build providers: remove the qemu implementation
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Current evaluation
Merged the removal of the QEMU build provider implementation, superseded by multipass. The change deleted 1062 lines across 12 files after approval and passing CI checks.
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Issue body
The qemu implementation of the build provider has fallen out of favour
to multipass.
Signed-off-by: Sergio Schvezov <sergio.schvezov@canonical.com>
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Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Merged the removal of the QEMU build provider implementation, superseded by multipass. The change deleted 1062 lines across 12 files after approval and passing CI checks. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Merged removal of the QEMU build provider implementation, as Multipass became the preferred alternative. The change was integrated into the main branch. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Merged removal of the qemu build provider implementation, superseded by multipass. Integrated into the main branch without coverage blockers. |
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Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #2447 build providers: remove SIGUSR1 signal ignore workaround for multipass | snapcraft | merged | Merged removal of the SIGUSR1 signal ignore workaround for multipass following an upstream fix. The change deletes 11 lines of code, passed CI checks, and received reviewer approval. | |
| #2869 build providers: use multipass from stable | snapcraft | merged | Merged update to consume Multipass 1.0 from the stable channel for build providers. Approved by one reviewer, modifying four files with minimal changes. | |
| #2474 build providers: remove dead code | snapcraft | merged | Merged removal of dead code for legacy cleanbuild support in build providers. Approved by one reviewer, passed CI, and modified three files (+54/-165 lines). | |
| #2961 build providers: remove over use of -i in sudo | snapcraft | merged | Merged changes removing unnecessary -i flags from sudo commands in build providers. This resolves an ioctl warning in Multipass when stdin is set to DEVNULL. Approved by one reviewer, passed CI, and modified four files. | |
| #2168 build_providers: add ssh key managemet to the qemu build provider | snapcraft | merged | Merged after approval, adding SSH key management to the QEMU build provider. Passed CI checks with 100% diff coverage. The change modifies four files, adding 154 lines to resolve Launchpad bug #1774013. | |
| #2511 build providers: modify the _run signature | snapcraft | merged | Merged changes modifying the _run signature in build providers to return output. Updates the Multipass implementation to wrap execute calls. Approved by reviewer and passed CI checks. |