snapcraft 7 ignores icon path in snapcraft.yaml
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Current evaluation
Regression in core22 Snapcraft 7 (icon not copied when no apps section) was fixed by merged PR #4950 (commit c9d9cc227, 'fix: configure icon for snaps without apps'), backported and released in 7.5.6 to 7.x/stable.
Resolution: closed resolved
Reason: Maintainer mr-cal merged PR #4950 (commit c9d9cc227) moving icon finalization ahead of the early return in snapcraft/parts/setup_assets.py, matching Snapcraft 6 behaviour; it was cherry-picked into hotfix/7.5 and released in 7.5.6 to 7.x/stable (excluding riscv64, see #4980), tracked internally as CRAFT-3189.
Evaluated by: mr-cal-bot
No scores available.
Issue body
### Bug Description
I have minimal example of a snapcraft.yaml
```
name: icon-snap
base: core22
version: '0.1'
summary: icon snap
icon: icon/icon.png
description: minimal
grade: stable
confinement: strict
parts:
my-part:
plugin: nil
```
It seems like the icon is not copied when there is no "apps" section defined in the snapcraft.yaml in snapcraft 7. With snapcraft 6 or legacy the icon is copied into the snap:
With snapcraft 6 / legacy
```
prime/
└── meta
├── gui
│ └── icon.png
└── snap.yaml
2 directories, 2 files
```
With snapcraft 7
```
prime/
└── meta
├── gui
└── snap.yaml
2 directories, 1 file
```
### To Reproduce
Build the following snap with snapcraft 7:
```
name: icon-snap
base: core22
version: '0.1'
summary: icon snap
icon: icon/icon.png
description: minimal
grade: stable
confinement: strict
parts:
my-part:
plugin: nil
```
### Environment
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
### snapcraft.yaml
```shell
name: icon-snap
base: core22
version: '0.1'
summary: icon snap
icon: icon/icon.png
description: minimal
grade: stable
confinement: strict
parts:
my-part:
plugin: nil
```
### Relevant log output
```shell
NA
```
### Additional context
_No response_
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | Regression in core22 Snapcraft 7 (icon not copied when no apps section) was fixed by merged PR #4950 (commit c9d9cc227, 'fix: configure icon for snaps without apps'), backported and released in 7.5.6 to 7.x/stable. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | Snapcraft 7 skipped icons for snaps without apps. PR #4950 (commit c9d9cc227) restored asset setup, and the fix shipped in Snapcraft 7.5.6. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Fixed a regression where snapcraft 7 ignored the icon path when the apps section was missing. Resolved via PR #4950 by correcting asset setup order. Released in snapcraft 7.5.6 and version 8. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Fixed via PR #4950. A regression causing snapcraft 7 to ignore the icon path without an apps section was resolved by correcting asset setup logic. The patch was merged and released to the 7.x/stable branch, excluding riscv64. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Fixed via PR #4950 by correcting icon asset finalization logic. The snapcraft 7 regression ignoring icon paths without an apps section was resolved and backported to the 7.x/stable release channel, excluding riscv64. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Fixed a regression where snapcraft 7 ignored the icon path without an apps section. Corrected asset setup execution order. Merged via PR #4950 and released to 7.x/stable, excluding riscv64. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Fixed a Snapcraft 7 regression where the icon field was ignored without an apps section. Root cause identified in setup_assets.py. Patch merged via #4950 and released to 7.x/stable and 8.x, excluding riscv64. |
Update history
No update history recorded yet.
Related work
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Likely Fixed By:
canonical/snapcraft#4950
(confidence 99%)
Merged PR 'fix: configure icon for snaps without apps' by mr-cal, commit c9d9cc227, closing this issue.
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Related To:
canonical/snapcraft#4980
(confidence 70%)
Referenced by mr-cal when announcing the 7.5.6 release to 7.x/stable for all arches except riscv64.
Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #4950 fix: configure icon for snaps without apps | snapcraft | merged | Maintainer mr-cal's PR merged (commit c9d9cc227), fixing a core22 regression where Snapcraft 7 skipped icon configuration for snaps with no apps. Fixes #4936, landed via hotfix/7.5 and released in 7.5.6. | |
| #1759090 snapcraft snap doesn't have an icon | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Snapcraft’s logo was added as the snap icon via PR #3702, merged as commit 2ccd3bdf5. | |
| #4402 icon is not handle properly when base is core22 | snapcraft | open | Snapcraft 7.5.3 omitted a configured icon from prime/meta/gui for a no-apps core22 snap; current code installs it and has regression coverage. | |
| #1567041 snapcraft init creates icon entry | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Fixed by merged ubuntu-core/snapcraft#433 (commit af86cddce): snapcraft init no longer generates an icon entry. | |
| #914 meta: icon is now dedeprecated | snapcraft | merged | PR #914 merged as commit 4a4435cbe, re-deprecating the icon deprecation: the icon entry in snapcraft.yaml is again the preferred method, overriding any icon in the setup directory (LP: #1610268). | |
| #1578231 Your first snap: Use of icon in snapcraft.yaml is deprecated | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Docs fixed in canonical/snapcraft#542 (commit a9f2a7d7a): the 'Your first snap' tutorial now tells users to place icon.png/icon.svg under setup/gui instead of the deprecated icon key. Shipped in snapcraft 2.10+16.10 and 2.10.1. |