spread tests: remove 16.04 and core (CRAFT-210)
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Current evaluation
Merged PR #3540 as ba522b2c9 (change 62e5eb7e4), removing Ubuntu 16.04 and core-only spread-test variants; non-duplicate coverage may return in later iterations.
Resolution: closed resolved
Reason: PR #3540 was merged in commit ba522b2c9, with change commit 62e5eb7e4 removing legacy Ubuntu 16.04 and core spread-test variants. The author noted follow-up work to restore non-duplicate coverage on newer systems.
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Issue body
Cleaned up use of systems within existing tests where possible.
Signed-off-by: Sergio Schvezov <sergio.schvezov@canonical.com>
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Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
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| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | Merged PR #3540 as ba522b2c9 (change 62e5eb7e4), removing Ubuntu 16.04 and core-only spread-test variants; non-duplicate coverage may return in later iterations. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | PR #3540 (CRAFT-210) merged: stripped Ubuntu 16.04 and core-only spread test cases, deleting ~9200 lines across 389 files. Follow-up tasks logged to restore non-duplicate legacy coverage. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | Merged PR #3540 (CRAFT-210) by sergiusens stripped Ubuntu 16.04 and core-only spread test cases from the suite, deleting ~9200 lines across 389 files; the author noted follow-up tasks to restore non-duplicate legacy coverage later. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | Merged PR #3540, removing legacy Ubuntu 16.04 and core references from spread tests. Non-duplicate legacy test coverage is planned for later iterations. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Merged cleanup removing legacy 16.04 and core references from spread tests. Approved with passing CI. Author noted necessary legacy tests will be reintroduced in future iterations. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Merged cleanup removing Ubuntu 16.04 and core references from spread tests. Code coverage remained unchanged. Legacy tests may be reintroduced later via separate tasks. |
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Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #3269 spread tests: remove references of core16 | snapcraft | merged | Merged PR #3269 via commit ab84886f2, removing core16 references from three spread-test files. | |
| #6202 test(spread): create core26 spread test suite | snapcraft | merged | Merged PR #6202 as a9a5b4750, adding core26 Spread tests and CI coverage while generalizing common tests for core22, core24, and core26. | |
| #4056 spread: core24 testing infra | snapcraft | merged | Merged PR #4056 as commit 1fee3d830, adding Spread test infrastructure for Ubuntu Core 24 (CRAFT-1639). | |
| #6009 test: remove core20 spread tests | snapcraft | merged | Squash-merged PR #6009 as commit d0f1b4394, deleting core20 spread tests and migrating applicable ones to core22/core24 (+20 net tests). Unblocked core20 lifecycle removal for Snapcraft 9 (#5675). | |
| #3432 spread tests: remove legacy plugin tests | snapcraft | merged | PR #3432 (commit 950fa2508, f2c9caa04) merged: deleted 665 lines of legacy plugin spread tests across 29 files, removing outdated plugin coverage without affecting code coverage (90.83%). | |
| #3026 spread tests: add core20 and cleanup systems | snapcraft | merged | Merged #3026 in commit d006134d4, adding core20 spread tests, simplifying setup to install only the Snap, and cleaning up test systems. | |
| #6164 test(spread): add core26 package-cutoff test | snapcraft | merged | Merged #6164 in commit 927e31121, adding core26 package-cutoff spread coverage. It incorporates #6171 and fixes #6146 and #6148. | |
| #4761 tests: remove core24 snap workarounds | snapcraft | merged | Merged #4761 removed 22 lines of core24 workarounds from spread tests; it landed on hotfix/8.2 as 7cdd9b087 and was cherry-picked to main by #4763 as 87fc77aca. | |
| #4932 Migrate or copy core20 and core22 spread tests to core24 | snapcraft | closed | Core24 spread-test coverage was expanded via merged PR snapcraft#5209 (commit 56713c384), enabling plugin tests across 132 files. | |
| #3714 spread: enable core22 | snapcraft | merged | Merged PR #3714 enabled core22 in the Spread test configuration. Implementation commit d2f2a0d43 landed via merge commit 6b42ca1bb. |