Catkin plugin: example doesn't build on vanilla install
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Current evaluation
Fixed by merged PR snapcore/snapcraft#840 (commit 7f9fa3ac1): Catkin builds now use in-snap Python and add gcc, libc-dev and make as build-packages, so the example builds on a vanilla system. Closed by maintainer ~kyrofa.
Resolution: closed resolved
Reason: Maintainer ~kyrofa closed the bug citing https://github.com/snapcore/snapcraft/pull/840, which merged as commit 7f9fa3ac1. The change makes the Catkin plugin build with in-snap Python and stage gcc, libc-dev and make, removing the dependency on host-installed python/gcc.
Evaluated by: mr-cal-bot
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Issue body
The Catkin plugin doesn't seem to build if python or gcc isn't installed on the system. Our tests have passed because our testbed has these items installed.
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
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| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | Fixed by merged PR snapcore/snapcraft#840 (commit 7f9fa3ac1): Catkin builds now use in-snap Python and add gcc, libc-dev and make as build-packages, so the example builds on a vanilla system. Closed by maintainer ~kyrofa. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | Catkin builds were fixed by merged PR snapcore/snapcraft#840 (commit 7f9fa3ac1), using in-snap Python and adding gcc, libc-dev, and make. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed stale | Catkin's example failed without host Python or GCC, despite passing in Snapcraft's test environment. The report was closed without an identified fix. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | The Catkin plugin build failure on systems lacking python or gcc was closed without resolution. No fix was implemented, and the report remains unaddressed. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | The Catkin plugin example fails to build without python or gcc. The report was abandoned and closed without resolution. |
Update history
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Related work
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Likely Fixed By:
snapcore/snapcraft#840
(confidence 98%)
Merged PR cited verbatim in the closing maintainer comment; commit 7f9fa3ac1 fixes LP #1628990.
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Related To:
snapcore/snapcraft#881
(confidence 72%)
Follow-up fix (commit 2f0c8ba04) for LP #1638317, staging gcc/g++ unconditionally in the catkin plugin — same class of missing-host-toolchain bug.
Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #840 Catkin plugin: build with in-snap python. | snapcraft | merged | Merged #840 as 7f9fa3ac1, fixing LP #1628990 by using in-snap Python during Catkin builds and adding gcc, libc-dev, and make as build packages. | |
| #175 Catkin plugin: Refactor build. | snapcraft | merged | Merged in snapcraft#175 via commit 9045874fd, refactoring Catkin environment, dependency handling, build logic, source-space support, and tests. | |
| #1638317 Catkin plugin doesn't build pure python workspaces | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Catkin plugin only staged g++ when roscpp was a dependency, breaking pure-Python ROS workspaces. Fixed by snapcore/snapcraft PR #881 (merged as 2f0c8ba04), staging gcc/g++ unconditionally; issue closed by maintainer ~kyrofa. | |
| #1664776 Catkin plugin: support building with an underlay | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Catkin underlay support landed in snapcore/snapcraft#1140 (cab0b3806); follow-up #1186 added a ROS content-sharing demo. | |
| #1709671 Catkin plugin: should be using release by default | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Catkin's default CMake build type was fixed by snapcore/snapcraft PR #1470, confirmed by the maintainer. | |
| #1548404 Catkin plugin: Can't handle rosdep resolving to multiple packages | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Fixed by ubuntu-core/snapcraft PR #331 (commit 1c1119ce3, 'Catkin plugin: Handle rosdep empty and multiple dependencies'), merged as e3a2b9d03; maintainer ~kyrofa linked the PR when closing the Launchpad bug. | |
| #1721168 Catkin plugin: support building the entire workspace | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Implemented in snapcraft PR #1743 (commit ec4cac26a, "catkin plugin: support building entire workspace"), merged ~Nov 2017. catkin-packages became optional: omitting it builds the whole workspace, while an empty list still means no packages. | |
| #1658828 Catkin plugin stages compilers | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Catkin no longer stages compilers: snapcore/snapcraft#1070 (ea8736af4) moved them to an alternate work area, keeping compiler bloat out of ROS snaps. | |
| #232 Catkin plugin: Use in-snap python instead of OS-provided. | snapcraft | merged | Merged PR #232 (fe9ca74c9), fixing Catkin on Xenial by using /usr/bin/env Python shebangs and PATH-resolved Python in 10.ros.sh. | |
| #1827148 Catkin rebuilding always starts from scratch | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Catkin incremental rebuilds were fixed by stabilizing CMake arguments so unchanged components can be reused; PR snapcore/snapcraft#2545 landed as commit ddb2d2627. |