snapcraft clean is incomplete
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Current evaluation
Reporter asked that `snapcraft clean` also delete built .snap files. Closed 2016-08-23 with no code change: maintainer @elopio stated leaving the .snap in place is by design, though he was mostly +1 on the request.
Resolution: closed not a bug
Reason: The only maintainer comment (elopio, 2016-08-23) says the behaviour of `snapcraft clean` not removing locally built .snap files is intentional, and no resolving PR or commit exists in the repository history.
Evaluated by: mr-cal-bot
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Issue body
I ran "snapcraft clean" and it did clean up the directories it generated, but it did not remove the .snap files in the local directory. I'm working from a bzr/git upstream branch, and I'd expect 'snapcraft clean' to clean up *all* of the files it generates, not just some. Thanks.
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed not a bug | Reporter asked that `snapcraft clean` also delete built .snap files. Closed 2016-08-23 with no code change: maintainer @elopio stated leaving the .snap in place is by design, though he was mostly +1 on the request. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed not a bug | Closed as intended behavior: snapcraft clean left locally built .snap files in place; maintainer @elopio called this by design on 2016-08-23. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed stale | Closed unresolved and abandoned: no comments, patches, or fixes addressed snapcraft clean failing to remove local .snap files. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Closed without resolution. The issue was abandoned as no comments or patches were submitted to address snapcraft clean's failure to remove .snap files. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Reporting that snapcraft clean skips local .snap files was closed without comments or resolution, indicating the report was abandoned or left unresolved. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Abandoned without resolution. The report noted snapcraft clean omits generated .snap files, but zero comments or patches were submitted to address the gap. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | snapcraft clean failing to remove local .snap files was closed without a fix. Zero comments and prolonged inactivity indicate the report was abandoned or marked stale. |
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Related work
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Related To:
snapcraft (launchpad)#1690139
(confidence 55%)
Later bug about `snapcraft clean <part>` also closed as working as expected with no code change.
Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1690139 "snapcraft clean <part>" fails if the files I asked it to clean don't exist | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Closed after a maintainer reported that `snapcraft clean` works as expected; no resolving PR or commit was cited. | |
| #2044389 snapcraft clean failed but exit 0 | snapcraft (launchpad) | open | Snapcraft 7.5.3 reports a missing build environment during clean but exits 0; a maintainer confirmed the bug and agreed it should fail, with no fix recorded. | |
| #1800119 snapcraft cleanbuild | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | The obsolete cleanbuild command was retired because builds became clean by default; a maintainer closed the report in August 2023. | |
| #1746381 snapcraft cleanbuild shouldn't always delete container at end | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | No fix was made: maintainers confirmed cleanbuild containers were disposable, recommended SNAPCRAFT_CONTAINER_BUILDS, and left the request for default failure shells unimplemented. |