--shell does not make snapcraftctl available
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Current evaluation
2019 report that `snapcraft pull --use-lxd --shell` leaves `snapcraftctl` unavailable in the LXD shell. No labels, comments, or maintainer activity for about 6 years. snapcraft 2.x/3.x removed snapcraftctl, so the report is outdated.
Suggested action: close stale
Reason: The issue dates from the snapcraft 1.x era (2509 days old, last activity 2154 days ago, 0 comments, no labels) and reports `snapcraftctl: command not found` in `--shell` mode. The current codebase is the rewritten 2.x/3.x architecture (snapcraft/parts, snapcraft/services, snapcraft/commands) where snapcraftctl no longer exists and `--shell` instead provides a build environment in which `snapcraft pull` is run directly, so the original problem is no longer applicable to any supported version.
Issue body
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.8-27b |
Impact:
15
Quick Win:
11.25
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
25
Confidence:
72
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | 2019 report that `snapcraft pull --use-lxd --shell` leaves `snapcraftctl` unavailable in the LXD shell. No labels, comments, or maintainer activity for about 6 years. snapcraft 2.x/3.x removed snapcraftctl, so the report is outdated. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
20
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Report that snapcraft --shell fails to provide snapcraftctl command inside the environment. The report is over six years old, lacks maintainer labels or responses, and likely reflects outdated snapcraft behavior. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
20
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
15
|
close stale | Reports that --shell flag fails to make snapcraftctl available for debugging override-pull. The issue is over six years old, has zero maintainer interaction, and is likely obsolete due to significant snapcraft architectural changes. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
15
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Snapcraft's --shell flag fails to make snapcraftctl available inside the debug shell, causing a command not found error. Unaddressed for over six years. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
25
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Issue reports snapcraftctl missing in debug shell launched by --shell. No maintainer response in over six years, likely irrelevant to current versions. |
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Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1839399 snapcraft not pulling snap from lxd container | snapcraft (launchpad) | open | 2019 report that snapcraft 3.7.1 with --use-lxd built a snap inside the LXD container but never copied it back to the host. No labels, no maintainer interaction, 7 years old; the LXD provider has since been rewritten via craft-providers. | |
| #1823512 `snapcraft --shell` shouldn't run the lifecycle steps | snapcraft (launchpad) | open | Bug report claiming `snapcraft --shell` runs lifecycle steps instead of dropping into the build environment shell. 7+ years old, 0 comments, no labels; the `--shell` flag was removed in the modern CLI and `snapcraft shell` now provides the requested behavior. |