Wrong package source list

Metadata

Project: snapcraft (launchpad)
Number: #1829819
Type: issue
State: open
Author: ~holger-seelig
Labels: —
Created: 2019-05-21 06:54 AM UTC
Updated: 2019-05-21 06:54 AM UTC
Closed: —

Current evaluation

User asks how to make snapcraft 3.4.1 use Disco (19.04) apt sources instead of Bionic; behavior is working as intended for a core18 base. 7+ years old, no labels, no maintainer response.

Suggested action: close not a bug

Reason: The body is a configuration/usage question, not a bug report: snapcraft 3.x intentionally builds against the declared base's archives (core18 = Bionic) rather than the host's 19.04 sources, so the 'missing packages' behavior is working as intended and the answer is to set the appropriate base keyword. The affected version (3.4.1, early 2019) is long superseded by snapcraft 8.x, and the issue has had zero comments or labels in 2660 days, so there is nothing actionable to keep open.

Impact: 10 Quick Win: 9.0 Staleness: 95 Complexity: 10 Confidence: 72 Support Request: 90

Issue body

With snapcraft, version 3.4.1 (from snap), it complains about missing packages that cannot be found, because it has Bionic source lists. With snapcraft, version 2.43.1+18.10 (from Ubuntu) everything works fine, it takes the sources from the system 19.04 (Disco). For my package I need the Disco sources. But i also need the new snapcraft, because I need the 'layout' keyword in the yaml. Is there a way to make the new snapcraft work with 19.04 Disco sources?

Evaluation history

Date	Model	Scores	Action	Summary
2026-09-01 08:55 AM UTC	qwen/qwen3.8-27b	Impact: 10 Quick Win: 9.0 Staleness: 95 Complexity: 10 Confidence: 72 Support Request: 90	close not a bug	User asks how to make snapcraft 3.4.1 use Disco (19.04) apt sources instead of Bionic; behavior is working as intended for a core18 base. 7+ years old, no labels, no maintainer response.
2026-07-23 12:00 PM UTC	qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b	Staleness: 98 Complexity: 25 Confidence: 95 Support Request: 85	close stale	User asks how to configure snapcraft 3.4.1 to use Ubuntu 19.04 Disco package sources instead of default Bionic lists. Issue is 7 years old with no activity.
2026-07-22 12:21 PM UTC	qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b	Staleness: 95 Complexity: 30 Confidence: 90 Support Request: 60	close stale	User requests a way to make snapcraft 3.4.1 use Ubuntu 19.04 Disco sources instead of Bionic. Issue is 7 years old, inactive, and refers to an EOL OS.
2026-07-10 03:11 AM UTC	qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6	Staleness: 100 Complexity: 20 Confidence: 95 Support Request: 90	close stale	User asks how to configure snapcraft to use Ubuntu 19.04 Disco sources instead of Bionic. Issue is 7 years old, has no comments or labels, and concerns an EOL OS.
2026-06-21 05:31 PM UTC	qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6	Staleness: 98 Complexity: 25 Confidence: 90 Support Request: 85	close stale	User asks how to configure snapcraft 3.4.1 to use Ubuntu 19.04 Disco package sources instead of hardcoded Bionic lists. The report is over seven years old, has no maintainer interaction, and references obsolete software versions.

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