snapcraft make plugin does not support core20
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Closed without resolution or comments, likely abandoned. The core20 support gap for the snapcraft make plugin remains unresolved.
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snapcraft make plugin does not support core20
When trying to build uc20 gadget snap, snapcraft make plugin bails with `base: core20` setting.
$ sudo snapcraft clean
The plugin used by part 'grub' does not support snaps using base 'core20'.
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Closed without resolution or comments, likely abandoned. The core20 support gap for the snapcraft make plugin remains unresolved. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Closed without resolution or comments. The issue was likely abandoned or superseded by newer Snapcraft versions that resolved the core20 compatibility limitation. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Closed without resolution. The make plugin initially rejected core20 bases, blocking uc20 gadget builds. The issue was abandoned or superseded as core20 support was later integrated into snapcraft. |
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