Error when building snap package in priming stage
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Current evaluation
User error: the app's `command:` binary was never installed into prime/, causing FileNotFoundError in _wrap_exe. Reporter copied the built folder/file into prime/ themselves; no Snapcraft fix.
Resolution: closed not a bug
Reason: The reporter diagnosed and fixed it themselves in their own snapcraft.yaml/parts: their last comment (2018-09-27) states they had to copy the folder and file they created into the prime folder, which resolved the FileNotFoundError. The failure was caused by a part that did not install the bloxermcpc executable into prime/, not by a Snapcraft defect, so no code change was made.
Evaluated by: mr-cal-bot
No scores available.
Issue body
Sorry, an error occurred in Snapcraft:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/snapcraft", line 11, in <module>
load_entry_point('snapcraft==2.43.1+18.4', 'console_scripts', 'snapcraft')()
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/click/core.py", line 722, in __call__
return self.main(*args, **kwargs)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/click/core.py", line 697, in main
rv = self.invoke(ctx)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/click/core.py", line 1043, in invoke
return Command.invoke(self, ctx)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/click/core.py", line 895, in invoke
return ctx.invoke(self.callback, **ctx.params)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/click/core.py", line 535, in invoke
return callback(*args, **kwargs)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/click/decorators.py", line 17, in new_func
return f(get_current_context(), *args, **kwargs)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/snapcraft/cli/_runner.py", line 93, in run
ctx.forward(lifecyclecli.commands["snap"])
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/click/core.py", line 553, in forward
return self.invoke(cmd, **kwargs)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/click/core.py", line 535, in invoke
return callback(*args, **kwargs)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/snapcraft/cli/lifecycle.py", line 136, in snap
project = _execute(steps.PRIME, parts=[], **kwargs)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/snapcraft/cli/lifecycle.py", line 35, in _execute
lifecycle.execute(step, project_config, parts)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/snapcraft/internal/lifecycle/_runner.py", line 90, in execute
executor.run(step, part_names)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/snapcraft/internal/lifecycle/_runner.py", line 196, in run
self._create_meta(step, processed_part_names)
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/snapcraft/internal/lifecycle/_runner.py", line 359, in _create_meta
self.config.validator.schema,
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/snapcraft/internal/meta/_snap_packaging.py", line 109, in create_snap_packaging
packaging.write_snap_yaml()
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/snapcraft/internal/meta/_snap_packaging.py", line 312, in write_snap_yaml
snap_yaml = self._compose_snap_yaml()
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/snapcraft/internal/meta/_snap_packaging.py", line 468, in _compose_snap_yaml
snap_yaml["apps"] = self._wrap_apps(self._config_data["apps"])
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/snapcraft/internal/meta/_snap_packaging.py", line 567, in _wrap_apps
self._wrap_app(app, apps[app])
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/snapcraft/internal/meta/_snap_packaging.py", line 575, in _wrap_app
app[k] = self._wrap_exe(app[k], "{}-{}".format(k, name))
File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/snapcraft/internal/meta/_snap_packaging.py", line 546, in _wrap_exe
with open(exepath, "rb") as exefile:
FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/home/logan/bloxermcpc/prime/bin/bloxermcpc'
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed not a bug | User error: the app's `command:` binary was never installed into prime/, causing FileNotFoundError in _wrap_exe. Reporter copied the built folder/file into prime/ themselves; no Snapcraft fix. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed not a bug | Reporter resolved the priming error by copying the missing bloxermcpc executable into prime/; no Snapcraft code fix was reported. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed stale | Snapcraft 2.43.1 priming failed because prime/bin/bloxermcpc was absent; the report closed without a recorded fix or maintainer explanation. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Closed without resolution or comments. Snapcraft raised a FileNotFoundError during the priming stage when wrapping an executable missing from the prime directory. The issue appears abandoned. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | The issue reported a FileNotFoundError during the priming stage of building a snap package. It was closed without a clear resolution, likely abandoned or superseded by newer versions. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Closed without resolution. Reported a FileNotFoundError during Snapcraft's priming stage when wrapping a missing executable. Zero comments and seven years of inactivity indicate it was abandoned or superseded. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Abandoned. Closed without resolution after reporting a FileNotFoundError for a missing executable during Snapcraft's priming stage, which crashed the build. No fix or follow-up comments were provided. |
Update history
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Related work
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Related To:
snapcraft#3139
(confidence 30%)
Later Snapcraft versions raise a friendly CommandNotFoundError ('referenced command not found in snap') instead of a raw FileNotFoundError traceback, improving diagnostics for this same class of user packaging mistake, but this bug was not the fix.
Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1812435 python snap fails to build no such file or directory in prime/bin | snapcraft (launchpad) | open | Snapcraft 2.43.1 fails while priming because apps.command references a missing prime/bin/mockpyairpulse; the supplied YAML lacks evidence about the source package's entry point. | |
| #1795171 snapcraft fail to find built executable under prime $SNAP | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Launchpad #1795171: crash was user error — app command used literal $SNAP/bin/ags. Maintainer @ogra gave the correct YAML (command: bin/ags), reporter confirmed; report later expired for 60 days inactivity. | |
| #1807117 FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/home/alpha/Desktop/updatedfileSM/testapp/prime/bin/hello' | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Resolved: current Snapcraft reports missing command files without exposing a raw FileNotFoundError traceback; the failing build referenced a nonexistent prime/bin/hello. |