baseplugin: add a proper exception for cross-compilation support
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Current evaluation
Merged changes add a proper exception to notify users when cross-compilation is used with unsupported plugins. Approved, passed CI, and achieved 100% diff coverage. Resolves SNAPCRAFT-95, SNAPCRAFT-AQ, and LP: #1808454.
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Issue body
Add a proper exception to notify the user when cross compilation is used
with parts using plugins that do not support it.
Fixes SNAPCRAFT-95
Fixes SNAPCRAFT-AQ
LP: #1808454
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 changes add a proper exception to notify users when cross-compilation is used with unsupported plugins. Approved, passed CI, and achieved 100% diff coverage. Resolves SNAPCRAFT-95, SNAPCRAFT-AQ, and LP: #1808454. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Merged into master. Adds an exception to notify users when cross-compilation is attempted with unsupported plugins, resolving SNAPCRAFT-95, SNAPCRAFT-AQ, and LP: #1808454. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Merged. Introduces an exception to warn users when cross-compilation is used with unsupported plugins. Resolves SNAPCRAFT-95, SNAPCRAFT-AQ, and LP #1808454. Achieved 100% diff coverage. |
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Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1350 rust plugin: Add support for cross-compilation | snapcraft | merged | Cross-compilation support added to the Rust plugin for snapcraft's --target-arch flag. Approved and merged despite unresolved comments and lack of ARM hardware testing. | |
| #3317 plugin handler: properly handle snapcraftctl errors | snapcraft | merged | Merged fix for plugin handler to properly catch snapcraftctl errors. Replaced specific exception handling with a broad catch in the scriptlet runner to prevent silent failures and redundant output. Approved, passed CI, and increased coverage. | |
| #1349 plugins: clarify wording of cross-compilation unsupported error | snapcraft | merged | Merged a change clarifying the cross-compilation unsupported error message. The update correctly states that the plugin lacks support instead of confusingly referencing the part name. Approved by one reviewer with zero comments. |