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kde-neon-6 extension is broken for core22

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Project
snapcraft
Number
#5288
Type
issue
State
closed
Author
mr-cal
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The kde-neon-6 extension for core22 broke due to a Qt version mismatch from outdated Jammy repos. The neon team fixed the underlying issue, restoring functionality. The disabled spread test was re-enabled. Issue closed.

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### Bug Description The kde-neon-6 extension is not working and there is no easy solution. Per @ScarlettGatelyMoore, "Apparently Jammy had a mesa update and we use neon repos, they don't maintain jammy anymore." ### To Reproduce `snapcraft pack` on https://github.com/canonical/snapcraft/tree/main/tests/spread/extensions/snaps/neon-hello-6 ### Environment Snapcraft 8.6 ### snapcraft.yaml ```yaml https://github.com/canonical/snapcraft/blob/main/tests/spread/extensions/snaps/neon-hello-6/snap/snapcraft.yaml ``` ### Relevant log output ```shell Staging hello Staging kde-neon-6/sdk Priming hello Priming kde-neon-6/sdk Extracting and updating metadata... Copying snap assets... Generating snap metadata... Generated snap metadata '--enable-manifest' is deprecated, and will be removed in core24. Generating snap manifest... Generated snap manifest Reading snap metadata... Running linters... Running linter: classic Running linter: library Creating snap package... Created snap package neon-hello-6_1.0_amd64.snap + output= + snap install neon-hello-6_1.0_amd64.snap --dangerous neon-hello-6 1.0 installed + snap connect neon-hello-6:kf6-core22 kf6-core22:kf6-core22 ++ neon-hello-6 /snap/neon-hello-6/x1/usr/local/bin/hello: /snap/neon-hello-6/x1/kf6/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libQt6Core.so.6: version `Qt_6.8' not found (required by /snap/neon-hello-6/x1/usr/local/bin/hello) + '[' '' = 'hello world' ']' ``` ### Additional context _No response_

Evaluation history

Date Model Scores Action Summary
qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b — — The kde-neon-6 extension for core22 broke due to a Qt version mismatch from outdated Jammy repos. The neon team fixed the underlying issue, restoring functionality. The disabled spread test was re-enabled. Issue closed.
qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b — — Fixed after the Neon team updated their repositories to address the Jammy Mesa update and Qt version mismatch. The kde-neon-6 extension now functions correctly with core22, and the disabled spread test has been re-enabled.
qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 — — The kde-neon-6 extension broke for core22 due to missing Qt_6.8 libraries after a Jammy mesa update. The neon team fixed the repository mismatch, restoring functionality. The issue is closed and the disabled spread test has been re-enabled.
qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 — — The kde-neon-6 extension breakage for core22 was fixed by the neon team. Repository updates resolved the missing Qt_6.8 dependency, restoring functionality and re-enabling the disabled spread test.

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