Snapcraft is stuck on "launching instance..." indefinitely
Metadata
Current evaluation
Snapcraft hangs indefinitely on 'launching instance...' on arm64 architectures (M1 Mac, Fedora 37 arm64, Asahi Linux). No maintainer response or labels after 1362 days.
Suggested action: needs triage
Reason: The issue has no labels, no comments, and no maintainer response after 1362 days. While the extreme age suggests staleness, the fundamental nature of the bug (blocking snap builds on arm64) means it should be triaged to determine if it's still relevant or has been addressed in newer versions. Without concrete evidence that the problem has been fixed or the affected versions are no longer supported, closing would be premature.
Impact:
80
Quick Win:
32.0
Staleness:
90
Complexity:
60
Confidence:
40
Support Request:
20
Issue body
When I run the "snapcraft" command, it gets stuck on "Launching instance..." indefinitely. I waited upwards of an hour before terminating the command.
If relevant (possibly due to the hardware I'm using - M1 Macbook), I am running this on the arm64 architecture. I can reproduce this on:
- Fedora Workstation 37 (arm64)
- Asahi Linux (arm64)
This means I am unable to build or test any snap file.
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Impact:
80
Quick Win:
32.0
Staleness:
90
Complexity:
60
Confidence:
40
Support Request:
20
|
needs triage | Snapcraft hangs indefinitely on 'launching instance...' on arm64 architectures (M1 Mac, Fedora 37 arm64, Asahi Linux). No maintainer response or labels after 1362 days. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
40
Confidence:
80
Support Request:
10
|
needs triage | Snapcraft hangs indefinitely on 'Launching instance...' on arm64 Linux. Unlabelled, zero maintainer comments, and inactive for over three years. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
40
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
15
|
close stale | Snapcraft build hangs indefinitely on launching instance on arm64 systems. No maintainer response or updates in over 3 years. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
90
Complexity:
40
Confidence:
70
Support Request:
15
|
needs triage | Unlabelled bug report about snapcraft hanging on "Launching instance..." on arm64 systems. No maintainer comments or labels after over three years, awaiting initial assessment. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
30
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
15
|
close stale | Snapcraft hangs indefinitely on 'Launching instance...' on arm64 Linux. No maintainer response or activity for over 3 years, indicating the issue is likely outdated. |
Update history
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