package repository advance grammar support
Metadata
Current evaluation
Request to add advanced grammar support for package-repositories to avoid duplicate apt sources in native builds. Triaged by maintainer with a concrete fix path (add to GrammarAwareModel in craft-application), but no PR or further activity since May 2025.
Suggested action: keep open
Reason: Maintainer mr-cal explicitly triaged this with a concrete fix plan: 'add package-repositories to the GrammarAwareModel' in craft-application. The issue is labelled 'Status: Triaged' and 'Type: Enhancement'. The fix is scoped and actionable but has not been implemented yet (GrammarAwareProject in craft-application still only has a 'parts' field). No PR has been opened to address it, so it remains open and valid.
Impact:
45
Quick Win:
27.0
Staleness:
55
Complexity:
40
Confidence:
70
Support Request:
10
Issue body
### Bug Description
Support for package repositories unlocked possibilities with cross-building, however side effect of this is that native build suffers from unnecessary inclusion of the source packages as those are already unlocked by the host arch.
https://pastebin.ubuntu.com/p/kHDpx9d77Y/
A proposed solution would be to support of the advance grammar for `package-repositories`.
### To Reproduce
Add the following stanza to the `snapcraft.yaml` and run a native build on the arm64 host.
```
package-repositories:
- type: apt
architectures: [$CRAFT_ARCH_BUILD_FOR]
formats: [deb, deb-src]
components: [main]
suites: [noble, noble-updates, noble-backports]
key-id: F6ECB3762474EDA9D21B7022871920D1991BC93C
url: http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports
```
Once snap build completes, run in the container `$ sudo apt-get update`
The following warnings should be observed:
https://pastebin.ubuntu.com/p/kHDpx9d77Y/
### Environment
Host Ubuntu 24.04
Using LXD backend
### snapcraft.yaml
```yaml
Example project:
https://github.com/kubiko/imx-gadget
```
### Relevant log output
```shell
sudo apt-get update
Hit:1 https://ppa.launchpadcontent.net/snappy-dev/image/ubuntu noble InRelease
Hit:2 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports noble InRelease
Hit:3 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports noble-updates InRelease
Hit:4 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports noble-backports InRelease
Hit:5 http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports noble-security InRelease
Reading package lists... Done
W: Target Sources (main/source/Sources) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/craft-http_ports_ubuntu_com_ubuntu_ports.sources:1 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources:1
W: Target Packages (main/binary-arm64/Packages) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/craft-http_ports_ubuntu_com_ubuntu_ports.sources:1 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources:1
W: Target Packages (main/binary-all/Packages) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/craft-http_ports_ubuntu_com_ubuntu_ports.sources:1 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources:1
W: Target Translations (main/i18n/Translation-en) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/craft-http_ports_ubuntu_com_ubuntu_ports.sources:1 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources:1
W: Target DEP-11 (main/dep11/Components-arm64.yml) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/craft-http_ports_ubuntu_com_ubuntu_ports.sources:1 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources:1
W: Target DEP-11 (main/dep11/Components-all.yml) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/craft-http_ports_ubuntu_com_ubuntu_ports.sources:1 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources:1
W: Target CNF (main/cnf/Commands-arm64) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/craft-http_ports_ubuntu_com_ubuntu_ports.sources:1 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources:1
W: Target CNF (main/cnf/Commands-all) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/craft-http_ports_ubuntu_com_ubuntu_ports.sources:1 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources:1
W: Target Sources (main/source/Sources) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/craft-http_ports_ubuntu_com_ubuntu_ports.sources:1 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources:1
W: Target Packages (main/binary-arm64/Packages) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/craft-http_ports_ubuntu_com_ubuntu_ports.sources:1 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources:1
W: Target Packages (main/binary-all/Packages) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/craft-http_ports_ubuntu_com_ubuntu_ports.sources:1 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources:1
W: Target Translations (main/i18n/Translation-en) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/craft-http_ports_ubuntu_com_ubuntu_ports.sources:1 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources:1
W: Target DEP-11 (main/dep11/Components-arm64.yml) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/craft-http_ports_ubuntu_com_ubuntu_ports.sources:1 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources:1
W: Target DEP-11 (main/dep11/Components-all.yml) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/craft-http_ports_ubuntu_com_ubuntu_ports.sources:1 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources:1
W: Target CNF (main/cnf/Commands-arm64) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/craft-http_ports_ubuntu_com_ubuntu_ports.sources:1 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources:1
W: Target CNF (main/cnf/Commands-all) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/craft-http_ports_ubuntu_com_ubuntu_ports.sources:1 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources:1
W: Target Sources (main/source/Sources) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/craft-http_ports_ubuntu_com_ubuntu_ports.sources:1 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources:1
W: Target Packages (main/binary-arm64/Packages) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/craft-http_ports_ubuntu_com_ubuntu_ports.sources:1 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources:1
W: Target Packages (main/binary-all/Packages) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/craft-http_ports_ubuntu_com_ubuntu_ports.sources:1 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources:1
