[core22] gnome ext prevents use of configure hook
Metadata
Current evaluation
Fixed in snapcraft-desktop-integration#9 by correcting the gnome extension's command-chain script to properly chain to the snap's configure hook instead of silently exiting.
Resolution: closed resolved
Reason: The issue was resolved by snapcraft-desktop-integration#9, which fixed the command-chain script to correctly invoke the snap's configure hook instead of silently exiting when the platform file was missing.
Evaluated by: mr-cal-bot
No scores available.
Issue body
When building a snap using the experimental core22 'gnome' extension in snapcraft 7, a command-chain is added to the configure hook which seems to prevent a snap-provided configure hook from running.
hooks:
configure:
plugs:
- desktop
command-chain:
- snap/command-chain/hooks-configure-fonts
This command doesn't seem to chain properly, as it seems to prevent an actual configure hook from being called.
I've also provided a sample based on the Desktop team's workshops snap which can be found here:
https://github.com/tonyespy/workshops/tree/configure-hook-bug
To test, build the snap from my branch, install, and then run `snap set workshops foo=bar`. You'll see the following messages in the journal:
Started snap.workshops.hook.configure.a4520ba7-bb96-43f0-854e-7a34bdb3b648.scope.
snap.workshops.hook.configure.a4520ba7-bb96-43f0-854e-7a34bdb3b648.scope: Deactivated successfully.
...but not the message logged by the configure hook, nor will the file $SNAP_COMMON/configure-hook-run exist.
snapcraft version: 7.1.3 8187 (amd64)
build environment: 22.04 Desktop
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | closed resolved | Fixed in snapcraft-desktop-integration#9 by correcting the gnome extension's command-chain script to properly chain to the snap's configure hook instead of silently exiting. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha |
Impact:
64
Quick Win:
47
Complexity:
22
Confidence:
97
Actionability:
94
|
close resolved | Core22 GNOME extension font command-chain could suppress snap-provided configure hooks. Maintainer ken-vandine identified snapcraft-desktop-integration#9 as the fix, but the issue remains open pending verification. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha |
Impact:
50
Quick Win:
34
Complexity:
28
Confidence:
94
Actionability:
94
|
close resolved | Core22 GNOME extension command-chain could skip snap-provided configure hooks; snapcraft-desktop-integration#9 is the identified fix. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha |
Impact:
48
Quick Win:
22
Complexity:
45
Confidence:
83
Actionability:
82
|
needs triage | Core22 GNOME extension’s font-hook command-chain reportedly prevents snap-provided configure hooks; a Snapcraft 7.1.3 reproducer is supplied, but the report remains untriaged. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Impact:
50
Quick Win:
30
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
40
Confidence:
55
Support Request:
20
|
needs triage | Gnome extension's command-chain prevents configure hooks from running in snapcraft 7.1.3 with core22. Untriaged, no maintainer engagement. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
90
Complexity:
45
Confidence:
80
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Bug report about core22 gnome extension overriding custom configure hooks in snapcraft 7. Untriaged, inactive for over 3 years with no maintainer response. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
65
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Reports a bug where the core22 gnome extension's command-chain breaks custom configure hooks in snapcraft 7. Untriaged, 3.8 years old, no maintainer response. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
60
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Bug where core22 gnome extension command-chain blocks custom configure hooks in snapcraft 7. Unlabelled, zero comments, inactive for over 3.8 years. |
Update history
| Date | Change |
|---|---|
| closed | |
| created |
Related work
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Likely Fixed By:
snapcraft-desktop-integration#9
(confidence 100%)
PR #9 corrects the command-chain script behavior to properly chain to the configure hook.
Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1915712 [snap] configure hook fails because the gnome-3-28-1804 platform snap isn't connected | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Resolved by Snapcraft PR #3439 (f5f6ed6fe), making desktop-extension fc-cache failures non-fatal; PR #3437 (90648ee08) added platform connection checks. | |
| #1986962 Remote build fails to work with core22 and new gnome extension | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Fixed by snapcraft PR #3920 (commit f509ac032), which added the version-less gnome extension to the schema so core22 remote builds pass validation. |