Missing grammar for conditional configflags on/to architecture
Metadata
Current evaluation
Feature request to add per-architecture conditional grammar support for configflags in snapcraft parts, matching existing build-packages/stage-packages grammar. Open 7+ years with no labels, no maintainer response, and zero comments; unassessed.
Suggested action: needs triage
Reason: The issue has no labels, no assignee, and zero comments from any maintainer across 2644 days, so it has never been assessed or categorised. It is a well-scoped feature request with a concrete mock-up, but there is no evidence it was implemented or rejected, so a maintainer needs to triage whether to pursue, close as won't-fix, or keep open.
Impact:
40
Quick Win:
20.0
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
50
Confidence:
55
Support Request:
15
Issue body
Creating a snap that will support many architectures require conditional ``configflags``.
The grammar available for ``build-packages`` and ``stage-packages`` would be nice to also have for ``configflags``.
(A side note is that the existing support for build/stage-packages could grow the ability to list multiple architectures so you don't have to repeat entries that are true for multiple archs)
Mock-up that matches existing grammar for build/stage-packages:
parts:
qemu:
plugin: autotools
configflags:
- on amd64:
- --enable-xen
- on i386:
- --enable-xen
Even better:
parts:
qemu:
plugin: autotools
configflags:
?
- all
:
- "--enable-something-everywhere"
?
- amd64
- i386
:
- "--enable-xen"
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.8-27b |
Impact:
40
Quick Win:
20.0
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
50
Confidence:
55
Support Request:
15
|
needs triage | Feature request to add per-architecture conditional grammar support for configflags in snapcraft parts, matching existing build-packages/stage-packages grammar. Open 7+ years with no labels, no maintainer response, and zero comments; unassessed. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
65
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Request to add architecture-conditional grammar for configflags in snapcraft, mirroring build-packages. Unlabelled, no maintainer interaction, inactive for ~7 years. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
60
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Feature request to add architecture-conditional grammar for configflags, mirroring build/stage-packages syntax. Unaddressed for ~7 years with zero maintainer interaction. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
45
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Request to add architecture-conditional grammar for configflags in snapcraft, similar to build/stage-packages. Issue is completely inactive for over 7 years with no maintainer response. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
45
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
15
|
close stale | Feature request to add architecture-conditional grammar for configflags, mirroring build/stage-packages. Issue is over 7 years old with zero activity or maintainer engagement. |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| #1744608 customize snapcraft environment based on architecture. | snapcraft (launchpad) | open | Feature request to support architecture-conditional (on/else) syntax in the apps environment key, currently limited to stage-packages. Open since 2019 with no comments or maintainer response; grammar support has since expanded to more part keywords but app environment remains unaddressed. | |
| #1948465 Please add support for advanced grammar in stage | snapcraft (launchpad) | open | Feature request to allow advanced grammar (try:/on $arch) in the stage directive, avoiding override-build workarounds. Open since 2020 with zero comments or labels; grammar support has since expanded to all part keywords, so applicability needs verification. |