Add --shell for lifecycle steps
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Current evaluation
Feature request closed by the author's own pointer to snapcraft PR #2254, which added --shell support to build providers (commit a24d398e4); companion --shell-after landed in PR #2253.
Resolution: closed resolved
Reason: The single comment on the issue (2018-09-08, ~sergiusens) links to GitHub PR #2254 "build providers: add support for --shell", which merged as commit a24d398e4; the related --shell-after option was added in PR #2253 (commit 21cfd4750), and both flags are still present in snapcraft's lifecycle commands and docs.
Evaluated by: mr-cal-bot
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Issue body
This should shell into the environment replacing the target step to run.
The working directory should be that of the step for the part that was supposed to run.
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
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| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | Feature request closed by the author's own pointer to snapcraft PR #2254, which added --shell support to build providers (commit a24d398e4); companion --shell-after landed in PR #2253. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | Lifecycle-step shell access was implemented by merged PR snapcraft#2254 in commit a24d398e4, opening a shell in place of the selected step. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | Lifecycle-step shell access was implemented in snapcraft#2254 (a24d398e4), with complementary --shell-after support merged in #2253. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Closed without implementation, likely abandoned or superseded. No resolution or merge details provided. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Feature request to add a --shell flag for lifecycle steps was abandoned and closed without implementation. The proposed functionality would allow shelling into the build environment at a specific step's working directory. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | The feature request for a --shell flag in lifecycle steps was closed without implementation or discussion. Zero comments and over eight years of inactivity indicate it was abandoned. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Closed without implementation. The --shell flag for lifecycle steps was abandoned due to inactivity. |
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Related work
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Likely Fixed By:
canonical/snapcraft#2254
(confidence 90%)
Merged PR explicitly linked by the maintainer in the closing comment; adds --shell to build providers, commit a24d398e4.
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Related To:
canonical/snapcraft#2253
(confidence 80%)
Companion merged PR adding --shell-after (commit 21cfd4750) for opening a shell after the step runs.
Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1782767 Add --shell-after for lifecycle steps | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Implemented --shell-after via merged snapcore/snapcraft PR #2253 (commit 21cfd4750), opening a shell after the selected lifecycle step. | |
| #1782769 Add --debug for lifecycle steps | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Implemented provider debug-shell support in canonical/snapcraft#2252 (commit 3410ec32d), linked by the maintainer as the resolution for lifecycle-step debugging. | |
| #2253 build-providers: add support for --shell-after | snapcraft | merged | Merged as 21cfd4750, adding build-provider support for --shell-after so a shell can open after the requested lifecycle step. | |
| #2254 build providers: add support for --shell | snapcraft | merged | Merged PR #2254 added --shell support for build providers in commit a24d398e4; companion --shell-after support landed in #2253. | |
| #1782775 Add shell API | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Implemented by snapcore/snapcraft PR #2249, merged as commit 9f5640b17, adding shell support for the base build environment. | |
| #1782770 Add --debug for lifecycle steps | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Closed as stale after no activity. Debug-shell support was later implemented in canonical/snapcraft#2252 (commit 3410ec32d). | |
| #1782773 Add --debug for lifecycle steps | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Merged snapcraft#3718 (e2ff471b9) added --debug to open a shell in the part build environment after lifecycle errors. | |
| #4963 Support `--shell` and `--shell-after` for `snapcraft pack` | snapcraft | closed | Restored --shell and --shell-after for snapcraft pack via merged craft-application#436 (ab55ec81); the fix shipped in Snapcraft 8.4.1. | |
| #2249 build providers: provide support to shell in | snapcraft | merged | Merged PR #2249 (commit 9f5640b17) adding a shell() method to snapcraft build providers, enabling interactive 'shell into' the Multipass/LXD build instance. | |
| #1823512 `snapcraft --shell` shouldn't run the lifecycle steps | snapcraft (launchpad) | open | Bare snapcraft --shell runs lifecycle actions before opening the shell. The one-line reproducer is confirmed, but the default snap command semantics and a definitive resolution are not documented. |