cli: update parts cache in the container
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Current evaluation
Merged. Passes snapcraft update to the container to refresh the parts cache. Approved by two reviewers with passing CI. Implements the update portion of a container cache sync, with refresh handled in PR #1412.
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- Pass snapcraft update through to the container
See the [forum proposal](https://forum.snapcraft.io/t/update-persistent-lxd-containers/1648/3).
**Note**: The other part is implemented in #1412.
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Merged. Passes snapcraft update to the container to refresh the parts cache. Approved by two reviewers with passing CI. Implements the update portion of a container cache sync, with refresh handled in PR #1412. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Merged. Passes the snapcraft update command to the container to refresh the parts cache, complementing PR #1412 for refresh and upgrade operations. Approved after tests passed and code review validated the host and container execution context. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Merged. Passes snapcraft update to the container to refresh the parts cache, complementing refresh/upgrade logic in #1412. Approved after tests passed, with a reviewer suggesting a code comment to clarify why updates run on both host and container. |
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Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #161 snap: do not refresh already installed snaps | craft-parts | merged | Merged a port of snapcraft#3617 to craft-parts. The change prevents refreshing already installed snaps by removing two lines of code. Approved by one reviewer and passed CI checks. | |
| #1585 lxd: pass SNAPCRAFT_PARTS_URI through into container | snapcraft | merged | Merged to resolve bug 1719951. The change passes the SNAPCRAFT_PARTS_URI environment variable into LXD containers. Approved by one reviewer, passed CI checks, and added 19 lines across two files. | |
| #1412 lxd: snapcraft refresh in containers | snapcraft | merged | Merged after awaiting prerequisite PR #1627. Implements snapcraft refresh for LXD containers, updating apt cache and packages once to persist changes across builds. Resolves container update persistence issues following successful testing. | |
| #588 Implement `snapcraft update` for parts | snapcraft | merged | Merged after author fixed integration test failures caused by environment mocking differences. The change implements the snapcraft update command for parts, resolving LP #1594643. |