snapcore/snapcraft image is outdated (again)
Metadata
Current evaluation
The snapcore/snapcraft Docker image was deprecated and closed as stale. Users should now use canonical/snapcraft-rocks instead.
Resolution: closed stale
Reason: Closed by @~mr-cal as stale because snapcraft deprecated the snapcore/snapcraft Docker image in favor of the new canonical/snapcraft-rocks repository.
Evaluated by: mr-cal-bot
No scores available.
Issue body
I'm trying to create a Prometheus Exporter for our snap store metrics. At first I tried installing snapcraft in a docker container myself using apt-get, but that kept hanging during build while trying to contact the snapcraft store. So I switched to using the snapcore/snapcraft docker container, but the version of snapcraft included in those images is a few versions out of date (all channels seem to be in the 4.4.x-4.6.x range).
I found a related issue https://bugs.launchpad.net/snapcraft/+bug/1639112, but that one was closed because some automation was added to keep the images up to date. If that is the case, it seems like that automation may be broken.
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | closed stale | The snapcore/snapcraft Docker image was deprecated and closed as stale. Users should now use canonical/snapcraft-rocks instead. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha |
Impact:
25
Quick Win:
6
Complexity:
35
Confidence:
72
Actionability:
40
|
close stale | Reporter says the snapcore/snapcraft Docker Hub images ship Snapcraft 4.4.x-4.6.x and suspects the auto-update automation is broken. Legacy Docker image build path has since been removed from the repo in favour of ghcr.io/canonical/snapcraft (snapcraft-rocks). | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha |
Impact:
30
Quick Win:
7
Complexity:
45
Confidence:
90
Actionability:
45
|
close stale | The snapcore/snapcraft Docker images remained outdated; their legacy build path has since been replaced by the officially supported snapcraft-rocks GHCR registry. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Impact:
40
Quick Win:
32
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
20
Confidence:
70
Support Request:
30
|
needs triage | Report that snapcore/snapcraft Docker images are outdated, claiming automation to keep them updated may be broken. Issue is 4 years old with no maintainer response or labels. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
10
Confidence:
80
Support Request:
5
|
close stale | Report that the snapcore/snapcraft Docker image is outdated (v4.4.x-4.6.x) and update automation may be broken. Unlabelled, zero comments, inactive for over three years. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
15
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Docker image snapcore/snapcraft is significantly outdated (v4.4-4.6). Reported ~4 years ago with no maintainer response. Automation to update images may be broken. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
20
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
15
|
close stale | Report that the snapcore/snapcraft Docker image is outdated (v4.4.x-4.6.x), suggesting update automation is broken. No maintainer response or activity for over 3 years. |
Update history
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Related work
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Superseded By:
canonical/snapcraft-rocks
(confidence 95%)
The new official snapcraft Docker images are now hosted at canonical/snapcraft-rocks, replacing the deprecated snapcore/snapcraft image.
Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1814024 snapcore/snapcraft stable docker images are out of date | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Closed as stale after about 2,800 days; no PR or commit updated the reported snapcore/snapcraft stable image from Snapcraft 2.43.1 to 3.0.1. | |
| #4476 Support a Snapcraft ROCK | snapcraft | closed | Superseded by canonical/snapcraft-rocks, which publishes Snapcraft OCI images; PR #5063 (commit 24e70d6db) documented that registry and removed the outdated in-tree Dockerfile. | |
| #1830389 misleading warning when building base: core18 snap with 16.04 snapcore/snapcraft docker | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Closed as stale without a code fix; a maintainer noted Snapcraft's Dockerfiles had changed substantially and later moved to Rocks, making the reported 16.04 warning obsolete. | |
| #1846195 provide snapcraft docker image for core18 | snapcraft (launchpad) | open | Request (2019) for an official snapcraft Docker image able to build base: core18 snaps; unmaintained since 2020, in-repo Dockerfiles were removed in 24e70d6db in favor of canonical/snapcraft-rocks, and core18 now needs EOL Snapcraft 7.5.x. | |
| #1826611 Running snapcraft 3 w/ core18 base in docker incorrectly reports missing lib deps | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Closed as stale after 2,716 days; Snapcraft's legacy Dockerfiles had been updated, then OCI builds moved to Rocks. No resolving fix was identified. | |
| #65 Bring snapcraft-rocks up-to-date | snapcraft-rocks | closed | Compatibility was restored by merged PRs #70, #74 and #84, updating core22 to Snapcraft 7.5.8/8.10.1 and core24 to 8.9.4. | |
| #4410 Update official docker image | snapcraft | closed | Superseded by Canonical’s snapcraft-rocks OCI images; the old Dockerfile was replaced and the new registry documented in PR #5063 (24e70d6db). | |
| #1814017 Add docker image for core18 building | snapcraft (launchpad) | open | Request for a core18-capable snapcraft Docker image for CI; in-repo Dockerfiles gained core18 support (b982555e1) then were removed in favor of Canonical's snapcraft-rocks images, and core18 now needs EOL 7.x snapcraft. | |
| #4290 docker: add core22 base | snapcraft | closed | Rejected as incompatible with legacy behavior; the Dockerfile was later removed and snapcraft-rocks documented as the official replacement in #5063 (24e70d6db). |