foreign arch and sources setup for `build-packages`
Metadata
Current evaluation
Planned multi-arch host setup for build-packages was abandoned after redesign and prolonged inactivity; Launchpad bug #1827067 later reported it remained unresolved.
Resolution: closed stale
Reason: The maintainer said implementation was delayed and split into host-setup and container-setup pieces, but no replacement landed and the issue remained inactive for years. A 2023 reproducer in #1827067 confirmed the limitation still existed.
Evaluated by: mr-cal-bot
No scores available.
Issue body
#1348 [design](https://forum.snapcraft.io/t/multi-arch-build-packages/1678)
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed stale | Planned multi-arch host setup for build-packages was abandoned after redesign and prolonged inactivity; Launchpad bug #1827067 later reported it remained unresolved. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed stale | Multi-arch build-package host and source setup was never implemented; the planned work was abandoned after prolonged inactivity. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Abandoned without implementation. The planned split for multi-arch host and container setup was never executed, and the issue was closed after prolonged inactivity. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Closed without implementation following design revisions and a planned two-part rollout. No resolution or merge details are documented, indicating the feature was abandoned or superseded. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Closed without implementation. The planned two-part multi-arch setup for hosts and containers was deferred and ultimately abandoned after development stalled. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Closed and abandoned after the multi-arch build setup plan was delayed due to apt-get build-dep complexity. The proposed two-part implementation was never completed or merged. |
Update history
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Related work
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Duplicate Of:
snapcraft#1348
(confidence 98%)
The original multi-arch setup design was closed unmerged as stale.
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Related To:
snapcraft (launchpad)#1827067
(confidence 95%)
Later Launchpad report stating foreign-architecture build- and stage-package setup remained unresolved.
Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1827067 need a way to add foreign architecture to sources.list for build-packages/stage-packages | snapcraft (launchpad) | open | Foreign-architecture build- and stage-packages still fail in Launchpad chroots; a 2023 core22 arm64 reproducer confirms the requested repository setup remains unresolved. | |
| #1664141 Set arch for build-packages | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | No code change: i386-qualified build-packages already worked. The separate cleanbuild multiarch failure was moved to snapcraft issue #1664857. |