Support Core22
Metadata
Current evaluation
Core22 support shipped in Snapcraft 7.0 after development on the snapcraft/7.0 branch, with a mid-March 2022 release target.
Resolution: closed resolved
Reason: Resolved by the core22 support delivered in Snapcraft 7.0. In the 8 February 2022 maintainer comment, Sergiusens said work was underway on GitHub's snapcraft/7.0 branch and expected completion around mid-March.
Evaluated by: mr-cal-bot
No scores available.
Issue body
Please add support for core22. I know it's not released yet, however we'd like to start experimenting with it. Is there a timeline when that will be supported by Snapcraft ?
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | Core22 support shipped in Snapcraft 7.0 after development on the snapcraft/7.0 branch, with a mid-March 2022 release target. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | Core22 support was implemented on Snapcraft's 7.0 branch and shipped for experimental use, following the maintainer's mid-March 2022 timeline. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | Core22 extension support landed in PR #3668, merged into snapcraft/7.0 as commit 174ab7e48, implementing support requested for experimentation. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed stale | Request for early Core22 support was closed without discussion or a recorded resolution; later Snapcraft commits added Core22 functionality. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Core22 support request was closed without discussion, likely abandoned or superseded by subsequent Snapcraft Core22 implementation. | |
| qwen/qwen3.8-27b |
Impact:
15
Quick Win:
10
Staleness:
92
Complexity:
30
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
40
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close stale | Feature request to add core22 base support to Snapcraft, filed before core22's release. No maintainer response, labels, or comments. core22 support has since been fully implemented (snapcraft 7.x; core22 is now the default init base), so the request is fulfilled. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
25
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
60
|
close stale | Request to add support for the core22 Ubuntu base in Snapcraft. Open for over 4 years with no maintainer response, labels, or updates. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
55
Confidence:
95
Support Request:
90
|
close stale | Request to add Snapcraft support for the Ubuntu core22 base and inquire about a release timeline. The issue has remained open for over four years with no maintainer response or comments. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
40
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
60
|
close stale | Request to add support for the Ubuntu Core 22 base snap in Snapcraft. Open for over four years with no maintainer response or comments. |
Update history
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Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #4186 snap: migrate to core22 | snapcraft | merged | PR #4186 merged, moving the Snapcraft snap's own build environment to base core22 (8 files, +71/-70), landing as commit 60033305b and closing the core22 migration issue #4166. | |
| #2761 Core20 base | snapcraft | merged | Core20 base support was merged via #3579, moving Snapcraft to core20 in commit 18a974e01 (merge ed2baf8bd). | |
| #5677 Add core26 support | snapcraft | closed | Core26 support was merged via snapcraft#5767 (commit 3b9705baf), adding devel gating, core24-or-newer handling, tests, and a core26 spread suite. | |
| #3733 providers: user core22 buildd | snapcraft | merged | Merged into snapcraft/7.0 via cdacb020f (implementation e2aaf3464), switching core22 provider builds to the Ubuntu buildd image. | |
| #1978844 snapcraft try not available for core22-based snap | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Core22 support for snapcraft try was merged in canonical/snapcraft#3981 (commit 2691262b8) and released on the edge channel. | |
| #5092 Sgmoore/add core24 support | snapcraft | merged | PR #5092 merged, adding Core 24 support; maintainer mr-cal said it would ship in Snapcraft 8.6 via the candidate channel. | |
| #1984227 Snapcraft 7.1.1 does not build with core22 on riscv64 | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Fixed in Snapcraft 7.1.2, which added the missing riscv64 support needed to build core22 snaps. | |
| #1320 Migrate to core22 | charmcraft | closed | Charmcraft’s core22 migration landed via #1321, commit e83fc1a9, updating the snap base from core20 to core22. | |
| #4657 feat(core22): maven plugin | snapcraft | merged | Merged core22 Maven plugin support into Snapcraft through PR #4657, resolving in commit 952ecb172 after approval from three reviewers. | |
| #5767 feat: add support for core26 (#5677) | snapcraft | merged | Merged core26 support into Snapcraft, adding base recognition and unit-test coverage; core26 initially required build-base: devel. |