icon is not handle properly when base is core22
Metadata
Current evaluation
Icon not placed in prime/meta/gui when base is core22 (snapcraft 7.5.3); works on core20. No maintainer response, no labels, 0 comments, last activity 536 days ago.
Suggested action: needs triage
Reason: The issue has no labels, no assignee, and zero comments from any maintainer, so it has never been triaged. It is a genuine bug report with a clear reproduction (icon.png missing from prime/meta/gui on core22 but present on core20), not a support request. The code path (setup_assets.py / _finalize_icon) still exists and has since been refactored for mediated icon handling, so the bug may or may not persist in current versions — a maintainer needs to reproduce and confirm before closing or fixing.
Impact:
50
Quick Win:
30.0
Staleness:
75
Complexity:
40
Confidence:
55
Support Request:
5
Issue body
### Bug Description
The icon is not properly placed in `prime/meta/gui` when base is `core22`.
### To Reproduce
1. use the attached snapcraft.yaml and change base to `core20` or `core22`
2. build the snap (destructive-mode should work)
3. check if `icon.png` is in `prime/meta/gui`
### Environment
Ubuntu 22.04
snapcraft 7.5.3
### snapcraft.yaml
```shell
name: test-icon
base: core20
version: '0.1'
summary: test-icon
description: |
test icon handle of snapcraft
grade: devel
confinement: devmode
icon: icon.png
parts:
icon:
plugin: nil
override-build: |
cat << EOF | base64 -d >> $SNAPCRAFT_PROJECT_DIR/icon.png
iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAQAAAAEACAYAAABccqhmAAAACXBIWXMAAA7EAAAOxAGVKw4bAAAD
HUlEQVR4nO3UMQEAIAzAMMC/5yFjRxMFvXpnZg6Q9LYDgD0GAGEGAGEGAGEGAGEGAGEGAGEGAGEG
AGEGAGEGAGEGAGEGAGEGAGEGAGEGAGEGAGEGAGEGAGEGAGEGAGEGAGEGAGEGAGEGAGEGAGEGAGEG
AGEGAGEGAGEGAGEGAGEGAGEGAGEGAGEGAGEGAGEGAGEGAGEGAGEGAGEGAGEGAGEGAGEGAGEGAGEG
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EOF
```
### Relevant log output
```shell
## base: core 22
$ snapcraft --destructive-mode
Executed: pull icon
Executed: build icon
Executed: stage icon
Executed: prime icon
Executed parts lifecycle
Generated snap metadata
Created snap package test-icon_0.1_amd64.snap
$ tree prime/
prime/
└── meta
├── gui
└── snap.yaml
2 directories, 1 file
## base: core20
$ snapcraft --destructive-mode
Pulling icon
+ snapcraftctl pull
Building icon
+ cat
+ base64 -d
Staging icon
+ snapcraftctl stage
Priming icon
+ snapcraftctl prime
Snapping |
Snapped test-icon_0.1_amd64.snap
$ tree prime
prime
└── meta
├── gui
│ └── icon.png
└── snap.yaml
2 directories, 2 files
```
### Additional context
_No response_
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.8-27b |
Impact:
50
Quick Win:
30.0
Staleness:
75
Complexity:
40
Confidence:
55
Support Request:
5
|
needs triage | Icon not placed in prime/meta/gui when base is core22 (snapcraft 7.5.3); works on core20. No maintainer response, no labels, 0 comments, last activity 536 days ago. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
40
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Bug report regarding icon placement failure in prime/meta/gui when using base core22 instead of core20. Unaddressed for nearly three years with no maintainer interaction or labels. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
50
Confidence:
75
Support Request:
5
|
close stale | Snapcraft fails to place icon.png in prime/meta/gui when base is core22, while core20 works. Unlabelled, no maintainer comments, inactive for over a year. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
85
Complexity:
30
Confidence:
60
Support Request:
5
|
needs triage | Snapcraft fails to place icon.png in prime/meta/gui when using base core22. The report remains open with zero comments and over a year of inactivity. Requires triage and investigation to resolve the base-specific icon handling bug. |
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