stage-snaps not usable with branches
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Closed without resolution or comments. The syntax error for using branches in stage-snaps was not addressed, and the issue appears abandoned.
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I’m trying to use a branch of a stage snap, but this either isn’t supported, or it doesn’t have the obvious syntax. I have:
mir-kiosk-x11:
plugin: nil
stage-snaps: [mir-kiosk-x11/edge/core18]
But that fails with:
Failed to install or refresh a snap: ‘mir-kiosk-x11’ does not exist or is not available on the desired channel ‘edge/core18’. Use snap info mir-kiosk-x11 to get a list of channels the snap is available on.
On https://forum.snapcraft.io/t/using-branches-with-stage-snaps/20477 it was suggested that to add the track in the channel syntax. But:
mir-kiosk-x11:
plugin: nil
stage-snaps: [mir-kiosk-x11/latest/edge/core18]
results in the same error.
However, both
snap install mir-kiosk-x11 --channel=edge/core18
and
snap install mir-kiosk-x11 --channel=latest/edge/core18
work fine.
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Closed without resolution or comments. The syntax error for using branches in stage-snaps was not addressed, and the issue appears abandoned. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Closed without comments or resolution, indicating it was likely abandoned. No fix or workaround was implemented for using branches with stage-snaps. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Abandoned. Branch channel syntax support for stage-snaps was closed without resolution after 710 days of inactivity with no comments or fixes provided. |
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Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1805214 stage-snaps | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Closed without comments or resolution. The request to stage snap contents like packages was abandoned due to prolonged inactivity. |