Add support for a version of `${shlibs:Depends}` to `snapcraft.yaml`
Metadata
Current evaluation
Feature request to add ${shlibs:Depends} shorthand for automatic staging of shared library packages. Untriaged, no maintainer response in 1470 days.
Suggested action: needs triage
Reason: The issue has never been assessed by a maintainer — zero comments, no labels, no assignee, and no activity for 1470 days. While the feature request (auto-staging packages for shared library SONAME changes) could improve developer experience, there is no evidence it has been implemented elsewhere or is no longer relevant. A maintainer needs to evaluate whether this is still desired and how it fits into the current project roadmap.
Impact:
50
Quick Win:
30.0
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
40
Confidence:
60
Support Request:
20
Issue body
Snapcraft already tracks shared libraries that don't exist in the snap, and the packages those packages could come from.
It would be nice to have a shorthand similar to `${shlibs:Depends}` available so that Snapcraft applies the knowledge by staging the packages it knows are missing.
Otherwise it's a chore to update all the dependencies whose SONAME changed.
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Impact:
50
Quick Win:
30.0
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
40
Confidence:
60
Support Request:
20
|
needs triage | Feature request to add ${shlibs:Depends} shorthand for automatic staging of shared library packages. Untriaged, no maintainer response in 1470 days. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
45
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Feature request to add a Debian-style shlibs:Depends shorthand to snapcraft.yaml for automatic library staging. Unaddressed with no maintainer interaction or comments. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
60
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
5
|
close stale | Feature request to add a Debian-style shlibs:Depends shorthand to snapcraft.yaml for automatic dependency staging. Unaddressed and inactive for nearly four years. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
40
Confidence:
80
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Feature request to add a ${shlibs:Depends}-like shorthand to snapcraft.yaml for automatic staging of missing shared library packages. Unaddressed for nearly 4 years with no maintainer interaction. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
40
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
10
|
needs triage | Feature request to add a ${shlibs:Depends}-like shorthand in snapcraft.yaml to automatically stage missing shared library packages. Untriaged, no maintainer response, inactive since creation. |
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