Please add support for advanced grammar in stage
Metadata
Current evaluation
Architecture-conditional grammar for part stage/build commands remains unimplemented; processing covers six source/package keys, while try was removed in core22.
Suggested action: keep open
Reason: A maintainer explicitly said on-architecture support was feasible from core22 onward, although try semantics were unresolved. Current grammar processing omits override-build, and the documentation states that try was removed in core22, so the remaining request is valid but needs a current YAML example and clearer key/semantics scope.
Evaluated by: mr-cal-bot
Impact:
45
Quick Win:
11
Complexity:
58
Confidence:
91
Actionability:
58
Issue body
Please add support for advanced grammar in stage
I would love to have `try:` and `on $arch` support, currently have to do override-build instead.
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha |
Impact:
45
Quick Win:
11
Complexity:
58
Confidence:
91
Actionability:
58
|
keep open | Architecture-conditional grammar for part stage/build commands remains unimplemented; processing covers six source/package keys, while try was removed in core22. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha |
Impact:
38
Quick Win:
10
Complexity:
44
Confidence:
91
Actionability:
49
|
needs triage | Architecture-conditional grammar for part stage/prime keys remains unsupported; try was removed in core22, and the request lacks a concrete reproducer or current maintainer decision. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Impact:
30
Quick Win:
9
Complexity:
50
Confidence:
50
Actionability:
60
|
needs triage | Feature request to add advanced grammar support (try, on $arch) to the stage key in snapcraft.yaml; untriaged, no maintainer response. | |
| qwen/qwen3.8-27b |
Impact:
35
Quick Win:
21
Staleness:
85
Complexity:
40
Confidence:
55
Support Request:
20
|
needs triage | Feature request to allow advanced grammar (try:/on $arch) in the stage directive, avoiding override-build workarounds. Open since 2020 with zero comments or labels; grammar support has since expanded to all part keywords, so applicability needs verification. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
60
Confidence:
75
Support Request:
10
|
needs triage | Feature request to add try: and on $arch conditional syntax to the stage directive. Unlabeled, zero maintainer comments, inactive for over four years. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
60
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
10
|
needs triage | Feature request to add try: and on arch grammar support to the stage command. Unlabelled, no maintainer comments, and inactive for over 4 years. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
30
Confidence:
75
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Request to add try: and on $arch syntax to the stage directive. Unlabelled, zero maintainer comments, inactive for over 4 years. |
Update history
| Date | Change |
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| created |
Related work
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Related To:
snapcraft#4753
(confidence 90%)
Added tests for advanced grammar in root keywords, but did not add override-build to the runtime grammar key list.
Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1948464 Please add support for advanced grammar in organize | snapcraft (launchpad) | open | Advanced grammar in organize is requested, including try and on $arch; a maintainer acknowledged core22+ support in craft-parts, but no implementation is recorded. | |
| #1949980 Please add support for advanced grammar in build-base / base | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Closed as not planned after a maintainer said build-base grammar was unsupportable because plugins and their languages change too much. | |
| #1637282 Allow for architecture-specific stage packages | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Architecture-specific stage packages were implemented through grammar in snapcore/snapcraft#1059, later superseded by broader advanced-grammar support. |