Snap delta too large warning language can be improved
Metadata
Current evaluation
PR #1345 made the delta fallback message more informative, but maintainers confirmed it did not implement the requested wording and the message still needs UI design review.
Suggested action: keep open
Reason: A maintainer explicitly said the existing wording still was not what was proposed, marked the report triaged, and added needs-design-review. The bug is minor but remains a valid, clearly described UI task awaiting a consistent final message.
Evaluated by: mr-cal-bot
Impact:
15
Quick Win:
9
Complexity:
18
Confidence:
94
Actionability:
72
Issue body
Saw this today:
Error generating delta: delta generated was too large.
Falling back to pushing full snap...
Can we change this to a single line, please:
Large delta, pushing full snap.
If we have a simple definition of large, then let's be explicit, for example:
Delta saving is less than 20%, pushing full snap.
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha |
Impact:
15
Quick Win:
9
Complexity:
18
Confidence:
94
Actionability:
72
|
keep open | PR #1345 made the delta fallback message more informative, but maintainers confirmed it did not implement the requested wording and the message still needs UI design review. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha |
Impact:
10
Quick Win:
1
Complexity:
15
Confidence:
90
Actionability:
10
|
close stale | Requested clearer Snap delta fallback wording; the legacy client-side delta-generation path is no longer present in current Snapcraft upload code. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Impact:
10
Quick Win:
7
Complexity:
10
Confidence:
70
Actionability:
80
|
keep open | Improvement request for snap delta warning message language. Suggests replacing verbose error message with concise alternative. Labeled bitesize, needs-design-review. | |
| qwen/qwen3.8-27b |
Impact:
10
Quick Win:
9
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
10
Confidence:
72
Support Request:
15
|
close stale | Request to simplify the 'delta generated was too large' warning to a single line with an explicit threshold. Open 9+ years with zero comments and no maintainer interaction; the exact warning text no longer appears in the current codebase. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
5
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Suggests simplifying a snap delta size warning message to a single line and optionally adding a threshold. Unaddressed for over 9 years with no maintainer interaction. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
5
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Suggests simplifying a multi-line delta too large error message to a single line, potentially with an explicit size threshold. Unaddressed for over 9 years. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
5
Confidence:
95
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Suggests simplifying a two-line delta generation warning message to a single line, potentially with an explicit size threshold. Unaddressed for over 8 years. |
Update history
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Related work
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Related To:
snapcore/snapcraft#1345
(confidence 98%)
The linked PR exposed the percentage and improved the message, but the maintainer stated that it did not fully address the requested wording.
Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1345 deltas: Improved message returned when delta is too big | snapcraft | merged | Merged PR #1345 as commit 6295fd828, improving the oversized-delta warning to show the delta size before uploading the full snap. |