plugin:meson is not installed during pull stage
Metadata
Current evaluation
Snapcraft 6.0.1 Meson-part builds reportedly fetch Meson during build after the proxy expires; the issue remains open with no labels, comments, or triage.
Suggested action: needs triage
Reason: The report identifies a concrete Snapcraft 6.0.1 build-for failure where Meson is accessed during build after a four-hour proxy timeout, but the issue has zero comments, labels, or maintainer response. Current craft-parts documentation says the Meson plugin does not install Meson by default and expects it through build-packages, build-snaps, or another part; the missing recipe and logs require triage to determine whether this is configuration usage or a requested plugin change.
Evaluated by: mr-cal-bot
Impact:
45
Quick Win:
13
Complexity:
45
Confidence:
78
Actionability:
52
Issue body
plugin:meson is not installed during pull stage
using snapcraft 6.0.1 which does pull before build, i manage to complete the pull stage if i skip qemu pull
However, the build then fails, because during build stage `plugin:meson` parts try to connect to the internet to install meson, which by that point proxy times out as it has been 4 hours.
I would have hoped that meson for parts with plugin:meson would be cached during pull step.
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha |
Impact:
45
Quick Win:
13
Complexity:
45
Confidence:
78
Actionability:
52
|
needs triage | Snapcraft 6.0.1 Meson-part builds reportedly fetch Meson during build after the proxy expires; the issue remains open with no labels, comments, or triage. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha |
Impact:
48
Quick Win:
16
Complexity:
50
Confidence:
90
Actionability:
66
|
needs triage | Snapcraft 6.0.1's Meson plugin reportedly downloads Meson during build instead of pull, breaking build-for workflows after the proxy expires. The issue is open, unlabeled and untriaged. | |
| qwen/qwen3.8-27b |
Impact:
40
Quick Win:
18
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
55
Confidence:
55
Support Request:
15
|
needs triage | snapcraft 6.0.1: plugin:meson parts are not cached during the pull stage, so the build stage must fetch meson over the network and the proxy times out. Reported by xnox, open ~4.6 years with no labels, comments, or maintainer response. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
35
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Bug report regarding meson plugin not being cached during the pull stage in snapcraft v6.0.1, causing build timeouts. Issue is over 4.5 years old with no maintainer engagement. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
45
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Report about meson plugin not being cached during pull stage in Snapcraft 6.0.1, causing build failures. Issue is over 4.5 years old with no activity or maintainer response. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
30
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
20
|
close stale | Unlabelled report from over four years ago stating plugin:meson is not cached during the pull stage in snapcraft 6.0.1, causing proxy timeouts during build. Zero maintainer comments or activity. |
Update history
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Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1982761 Meson plugin fails in snapcraft version 7.1.0 | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Meson was not auto-installed; no fix was merged, and the report was closed as expired after 60 days of inactivity. | |
| #1753250 meson version out of date | snapcraft (launchpad) | open | Snapcraft 3.x meson plugin installed meson 0.29, lacking gettext/gschemas/resources support (mesonbuild.modules.i18n ImportError). Current craft-parts MesonPlugin no longer installs/pins meson. | |
| #1766101 Snapcraft not handling cmake nested builds, not including build script files in snap, and dependency issues with meson builds | snapcraft (launchpad) | open | Old, untriaged report bundles three FeedReader failures: nested CMake, override-build staging, and Meson runtime ABI mismatches. No maintainer assessment or current reproducer exists. |