Snapcraft strips build ID

Metadata

Project: snapcraft (launchpad)
Number: #1831111
Type: issue
State: open
Author: ~sophie-w
Labels: —
Created: 2019-05-30 03:46 PM UTC
Updated: 2019-05-30 03:46 PM UTC
Closed: —

Current evaluation

Snapcraft's patchelf step strips the build ID from binaries, crashing the i965_dri mesa driver that relies on build-id for caching. Workaround is build-attributes: [no-patchelf]. No maintainer activity in 7+ years.

Suggested action: needs triage

Reason: No labels, no comments, no maintainer interaction in 2650 days, so it has never been triaged. The issue is a real bug (build-id stripping breaks mesa driver caching) with a known workaround (no-patchelf), but I could not verify via tools whether the patchelf/build-id behavior still exists in current snapcraft or craft-parts, so I cannot confirm it is stale or already fixed. A maintainer should check whether patchelf still strips build-id and whether no-patchelf remains the correct workaround before deciding to close or keep open.

Impact: 50 Quick Win: 22.5 Staleness: 95 Complexity: 55 Confidence: 55 Support Request: 10

Issue body

New versions of Snapcraft appear to strip the build ID from installed or compiled binaries. This caused the i965_dri.so mesa driver to crash, as it apparently relies on a build-id for caching. Adding `build-attributes: [no-patchelf]` appears to fix the problem. More details here: https://github.com/MirServer/egmde-snap/pull/3

Evaluation history

Date	Model	Scores	Action	Summary
2026-09-01 09:06 AM UTC	qwen/qwen3.8-27b	Impact: 50 Quick Win: 22.5 Staleness: 95 Complexity: 55 Confidence: 55 Support Request: 10	needs triage	Snapcraft's patchelf step strips the build ID from binaries, crashing the i965_dri mesa driver that relies on build-id for caching. Workaround is build-attributes: [no-patchelf]. No maintainer activity in 7+ years.
2026-07-23 02:09 PM UTC	qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b	Staleness: 98 Complexity: 45 Confidence: 90 Support Request: 10	close stale	Reports Snapcraft stripping build IDs from binaries, causing mesa driver crashes. Suggests a workaround via build attributes. Unanswered for over 7 years with no maintainer engagement.
2026-07-22 12:21 PM UTC	qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b	Staleness: 98 Complexity: 35 Confidence: 90 Support Request: 15	close stale	Reports Snapcraft stripping build IDs from binaries, causing mesa driver crashes. Suggests no-patchelf workaround. Issue is over 7 years old with no maintainer response or updates.
2026-07-10 03:21 AM UTC	qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6	Staleness: 98 Complexity: 35 Confidence: 90 Support Request: 15	close stale	Reports Snapcraft stripping build IDs from binaries, causing driver crashes. Suggests a workaround. Unaddressed for over 7 years with no maintainer interaction.
2026-06-21 05:41 PM UTC	qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6	Staleness: 98 Complexity: 30 Confidence: 85 Support Request: 20	close stale	Snapcraft strips build IDs from binaries, causing mesa driver crashes. Suggests using the no-patchelf build attribute. Unaddressed for over seven years with no maintainer interaction.

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