`--workdir` is ignored
Metadata
Current evaluation
Reporter found snapcraft rock ignores --workdir and requires project mounted at /project; self-resolved that /project is documented in README but not the announcement, leaving an open question on why a custom workdir cannot be used. No maintainer response.
Suggested action: needs triage
Reason: No labels, no assignee, and no maintainer response in ~28 months (last activity 852 days ago). The reporter self-resolved the documentation question (confirmed /project is in README.rst) but left an open design question about why a custom workdir is rejected, which needs a maintainer to confirm whether it is by-design or a feature request before it can be closed.
Impact:
20
Quick Win:
14.0
Staleness:
85
Complexity:
30
Confidence:
60
Support Request:
65
Issue body
Not sure whether it's a bug of run-snapcraft.sh or pebble.
In the old official docker container it was possible to place snapcraft.yaml into an arbitrary directory (e.g. mount it as `...:/build/snapcraft.yaml:ro`) and use `--workdir=/build`. Now it doesn't work and gives following error:
```
2024-04-29T09:59:11.631Z [snapcraft] Could not find snap/snapcraft.yaml. Are you sure you are in the right directory?
2024-04-29T09:59:11.631Z [snapcraft] Recommended resolution: To start a new project, use `snapcraft init`
```
Whole docker args if you're interested (paths removed and newlines added for readability):
```text
docker
run
--rm
--volume=/work/out/idea-ce/dist.snap.amd64/snapcraft.yaml:/build/snapcraft.yaml:ro
--volume=/work/out/idea-ce/dist.snap.amd64/intellij-idea-community.desktop:/build/snap/gui/intellij-idea-community.desktop:ro
--volume=/work/out/idea-ce/dist.snap.amd64/intellij-idea-community.png:/build/prime/meta/gui/icon.png:ro
--volume=/work/out/idea-ce/dist.snap.amd64/result:/build/result
--volume=/work/out/idea-ce/dist.all:/build/dist.all:ro
--volume=/work/out/idea-ce/temp/linux.dist.snap.product-info.json.amd64:/build/dist.product-json:ro
--volume=/work/out/idea-ce/dist.unix.x64:/build/dist.unix:ro
--volume=/work/community/build/download/jbr_jcef-21.0.3b442.1-linux-x64:/build/jre:ro
--workdir=/build
ghcr.io/canonical/snapcraft:8_core22@sha256:ea7434407f1ccede1feee183b982b23e1914a36267701063c392fb299a04dd89
snap
--build-for=amd64
-o
result/intellij-idea-community_2024.2-EAP_amd64.snap
```
Turns out one must inspect sources (https://github.com/canonical/snapcraft-rocks/blob/core22-8/rockcraft.yaml) and use `/project`. Is it documented anywhere?
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.8-27b |
Impact:
20
Quick Win:
14.0
Staleness:
85
Complexity:
30
Confidence:
60
Support Request:
65
|
needs triage | Reporter found snapcraft rock ignores --workdir and requires project mounted at /project; self-resolved that /project is documented in README but not the announcement, leaving an open question on why a custom workdir cannot be used. No maintainer response. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
30
Confidence:
80
Support Request:
20
|
close stale | --workdir flag ignored in snapcraft Docker container; author found workaround using /project but original behavior remains unresolved. No maintainer response or labels. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
92
Complexity:
20
Confidence:
75
Support Request:
30
|
needs triage | Report that --workdir flag is ignored in snapcraft Docker image, forcing usage of /project instead. Unlabelled, inactive for over two years, author noted workaround but question remains open. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
30
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
70
|
close stale | --workdir flag is ignored in the snapcraft Docker container, forcing /project usage instead of custom directories. Open, unassigned, and inactive for over two years, awaiting triage and resolution. |
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Related work
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Related To:
snapcraft#1746403
(confidence 35%)
LaunchPad bug on snapcraft failing to locate files when run from an unexpected directory; different project and specific problem (hooks vs snapcraft.yaml), so only tangentially related.
Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1782782 Add workdir and projectdir overrides in ProjectOptions | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Requesting workdir and projectdir overrides for snapcraft was closed without implementation or discussion. Zero comments and stale activity indicate the request was abandoned or superseded by upstream changes. |