Add support for a version of `${shlibs:Depends}` to `snapcraft.yaml`
Metadata
Current evaluation
Proposes adding a ${shlibs:Depends}-like shorthand to snapcraft.yaml to automatically stage missing shared library packages, reducing manual SONAME updates. Open with zero comments and over three years of inactivity, awaiting triage.
Suggested action: close stale
Reason: The issue is extremely stale, having been open for over 3.8 years with zero comments or maintainer interaction. As a feature request for convenience, it has likely become obsolete or superseded by newer developments in Snapcraft, making it irrelevant to the current project state.
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
40
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
10
Issue body
Snapcraft already tracks shared libraries that don't exist in the snap, and the packages those packages could come from.
It would be nice to have a shorthand similar to `${shlibs:Depends}` available so that Snapcraft applies the knowledge by staging the packages it knows are missing.
Otherwise it's a chore to update all the dependencies whose SONAME changed.
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-19 05:10:00.769560+00:00 | qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
40
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
10
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close stale | Proposes adding a ${shlibs:Depends}-like shorthand to snapcraft.yaml to automatically stage missing shared library packages, reducing manual SONAME updates. Open with zero comments and over three years of inactivity, awaiting triage. |
| 2026-06-19 05:07:34.478204+00:00 | pending | — | — | — |