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SNAPCRAFT_BUILD_ENVIRONMENT_* change doesn't apply to existing VMs

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Project
snapcraft (launchpad)
Number
#1822265
Type
issue
State
closed
Author
~brlin
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Closed without resolution. SNAPCRAFT_BUILD_ENVIRONMENT_* changes failing to apply to existing VMs were left unaddressed with zero comments, indicating the report was abandoned or marked stale.

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Issue body

Currently, the values set in the `SNAPCRAFT_BUILD_ENVIRONMENT_*` environment variables will not become effective if the VM is already created[1], Snapcraft should apply them if possible or destroy and recreate the existing VM. [1] https://forum.snapcraft.io/t/snapcraft-configuration-of-multipass-vm-arguments/9761/7

Evaluation history

Date Model Scores Action Summary
qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b — — Closed without resolution. SNAPCRAFT_BUILD_ENVIRONMENT_* changes failing to apply to existing VMs were left unaddressed with zero comments, indicating the report was abandoned or marked stale.
qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b — — Closed without resolution due to inactivity. SNAPCRAFT_BUILD_ENVIRONMENT_* changes failing to apply to existing VMs remain unaddressed. No fix or workaround was implemented.
qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 — — Closed without resolution, likely abandoned. SNAPCRAFT_BUILD_ENVIRONMENT_* changes do not apply to existing VMs, requiring recreation or dynamic updates. No fix or workaround was implemented.

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