Add a linter for staged libraries included in the base snap
Metadata
Current evaluation
Feature request to add a linter that flags libraries in a snap that are already provided by the base snap, reducing snap size and security surface. Labeled Status: Triaged and Type: Enhancement by maintainer sergiusens. No implementation found in the codebase yet.
Suggested action: keep open
Reason: The issue is labeled Status: Triaged and Type: Enhancement, indicating it has been assessed by a maintainer. It references PR #3413 as the basis for implementation, and the linters infrastructure has been actively developed (gpu linter #5985, metadata linter #5610, missing library linter #3872). No base-snap linter exists yet in the codebase, so the feature remains unimplemented and relevant.
Issue body
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.8-27b |
Impact:
50
Quick Win:
20.0
Staleness:
65
Complexity:
60
Confidence:
75
Support Request:
0
|
keep open | Feature request to add a linter that flags libraries in a snap that are already provided by the base snap, reducing snap size and security surface. Labeled Status: Triaged and Type: Enhancement by maintainer sergiusens. No implementation found in the codebase yet. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
80
Complexity:
40
Confidence:
70
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Enhancement request to add a linter detecting libraries duplicated in base snaps. Triaged but inactive for over a year with only automated Jira sync comments. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
85
Complexity:
45
Confidence:
65
Support Request:
5
|
keep open | Enhancement to add a linter detecting staged libraries already provided by the base snap. Issue is triaged and scoped but has been inactive for over a year, awaiting prioritization. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
85
Complexity:
50
Confidence:
70
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Linter to detect base snap libraries unnecessarily staged via stage-packages, improving security and reducing size. Triaged but inactive for over a year, awaiting implementation or assignment. |
Update history
No update history recorded yet.
Related work
-
Related To:
snapcraft#4028
(confidence 80%)
The unused libraries linter (#4028) is closely related — it checks for libraries in the snap that aren't used, while this issue checks for libraries that duplicate the base snap. Both aim to reduce snap size.
Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #4028 linters: add linter check for unused libraries | snapcraft | merged | Merged following reviewer approval and successful CI checks. Adds a linter warning to flag unused libraries packaged into snaps. The update modifies 22 files with 449 additions and 40 deletions across five commits. |