Support desktop and icon in appstream handler
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Current evaluation
AppStream metadata gained icon and desktop support in merged PR canonical/snapcraft#1853 (commit ce3209468), closing the feature request.
Resolution: closed resolved
Reason: PR #1853 was merged as commit ce3209468 and explicitly closes #1828. It updates AppStream extractors to adopt icon paths and desktop file IDs from .metainfo.xml.
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Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | AppStream metadata gained icon and desktop support in merged PR canonical/snapcraft#1853 (commit ce3209468), closing the feature request. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed stale | Closed with no documented resolution after about nine years of inactivity; no implementing PR or commit was identified. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Closed without discussion or resolution details. The request for desktop and icon support in the appstream handler appears abandoned. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Closed without implementation or discussion. No resolution, merge, or fix was applied. The issue appears abandoned or out of scope. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | The request for desktop and icon support in the appstream handler was closed without discussion or implementation. No resolution or merge details exist, indicating the feature was abandoned or superseded. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Feature request for desktop and icon support in the appstream handler was closed without implementation or discussion. Likely abandoned or superseded. No resolution details provided. |
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Likely Fixed By:
canonical/snapcraft#1853
(confidence 100%)
Merged PR titled “extractors: support appstream icon and desktop”; the commit summary states that it closes #1828.
Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1742348 support remote icons | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Remote AppStream icon support was implemented in canonical/snapcraft#3241 and merged as commit 5158fe2f, fetching icons into snap GUI metadata. | |
| #1814898 appstream/desktop file icon extraction missing | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Fixed by merged PR snapcore/snapcraft#2512 (commit 9e8601b80), adding desktop-file Icon= fallback and stock-icon lookup through the hicolor theme. | |
| #1853 extractors: support appstream icon and desktop | snapcraft | merged | Merged as commit ce3209468: AppStream extractors now adopt icon and desktop metadata (icon paths, desktop file IDs) from .metainfo.xml. Closes issue #1828. | |
| #1694 Develop appstream handler | snapcraft | closed | AppStream handler feature request delivered by merged PR canonical/snapcraft#1826 (commit 9cb05f4c5), adding an AppStream metadata extractor for parts covering summary and description. Extended later by #1853 (icon/desktop) and #1861 (appdata.xml). | |
| #2435 Appstream desktop | snapcraft | merged | Merged PR #2435 added AppStream-derived desktop-file support to Snapcraft, updating 10 files with 95.91% diff coverage. | |
| #2512 many: better handling of appstream icons | snapcraft | merged | Merged in PR #2512 (commit 9e8601b80): AppStream stock icons are resolved at packaging time, with desktop-file icons used as fallback. |