Electron apps won't cross-compile for armhf (raspberry pi)
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Current evaluation
Snapcraft 2.43.1 (Ubuntu 18.04) crashes with NotImplementedError when cross-compiling an Electron app using the desktop-gtk3 plugin for armv7l. No activity for 7+ years; the affected 2.x plugin system has been replaced by the modern parts/extension architecture.
Suggested action: close stale
Reason: The issue has had zero comments, no labels, and no maintainer interaction for 2652 days, and it targets snapcraft 2.43.1+18.4 on Ubuntu 18.04 — a long-EOL release whose plugin system (snapcraft/internal/project_loader, _baseplugin.py enable_cross_compilation) no longer exists in the current codebase, which now uses snapcraft/parts and a parts-based desktop-gtk3 extension under extensions/desktop. The original error path is no longer applicable, so it is stale and obsolete rather than merely inactive.
Impact:
25
Quick Win:
10.0
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
60
Confidence:
75
Support Request:
10
Issue body
⠦ Making for target: snap - On platform: linux - For arch: armv7lSetting target machine to 'armhf'
⠏ Making for target: snap - On platform: linux - For arch: armv7lSorry, an error occurred in Snapcraft:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/snapcraft", line 11, in <module>
load_entry_point('snapcraft==2.43.1+18.4', 'console_scripts', 'snapcraft')()
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/click/core.py", line 722, in __call__
return self.main(*args, **kwargs)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/click/core.py", line 697, in main
rv = self.invoke(ctx)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/click/core.py", line 1066, in invoke
return _process_result(sub_ctx.command.invoke(sub_ctx))
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/click/core.py", line 895, in invoke
return ctx.invoke(self.callback, **ctx.params)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/click/core.py", line 535, 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 34, in _execute
project_config = project_loader.load_config(project)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/snapcraft/internal/project_loader/__init__.py", line 36, in load_config
return Config(project)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/snapcraft/internal/project_loader/_config.py", line 233, in __init__
build_tools=self.build_tools,
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/snapcraft/internal/project_loader/_parts_config.py", line 55, in __init__
self._process_parts()
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/snapcraft/internal/project_loader/_parts_config.py", line 86, in _process_parts
self.load_part(part_name, plugin_name, properties)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/snapcraft/internal/project_loader/_parts_config.py", line 206, in load_part
definitions_schema=self._validator.definitions_schema,
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/snapcraft/internal/pluginhandler/_plugin_loader.py", line 79, in load_plugin
plugin.enable_cross_compilation()
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/snapcraft/_baseplugin.py", line 188, in enable_cross_compilation
"to a different target architecture".format(self.name)
NotImplementedError: The plugin used by 'desktop-gtk3' does not support cross-compiling to a different target architecture
We would appreciate it if you created a bug report at
https://launchpad.net/snapcraft/+filebug with the above text included.
⠙ Making for target: snap - On platform: linux - For arch: armv7lSnapcraft failed (1)
✖ Making for target: snap - On platform: linux - For arch: armv7l
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.8-27b |
Impact:
25
Quick Win:
10.0
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
60
Confidence:
75
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Snapcraft 2.43.1 (Ubuntu 18.04) crashes with NotImplementedError when cross-compiling an Electron app using the desktop-gtk3 plugin for armv7l. No activity for 7+ years; the affected 2.x plugin system has been replaced by the modern parts/extension architecture. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
30
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
15
|
close stale | Report of Snapcraft failing to cross-compile Electron/GTK3 apps for armhf due to a plugin NotImplementedError. Issue is 7 years old, unlabelled, and references a deprecated Snapcraft version. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
30
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Snapcraft v2.43.1 crashes when cross-compiling Electron apps for armhf due to an unsupported plugin. The report is completely inactive with no maintainer feedback. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
45
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Report of Snapcraft build failure when cross-compiling Electron/GTK3 apps for armhf due to plugin limitations. Issue is 7 years old with no activity and references obsolete Snapcraft versions. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
45
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
20
|
close stale | Snapcraft cross-compilation failure for armhf targeting Raspberry Pi. Issue has been inactive for over 7 years with no maintainer response or labels. |
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