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Test with snapd on candidate or edge

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Project
snapcraft
Number
#5069
Type
issue
State
open
Author
mr-cal
Labels
Status: Triaged Type: Enhancement
Created
Updated
Closed

Current evaluation

Enhancement to add a weekly spread smoke test running snapcraft against snapd on candidate or edge channel to catch integration bugs earlier. Triaged and tracked in Jira (CRAFT-3488) but no implementation found in the repo; dormant for ~14 months.

Suggested action: keep open

Reason: The issue carries explicit triage labels (Status: Triaged, Type: Enhancement) and was filed by a maintainer, so it has been assessed. No implementation of a weekly snapd candidate/edge smoke test exists in the repo (no snapd/edge or snapd/candidate channel refresh in any workflow or spread task), so the request remains valid and not outdated. Inactivity alone (~14 months) is insufficient to close a triaged, unimplemented enhancement.

Impact: 40 Quick Win: 20.0 Staleness: 72 Complexity: 50 Confidence: 78 Support Request: 0

Issue body

### What needs to get done Snapcraft's spread tests should test snapd on edge candidate in a weekly spread test. A subset of tests can be done, this serves as a smoke test. ### Why it needs to get done To catch bugs earlier in the release lifecycle.

Evaluation history

Date Model Scores Action Summary
qwen/qwen3.8-27b
Impact: 40
Quick Win: 20.0
Staleness: 72
Complexity: 50
Confidence: 78
Support Request: 0
keep open Enhancement to add a weekly spread smoke test running snapcraft against snapd on candidate or edge channel to catch integration bugs earlier. Triaged and tracked in Jira (CRAFT-3488) but no implementation found in the repo; dormant for ~14 months.
qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b
Staleness: 85
Complexity: 25
Confidence: 65
Support Request: 0
keep open Enhancement to run weekly spread tests against snapd edge/candidate branches as a smoke test. Currently triaged but inactive for over a year.
qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6
Staleness: 85
Complexity: 30
Confidence: 75
Support Request: 0
keep open Enhancement to add weekly spread tests for snapd on edge/candidate to catch release bugs earlier. Triaged but inactive for over a year.
qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6
Staleness: 85
Complexity: 15
Confidence: 70
Support Request: 0
close stale Proposes weekly spread smoke tests for snapd on edge and candidate channels to catch bugs earlier. Triaged as an enhancement, last active 356 days ago, and synced to Jira CRAFT-3488. Awaiting implementation.

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