build providers: refresh packages on bring up
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Current evaluation
Merged #2267 as commit 1df8068c0, moving package-repository refreshes into BaseProvider.start() and shared build-environment bring-up logic.
Resolution: closed resolved
Reason: PR #2267 was approved and merged as commit 1df8068c0. It generalized environment bring-up so package repositories are refreshed whenever a build provider starts.
Evaluated by: mr-cal-bot
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Issue body
Run packaging repo refresh tasks when bringing up an environment.
This requires adding start to the BaseProvider and bringing up logic
that was in the Multipass provider.
LP: #1792214
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 resolved | Merged #2267 as commit 1df8068c0, moving package-repository refreshes into BaseProvider.start() and shared build-environment bring-up logic. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | Merged #2267 as commit 1df8068c0, moving package-repository refreshes into BaseProvider.start() and shared build-environment bring-up logic. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Merged. Added packaging repository refresh tasks to the BaseProvider bring-up logic, consolidating Multipass provider functionality. Approved and passed CI. A related container environment issue remains unresolved. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Merged changes to refresh packages on environment bring-up. The update adds a start method to BaseProvider and ports Multipass initialization logic, ensuring packaging repositories update when environments launch. |
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Related work
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Related To:
snapcraft (launchpad)#1792214
(confidence 100%)
The linked Launchpad bug requested refreshing package listings during initial provider setup.
Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #2460 build providers: recreate instance if base changed | snapcraft | merged | Merged via commit 63d052f65: build providers now detect project base changes and recreate instances, resolving Launchpad bug #1794506. | |
| #3085 build providers: dist-upgrade the environment on bootstrap | snapcraft | merged | Merged #3085 to dist-upgrade build-provider environments during bootstrap; landed as commit e032a8ae2. |