snapcraft upload error because of missing short namespace doesn't tell how to solve the problem
Metadata
Current evaluation
Closed as obsolete after the store stopped causing the missing short-namespace error; no Snapcraft fix PR or commit was identified.
Resolution: closed stale
Reason: Maintainer ~sergiusens closed the report in January 2019, stating that the store no longer caused this problem and asking for a new report if it recurred.
Evaluated by: mr-cal-bot
No scores available.
Issue body
When I try to upload a snap without a missing short namespace in myapps account, I get the error:
Received 403: 'Developer profile is missing short namespace.'
This error needs to be improved. Hide the 403, and show a way to register the namespace. Right now, that would be a link to the website.
Steps to reproduce:
- Register a new user in login.ubuntu.com
- Confirm the account by mail.
- Go to myapps.developer.ubuntu and accept the terms.
- Register a snap.
- snapcraft init
- Change the name of the snap to be the one you registered.
- snapcraft
- snapcraft upload *.snap
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed stale | Closed as obsolete after the store stopped causing the missing short-namespace error; no Snapcraft fix PR or commit was identified. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed not a bug | Closed as obsolete: the store no longer caused the missing short-namespace error; no Snapcraft PR or commit was identified. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed stale | Request to improve the missing-short-namespace upload error was closed without a documented code fix; it received no comments or follow-up. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Abandoned. The request to improve the snapcraft upload error message for missing short namespaces received no comments or follow-up actions. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Closed without resolution or comments, indicating abandonment. The requested improvement to the snapcraft upload error message for missing short namespaces was never implemented. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Abandoned without resolution. The request to replace the 403 upload error with a direct namespace registration link received no comments or follow-up. |
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