copy plugin doesn't handle directories
Metadata
Current evaluation
Directory sources were already supported; PR #87 added regression coverage confirming the copy plugin handles them and was merged in 918627069 (merge ebf55e30d).
Resolution: closed resolved
Reason: PR #87 added and merged a regression test confirming that the copy plugin already handled directory sources. The test was committed as 918627069 and merged in ebf55e30d.
Evaluated by: mr-cal-bot
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Issue body
I thought we had written the copy plugin to handle directories as a src file.
i.e. the following would work:
parts:
test:
plugin: copy
files:
bin: .
But it seems it does not. It should!
Launchpad Details: [#LP1478052](https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1478052) Michael Terry - 2015-07-24 12:31:50 -0300
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | Directory sources were already supported; PR #87 added regression coverage confirming the copy plugin handles them and was merged in 918627069 (merge ebf55e30d). | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | Directory-source support was validated by the regression test in PR #87 (commit 918627069, merge ebf55e30d), which noted the behavior had already been fixed. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Abandoned. The copy plugin fails to process directories as source files, but no fix was implemented or merged. The issue was closed without resolution. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | The copy plugin failed to handle directories as source paths. The issue was closed without comments or implementation, indicating it was abandoned. No fix was applied. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Closed without resolution or comments, the copy plugin's directory handling bug was abandoned due to inactivity. No fix or workaround was implemented. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | The copy plugin directory handling request was closed without implementation. With zero comments and no linked pull request, the feature was abandoned due to prolonged inactivity since 2015. |
Update history
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Related work
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Likely Fixed By:
canonical/snapcraft#87
(confidence 99%)
Merged regression coverage confirmed directory sources work; commit 918627069, merge ebf55e30d.
Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1478052 copy plugin doesn't handle directories | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Launchpad bug migrated to ubuntu-core/snapcraft#16 and closed: copy plugin already handled directory sources; PR #87 (commit 918627069, merge ebf55e30d) added a passing integration test confirming it. | |
| #87 A test for directories in the copy plugin | snapcraft | merged | Merged in canonical/snapcraft#87 (commit 918627069; merge ebf55e30d), adding regression coverage confirming copy-plugin directories work after the earlier #16 fix. | |
| #416 Copy plugin: Add support for sources. | snapcraft | merged | Merged PR #416 as commit 9a6684ce7, adding remote-source support to the Copy plugin for parts without build systems and resolving LP #1559154. | |
| #1559154 Copy plugin should support sources | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Source support was added to the Copy plugin by canonical/snapcraft PR #416, merged as commit 9a6684ce7. |