Trigger font cache rebuild if new fonts added to the system
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Current evaluation
Placeholder design request to refresh snap font caches when host/user fonts change after install; discussed 2021, no labels, no agreed spec, no activity since Feb 2021
Suggested action: needs triage
Reason: The body explicitly states it is "a placeholder bug for the implementation" of font cache rebuild, and the only maintainer input is @sergiusens speculating "The only way I can think of this working is if snapd executes the configure hook for snaps using the desktop-y interfaces", with the reporter then proposing an unvetted mtime-check idea. There is no reproducer, no agreed design, no labels, no assignee, and no code change in the repo referencing it (git log search for "font cache" returns nothing); the relevant hook logic now lives partly in extensions/desktop/common/fonts, which itself defers to the external canonical/snapcraft-desktop-integration project. The underlying need (stale font caches after installing host fonts) remains real, so it must not be closed as stale, but it needs a maintainer to decide whether snapd, the desktop extension, or snapcraft-desktop-integration owns it before any implementation can start.
Evaluated by: mr-cal-bot
Issue body
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha |
Impact:
45
Quick Win:
3
Complexity:
75
Confidence:
72
Actionability:
30
|
needs triage | Placeholder design request to refresh snap font caches when host/user fonts change after install; discussed 2021, no labels, no agreed spec, no activity since Feb 2021 | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha |
Impact:
50
Quick Win:
6
Complexity:
78
Confidence:
84
Actionability:
52
|
keep open | Open placeholder request to refresh snap font caches when global or per-user fonts change after installation; configure hooks and mtime-based launch checks have been proposed. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Impact:
30
Quick Win:
11
Complexity:
40
Confidence:
60
Actionability:
60
|
needs triage | Feature request to rebuild font cache when new system fonts are added after snap installation. Untriaged placeholder issue with no maintainer response after 6 years. | |
| qwen/qwen3.8-27b |
Impact:
25
Quick Win:
15
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
40
Confidence:
70
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Placeholder request (2019) to rebuild the font cache when new system/user fonts appear after a snap install. No labels, comments, or maintainer activity for ~6 years; desktop extensions now rebuild the cache via a configure-fonts hook. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
50
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Placeholder issue requesting automatic font cache rebuilds when system fonts change after snap installation. Unassigned, unlabeled, and inactive for over five years. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
60
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Placeholder issue requesting automatic font cache rebuilds when system fonts change post-snap installation. Untriaged, inactive for over five years with zero maintainer interaction. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
30
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Placeholder issue requesting automatic font cache rebuilds when system fonts change to ensure snap consistency. Untriaged, inactive for over 5 years, with no comments or labels. |
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