snaps with type: os should allow publishing of .manifest files
Metadata
Current evaluation
Launchpad support for publishing .manifest files alongside snaps was reported fixed in stable revision 18187; the issue remains open administratively.
Suggested action: close resolved
Reason: The final comment explicitly reports “Fixed in stable r18187,” directly addressing the identified Launchpad-side restriction on uploading .manifest files. The author had also confirmed the expected top-level build location, so the requested publishing workflow was implemented.
Evaluated by: mr-cal-bot
Impact:
48
Quick Win:
25
Complexity:
43
Confidence:
96
Actionability:
90
Issue body
when we build an os snap using live-build (our standard method), then live-build produces a .manifest file that contains the list of packages (and their versions) used to assemble the rootfs.
with cdimage builds we published these so people could verify what is contained in their install. snapcraft should have an option to release this file along with the .snap as well.
http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-core/vivid/daily-preinstalled/current/vivid-preinstalled-core-amd64.manifest is an example of such a file
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha |
Impact:
48
Quick Win:
25
Complexity:
43
Confidence:
96
Actionability:
90
|
close resolved | Launchpad support for publishing .manifest files alongside snaps was reported fixed in stable revision 18187; the issue remains open administratively. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha |
Impact:
35
Quick Win:
23
Complexity:
24
Confidence:
91
Actionability:
88
|
close resolved | The concrete Ubuntu Core workflow was resolved by placing live-build’s package manifest beside the snap and accepting it in Launchpad r18187; no general Snapcraft .manifest option remains. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Impact:
30
Quick Win:
11
Complexity:
40
Confidence:
60
Actionability:
60
|
keep open | Feature request to allow publishing .manifest files (from live-build) alongside .snap for type:os snaps. Open 10 years with no comments or maintainer engagement. | |
| qwen/qwen3.8-27b |
Impact:
15
Quick Win:
9
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
40
Confidence:
70
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | 2015 feature request to publish live-build .manifest files alongside type: os snaps so users can verify rootfs package contents. Zero comments or maintainer activity in ~10 years; the type: os snap type no longer exists in modern snapcraft. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
30
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Feature request to publish .manifest files alongside OS snaps. Issue has been inactive for over nine years with no maintainer response or priority labels. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
15
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
5
|
close stale | Feature request to allow publishing .manifest files alongside type: os snaps. Unaddressed for ~10 years with no maintainer interaction or implementation. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
25
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Feature request to allow publishing .manifest files alongside OS snaps. Unaddressed for nearly 10 years with no maintainer interaction. |
Update history
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Related work
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Related To:
snapcraft#4611
(confidence 86%)
Later Snapcraft functionality generated a snap manifest, though it is a newer in-snap format rather than the original external .manifest upload.
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