project: early snapcraft.yaml validation
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Current evaluation
Merged PR #2388 (ba65313cc) adds early snapcraft.yaml validation, preventing invalid Multipass instances and speeding up feedback; fixes LP #1794507.
Resolution: closed resolved
Reason: PR #2388 was merged as commit ba65313cc, adding validation before creating a Multipass instance and delivering faster feedback on invalid project files.
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Issue body
Avoid creating and invalid multipass instance by doing an early
validation of snapcraft.yaml. This has the benefit of faster turnaround
times too.
LP: #1794507
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 PR #2388 (ba65313cc) adds early snapcraft.yaml validation, preventing invalid Multipass instances and speeding up feedback; fixes LP #1794507. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | Merged PR #2388 (commit ba65313cc) adds early snapcraft.yaml validation, preventing invalid multipass instances and speeding up build feedback; resolves LP #1794507. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Merged. Implements early snapcraft.yaml validation to prevent invalid multipass instance creation and reduce build times. Approved by maintainer, passed CI checks, and resolved Launchpad bug #1794507. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Merged implementation of early snapcraft.yaml validation to prevent invalid multipass instance creation and improve turnaround times, resolving Launchpad bug #1794507. |
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Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #3526 project: validate snapcraft yaml before using it (CRAFT-55) | snapcraft | closed | Merged PR #3526 in commit 38891b17d, validating project YAML in get_project() before extensions or snap metadata consume potentially invalid data. | |
| #1794507 snapcraft fails ugly with multipass when a space is inserted into `name:` field | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | snapcraft launched Multipass before validating snapcraft.yaml, so a space in `name:` produced an opaque 'Invalid instance name' error. Fixed by merged PR #2388 (commit ba65313cc) adding early snapcraft.yaml validation. | |
| #2258 build providers: snapcraft images for multipass | snapcraft | merged | Merged PR #2258 as commit 5ffefbf96, adding Snapcraft build images for Multipass and a Darwin launch workaround for LP #1791821. |