolving the reported behavior. | |
| #1857019 cannot build snapd snap with build-base: core w/o base: core | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Closed without resolution or comments. The snapcraft TypeError when using build-base: core without base: core remains unresolved. | |
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