multipass should use snapcraft defined environments
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Current evaluation
Multipass now launches Snapcraft-defined build images; fixed by canonical/snapcraft#2258 (commit 5ffefbf96), including a Darwin launch workaround.
Resolution: closed resolved
Reason: Canonical/snapcraft#2258 was merged as commit 5ffefbf96, adding Snapcraft-defined build images for Multipass and addressing LP #1791821.
Evaluated by: mr-cal-bot
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Issue body
snapcraft defines which build image to use. We should launch multipass with said image.
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
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| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | Multipass now launches Snapcraft-defined build images; fixed by canonical/snapcraft#2258 (commit 5ffefbf96), including a Darwin launch workaround. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | Fixed in canonical/snapcraft#2258 (commit 5ffefbf96): Multipass now uses Snapcraft-defined build images, with a Darwin launch workaround. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Closed without implementation. The request to align multipass with snapcraft-defined build environments was abandoned due to inactivity. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Closed without discussion or resolution, indicating the feature request was likely abandoned or superseded. The proposal to align multipass with snapcraft-defined build images received no further action. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Configuring multipass to use snapcraft-defined build environments was closed without implementation or discussion. No pull request was created, indicating the suggestion was abandoned. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Closed without discussion or implementation. The proposal to configure multipass to use snapcraft-defined build images was abandoned. |
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Related work
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Likely Fixed By:
canonical/snapcraft#2258
(confidence 100%)
Merged PR resolving LP #1791821 in commit 5ffefbf96.
Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #2258 build providers: snapcraft images for multipass | snapcraft | merged | Merged PR #2258 as commit 5ffefbf96, adding Snapcraft build images for Multipass and a Darwin launch workaround for LP #1791821. | |
| #1806083 snapcraft fails to locate multipass (inside a multipass session) | snapcraft (launchpad) | open | Snapcraft 3.0.1 falsely reported Multipass missing inside a Multipass guest; Darwin-only detection in e9ae8d29f addressed the old path, but the Launchpad record remains open. | |
| #2288 build providers: use multipass automatically when on darwin | snapcraft | merged | Merged #2288 as commit 376adda59, making Snapcraft select Multipass automatically on Darwin/macOS and resolving LP #1793512. | |
| #1792614 use multipass if set in the environment | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Closed as fixed: PR snapcore/snapcraft#2275 (commit 04f8896d9) made SNAPCRAFT_BUILD_ENVIRONMENT/multipass take precedence over the base-derived provider choice. | |
| #1793512 mutlipass by default on darwin | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Multipass became the default build provider on Darwin via merged PR snapcore/snapcraft#2288 (commit 376adda59). | |
| #211 multipass: better error handling when images are unavailable | craft-providers | open | Multipass launch gives generic errors when Snapcraft images are unreachable or unsupported on arm64; this acknowledged enhancement remains open with a downstream report and internal ticket. | |
| #2694 multipass: fix setup exception when multipass is not found in PATH | snapcraft | merged | Merged into master as c3e544dc9, handling missing Multipass in PATH with a clear SnapcraftEnvironmentError. | |
| #1792254 multipass to drive the image to use for building | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Request to let Multipass pick the build image was implemented by snapcore/snapcraft PR #2269 "Provider decides on the image" (commit cef6cf19d), making Snapcraft's requested image optional. Maintainer sergiusens linked that PR and closed the bug. | |
| #1807737 install multipass from the cask on osx | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Guided macOS Multipass install shipped: snapcore/snapcraft#2427 (commit e9ae8d29f) added Darwin detection of Multipass installed via Homebrew cask, and the Launchpad bug was closed. | |
| #5145 snapcraft fails to launch multipass instance when multipass isn't pre-installed | snapcraft | open | Snapcraft emits cryptic 'Remote "snapcraft" is unknown or unreachable / exit code 2' when Multipass can't launch the build instance; maintainer traced it to image-server unavailability or non-amd64 hosts, fix tracked in craft-providers#211 |