snapcraft terminates override-build script prematurely without error
Metadata
Current evaluation
Snapcraft prematurely terminates override-build scripts after core18 to core20 upgrade, with no error output. Untriaged and inactive for over 4 years.
Suggested action: close stale
Reason: The issue targets the EOL core18 to core20 migration path and has been inactive for over 4 years with zero maintainer interaction. Snapcraft's build system and part handling have undergone significant architectural changes since then, making the reported behavior no longer reproducible or applicable to current versions.
Impact:
30
Quick Win:
18.0
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
40
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
20
Issue body
After upgrading my snap from core18 to core20 [1] the override-build step is not completed anymore. However, there is no error message and snapcraft continues with staging and then proceeds to the next part [2]. The build script [3] executes the make command but terminates the script before the make install command.
[1] https://github.com/nicolasbock/rabbitmq-server-snap/pull/52
[2] https://github.com/nicolasbock/rabbitmq-server-snap/runs/7982842565?check_suite_focus=true#step:3:5863
[3] https://github.com/nicolasbock/rabbitmq-server-snap/pull/52/files#diff-56759910381a014fecfd7556dd72ddd68c747d922a5b7df2044b9ce7c552f5f5R164 1
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Impact:
30
Quick Win:
18.0
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
40
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
20
|
close stale | Snapcraft prematurely terminates override-build scripts after core18 to core20 upgrade, with no error output. Untriaged and inactive for over 4 years. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
45
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
20
|
close stale | User reports snapcraft prematurely terminating override-build scripts after upgrading from core18 to core20, with no error output. Issue lacks maintainer response, comments, or reproducible steps, and remains open after nearly four years. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
40
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
30
|
close stale | Snapcraft override-build terminates prematurely after core18 to core20 upgrade without error output. The report is over 3.5 years old, has zero maintainer interaction, and references EOL snap bases. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
30
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
20
|
close stale | Report of snapcraft prematurely terminating override-build scripts after upgrading from core18 to core20. Issue remains unlabelled and inactive for over two years with no maintainer response. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
45
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
15
|
close stale | snapcraft silently terminates override-build scripts after core18 to core20 upgrade. No comments, labels, or maintainer activity for over three years; likely outdated given base EOL status. |
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