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fix(unsquashfs): fix Fatal Error when using unsquashfs

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Project
snapcraft
Number
#5147
Type
pull request
State
closed
Author
sergio-costas
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Author closed the PR to avoid overlap. The unsquashfs data queue bug was fixed via PR #5136, updating squashfs-tools to 4.6.1. The fix is in the edge channel and targeted for Snapcraft 8.6.

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When trying to push a big snap to the snap store, snapcraft fails with the error FATAL ERROR: Data queue size is too large This is a bug in unsquashfs tool 4.5. But it has been fixed in 4.6.1, the current stable. This patch builds squashfs-tools version 4.6.1 from the GIT repository, thus fixing this problem. Fix https://github.com/canonical/snapcraft/issues/5132 Fix https://forum.snapcraft.io/t/fatal-error-data-queue-size-is-too-large/43875 - [X] Have you followed the [guidelines for contributing](https://github.com/canonical/snapcraft/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md)? - [X] Have you signed the [CLA](http://www.ubuntu.com/legal/contributors/)? - [~] Have you successfully run `tox run -m lint`? - [ ] Have you successfully run `tox run -e test-py310`? (supported versions: `py39`, `py310`, `py311`, `py312`) -----

Evaluation history

Date Model Scores Action Summary
qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b — — Author closed the PR to avoid overlap. The unsquashfs data queue bug was fixed via PR #5136, updating squashfs-tools to 4.6.1. The fix is in the edge channel and targeted for Snapcraft 8.6.
qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 — — Author closed the PR to avoid duplication with the Core24 migration. The unsquashfs 4.6.1 update was subsequently merged via PR #5136 and targeted for Snapcraft 8.6.
qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 — — Superseded by PR #5136, which merged the squashfs-tools 4.6.1 update. This resolves the unsquashfs fatal error and is available in the Snapcraft 8.6 edge channel.

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