meta: generate basic snap.yaml (CRAFT-801)
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Current evaluation
Merged #3637, adding minimal snap.yaml generation from existing project metadata to enable snap packing (0afa3dbfd; merge bc94255b4).
Resolution: closed resolved
Reason: PR #3637 was approved and merged into snapcraft/7.0 as bc94255b4, with implementation commit 0afa3dbfd. It generates snap.yaml from available project data for snap packing.
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Issue body
Create a minimal snap.yaml metadata file from data we already have
available to enable snap packing.
Signed-off-by: Claudio Matsuoka <claudio.matsuoka@canonical.com>
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Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | Merged #3637, adding minimal snap.yaml generation from existing project metadata to enable snap packing (0afa3dbfd; merge bc94255b4). | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | Merged into snapcraft/7.0 in #3637 (merge commit bc94255b4), adding automatic basic snap.yaml generation so snaps can be packed. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Merged into snapcraft/7.0, adding automatic generation of a basic snap.yaml to enable snap packing. Approved by a reviewer, passed CI, and increased test coverage by 1.16%. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Merged into snapcraft/7.0, the change generates a basic snap.yaml metadata file from existing data to enable snap packing. The commit increased overall test coverage by 1.16% with 96.82% diff coverage. |
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Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #3734 meta: add layout to snap.yaml | snapcraft | merged | Merged PR #3734 in commit b6df2713e (merge c5ebd810a), adding snap.yaml layout support, stricter project validation, and corrected environment field types. | |
| #351 feat: add a default snapcraft.yaml | starbase | open | Adds a default 54-line snap/snapcraft.yaml to the starbase template so downstream craft projects can `make pack-snap`. Open 597 days, 1 approval, 8 unresolved review comments, no CI. | |
| #3721 meta: fix snap yaml generation to match legacy | snapcraft | merged | Merged PR #3721 via e2bfca89d, aligning generated snap YAML with legacy by declaring the snap type and emitting an empty apps list when no apps exist. | |
| #3014 meta: migrate get_build_base to Snap | snapcraft | merged | Merged in snapcraft#3014 via commit 09be6bb53, moving get_build_base from Projectinfo to Snap and simplifying tests to use Snap metadata instead of self.project.info. | |
| #215 Snap yaml | snapcraft | merged | Merged snap.yaml generation support (readme.md, package.yaml) by sergiusens in #215, commits ca31dcd69 and merge 89904e3e4, fixing LP #1532842; docs deferred and forking-daemon gap filed as LP #1532853. | |
| #1073 project: snapcraft.yaml in a snap directory | snapcraft | merged | Merged in commit 78f3d4fe3: new projects default to snap/snapcraft.yaml while both legacy manifest locations remain supported. | |
| #3552 meta: support for metadata links (CRAFT-370) | snapcraft | merged | Merged CRAFT-370 support for metadata links in snap.yaml via #3552, merge commit 6d6a40749. | |
| #1518 project: introduce build-snaps | snapcraft | merged | Merged PR #1518 as commit 69dceb848, adding a project-level and part-level `build-snaps` keyword with advanced grammar support (+902/-10, 24 files). Implements the design in snapcraft#1442; the feature remains in current snapcraft. | |
| #5467 build: update snap metadata | snapcraft | merged | Merged as commit 6f9e0901a: refreshed the description of the Snapcraft snap (snap/snapcraft.yaml) with wording pulled from the documentation homepage. | |
| #146 Syntax of snapcraft.yaml (1.x) | snapcraft | merged | PR #146 was merged, updating the snapcraft.yaml 1.x syntax reference after review, rebase, and squash; it built on merged PR #131. |