snapcraft pack failure from git worktree
Metadata
Current evaluation
snapcraft pack fails when building from a git worktree. Issue is 1136 days old with no labels, no comments, and no maintainer engagement.
Suggested action: close stale
Reason: The issue is 1136 days old with zero maintainer engagement, no labels, and no comments. While it describes a legitimate bug with clear reproduction steps, the complete lack of activity over 3 years suggests it's no longer relevant to current versions. No evidence was found of this being fixed or addressed in related issues.
Impact:
50
Quick Win:
30.0
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
40
Confidence:
60
Support Request:
20
Issue body
Testing with snapcraft version 7.5.0 (build 9510), building a project checked out using a git worktree fails.
Example:
initialize a project with `snapcraft init`
add to the part {source:., source-type: git}
```
parts:
my-part:
plugin: nil
source: .
source-type: git
```
commit this to a git repo
use `git worktree add` to create a worktree
change to the worktree directory
attempt to `snapcraft pack`
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
|
close stale | snapcraft pack fails when building from a git worktree. Issue is 1136 days old with no labels, no comments, and no maintainer engagement. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
45
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Unresolved bug report where snapcraft pack fails with git worktrees. Open for over three years with zero comments, labels, or maintainer engagement. References outdated version 7.5.0. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
45
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Bug report detailing snapcraft pack failures when building from a git worktree. The issue has been inactive for over three years with no maintainer comments, labels, or reproduction validation. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
40
Confidence:
80
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Snapcraft pack fails when building a project checked out via git worktree. Reported with clear reproduction steps, but has seen no maintainer interaction or updates in over three years. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
40
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
5
|
close stale | snapcraft pack fails when building a project checked out via git worktree. Reported for version 7.5.0 with clear reproduction steps, but has seen no maintainer response or activity in nearly three years. |
Update history
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| #71 snapcraft: pack: git checkout fails when run from inside a composite action | craft-actions | closed | A bug report detailing git checkout failures when invoking snapcraft/pack from composite actions was closed without discussion or resolution. No fix was applied. | |
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