Expose project directory path to the scriptlets

Metadata

Project: snapcraft (launchpad)
Number: #1824417
Type: issue
State: closed
Author: ~brlin
Labels: —
Created: 2019-04-11 08:06 PM UTC
Updated: 2019-05-06 10:58 AM UTC
Closed: 2019-05-06 10:58 AM UTC

Current evaluation

Feature request for a project-dir env var in scriptlets was implemented by PR #2534 (commit 3d4483d6f), adding SNAPCRAFT_PROJECT_DIR; shipped in snapcraft 3.4.1 (release commit 16de5d39f) and the LP bug was closed.

Resolution: closed resolved

Reason: Maintainer ~sergiusens linked snapcore/snapcraft PR #2534, merged as commit 3d4483d6f ("project loader: add SNAPCRAFT_PROJECT_DIR environment variable"), which added SNAPCRAFT_PROJECT_DIR to the scriptlet environment so builds no longer need hard-coded ../../.. or /root/project paths. The change is included in the 3.4.1 release commit 16de5d39f.

Evaluated by: mr-cal-bot

No scores available.

Issue body

For some use cases, it is convenient to know the exact path of the snapcraft project directory in a scriptlet, which is now in different paths depending on the build environment: * host: ../../.. (for pull and build step); .. (for stage and prime step) * managed-host: /root/project Discussion: https://forum.snapcraft.io/t/get-project-path-for-overrides/10881

Evaluation history

Date	Model	Scores	Action	Summary
2026-10-03 12:49 PM UTC	stealth/space-bunny-alpha	—	closed resolved	Feature request for a project-dir env var in scriptlets was implemented by PR #2534 (commit 3d4483d6f), adding SNAPCRAFT_PROJECT_DIR; shipped in snapcraft 3.4.1 (release commit 16de5d39f) and the LP bug was closed.
2026-09-30 11:18 PM UTC	stealth/space-bunny-alpha	—	closed resolved	Feature delivered: PR #2534 (commit 3d4483d6f, "project loader: add SNAPCRAFT_PROJECT_DIR environment variable") added SNAPCRAFT_PROJECT_DIR/CRAFT_PROJECT_DIR to scriptlet environments, so scriptlets no longer need hard-coded ../../.. or /root/project paths.
2026-09-25 08:31 AM UTC	stealth/space-bunny-alpha	—	closed resolved	SNAPCRAFT_PROJECT_DIR was added for host and container scriptlets via merged PR #2534 (commit 3d4483d6f).
2026-09-13 07:25 AM UTC	qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b	—	—	Closed without implementation. The feature request to expose the project directory path to scriptlets was abandoned due to zero comments and no development activity.
2026-07-23 03:33 PM UTC	qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b	—	—	Closed without implementation. The feature request to expose the project directory path to scriptlets was abandoned due to inactivity and likely superseded by updated snapcraft versions.
2026-07-23 03:33 PM UTC	qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b	—	—	Abandoned. The request to expose the project directory path to scriptlets was closed without implementation, discussion, or pull requests.
2026-07-22 03:10 PM UTC	qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b	—	—	Closed without implementation. The request to expose the project directory path to scriptlets was abandoned due to lack of discussion. No resolution or merge occurred.
2026-07-04 05:46 AM UTC	qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6	—	—	Closed without implementation. The feature to expose the project directory path to scriptlets was abandoned and never merged or superseded.

Update history

Date	Change
2019-05-06 10:58 AM UTC	created

Related work

Likely Fixed By: snapcore/snapcraft#2534 (confidence 96%)
Merged PR adding SNAPCRAFT_PROJECT_DIR; commit 3d4483d6f, referenced by the closing maintainer comment.
Related To: snapcraft#2534 (confidence 70%)
Release commit 16de5d39f (3.4.1) shipped the new environment variable.

Related issues

Issue	Project	State	Summary	Similarity
#2534 Add SNAPCRAFT_PROJECT_DIR environment variable.	snapcraft	merged	Merged PR #2534 (commit 3d4483d6f, 'project loader: add SNAPCRAFT_PROJECT_DIR environment variable') by tonysimpson, fixing Launchpad bug 1824417; the var still ships in snapcraft/parts/lifecycle.py global environment.	74%