Build warns when vim is the editor
Metadata
Current evaluation
Vim .swp recovery files in the snap directory trigger snapcraft build warnings. Suggests adding an exception for these files. Issue remains open, unassigned, inactive, and untriaged.
Suggested action: close stale
Reason: The issue is over 4.5 years old with zero maintainer interaction or comments, indicating it is highly stale and likely no longer applicable to current versions of snapcraft. Given the extreme inactivity and lack of follow-up, it should be closed as stale.
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
10
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
10
Issue body
vim editor creates swp files for recovery in the same directory as the source file being edited. When editing snapcraft.yaml, a file like this is created: snap/.snapcraft.yaml.swp
This causes the following errors (at least when building in destructive mode):
The 'snap' directory is meant specifically for snapcraft, but it contains the following non-snapcraft-related paths, which is unsupported and will cause unexpected behavior:
- .snapcraft.yaml.swp
If you must store these files within the 'snap' directory, move them to 'snap/local', which is ignored by snapcraft.
Perhaps snapcraft could make and expections for vim swp files.
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 03:19:57.598569+00:00 | qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
10
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
10
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close stale | Vim .swp recovery files in the snap directory trigger snapcraft build warnings. Suggests adding an exception for these files. Issue remains open, unassigned, inactive, and untriaged. |
| 2026-06-19 03:17:34.625930+00:00 | pending | — | — | — |