repo: do not pull in libc6-dev by default for stage-packages
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Current evaluation
PR #1951 was closed unmerged: excluding libc6-dev from stage-packages was abandoned after concerns that ROS/Catkin builds rely on it being staged. No resolving commit landed.
Resolution: closed stale
Reason: The PR received no review approval and was closed without merge after @kyrofa identified ROS/Catkin staging compatibility risks. No replacement implementation or resolving commit was recorded.
Evaluated by: mr-cal-bot
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Issue body
Cut the chain at libc6-dev for stage-packages if any other
stage-packages entry has it as a dependency.
LP: #1554015
Signed-off-by: Sergio Schvezov <sergio.schvezov@canonical.com>
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Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed stale | PR #1951 was closed unmerged: excluding libc6-dev from stage-packages was abandoned after concerns that ROS/Catkin builds rely on it being staged. No resolving commit landed. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed stale | Closed unmerged after review raised ROS/Catkin staging compatibility concerns; excluding libc6-dev from stage-packages was abandoned pending a better approach. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Excluding libc6-dev from stage-packages was abandoned after review highlighted breaking compatibility with ROS builds and the Catkin plugin. The change was closed without merging pending a better solution. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Rejected because removing libc6-dev breaks ROS Catkin plugin builds. The change was abandoned pending an alternative solution that avoids breaking existing workflows. |
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Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1554015 adding lib6-dev to stage-package directly or indirectly breaks build in snapcraft (only) | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Staged libc6-dev was identified as the build breaker. Proposed exclusion PR canonical/snapcraft#1951 was closed unmerged over ROS/Catkin compatibility concerns, so no fix landed. |