W: Target Translations (main/i18n/Translation-en) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/craft-http_ports_ubuntu_com_ubuntu_ports.sources:1 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources:1
W: Target DEP-11 (main/dep11/Components-arm64.yml) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/craft-http_ports_ubuntu_com_ubuntu_ports.sources:1 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources:1
W: Target DEP-11 (main/dep11/Components-all.yml) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/craft-http_ports_ubuntu_com_ubuntu_ports.sources:1 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources:1
W: Target CNF (main/cnf/Commands-arm64) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/craft-http_ports_ubuntu_com_ubuntu_ports.sources:1 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources:1
W: Target CNF (main/cnf/Commands-all) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/craft-http_ports_ubuntu_com_ubuntu_ports.sources:1 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources:1
W: Target Sources (main/source/Sources) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/craft-http_ports_ubuntu_com_ubuntu_ports.sources:1 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources:1
W: Target Packages (main/binary-arm64/Packages) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/craft-http_ports_ubuntu_com_ubuntu_ports.sources:1 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources:1
W: Target Packages (main/binary-all/Packages) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/craft-http_ports_ubuntu_com_ubuntu_ports.sources:1 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources:1
W: Target Translations (main/i18n/Translation-en) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/craft-http_ports_ubuntu_com_ubuntu_ports.sources:1 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources:1
W: Target DEP-11 (main/dep11/Components-arm64.yml) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/craft-http_ports_ubuntu_com_ubuntu_ports.sources:1 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources:1
W: Target DEP-11 (main/dep11/Components-all.yml) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/craft-http_ports_ubuntu_com_ubuntu_ports.sources:1 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources:1
W: Target CNF (main/cnf/Commands-arm64) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/craft-http_ports_ubuntu_com_ubuntu_ports.sources:1 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources:1
W: Target CNF (main/cnf/Commands-all) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/craft-http_ports_ubuntu_com_ubuntu_ports.sources:1 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources:1
W: Target Sources (main/source/Sources) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/craft-http_ports_ubuntu_com_ubuntu_ports.sources:1 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources:1
W: Target Packages (main/binary-arm64/Packages) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/craft-http_ports_ubuntu_com_ubuntu_ports.sources:1 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources:1
W: Target Packages (main/binary-all/Packages) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/craft-http_ports_ubuntu_com_ubuntu_ports.sources:1 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources:1
W: Target Translations (main/i18n/Translation-en) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/craft-http_ports_ubuntu_com_ubuntu_ports.sources:1 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources:1
W: Target DEP-11 (main/dep11/Components-arm64.yml) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/craft-http_ports_ubuntu_com_ubuntu_ports.sources:1 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources:1
W: Target DEP-11 (main/dep11/Components-all.yml) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/craft-http_ports_ubuntu_com_ubuntu_ports.sources:1 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources:1
W: Target CNF (main/cnf/Commands-arm64) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/craft-http_ports_ubuntu_com_ubuntu_ports.sources:1 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources:1
W: Target CNF (main/cnf/Commands-all) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/craft-http_ports_ubuntu_com_ubuntu_ports.sources:1 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources:1
W: Target Sources (main/source/Sources) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/craft-http_ports_ubuntu_com_ubuntu_ports.sources:1 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources:1
W: Target Packages (main/binary-arm64/Packages) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/craft-http_ports_ubuntu_com_ubuntu_ports.sources:1 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources:1
W: Target Packages (main/binary-all/Packages) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/craft-http_ports_ubuntu_com_ubuntu_ports.sources:1 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources:1
W: Target Translations (main/i18n/Translation-en) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/craft-http_ports_ubuntu_com_ubuntu_ports.sources:1 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources:1
W: Target DEP-11 (main/dep11/Components-arm64.yml) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/craft-http_ports_ubuntu_com_ubuntu_ports.sources:1 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources:1
W: Target DEP-11 (main/dep11/Components-all.yml) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/craft-http_ports_ubuntu_com_ubuntu_ports.sources:1 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources:1
W: Target CNF (main/cnf/Commands-arm64) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/craft-http_ports_ubuntu_com_ubuntu_ports.sources:1 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources:1
W: Target CNF (main/cnf/Commands-all) is configured multiple times in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/craft-http_ports_ubuntu_com_ubuntu_ports.sources:1 and /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources:1
```
### Additional context
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Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.8-27b |
Impact:
45
Quick Win:
27.0
Staleness:
55
Complexity:
40
Confidence:
70
Support Request:
10
|
keep open | Request to add advanced grammar support for package-repositories to avoid duplicate apt sources in native builds. Triaged by maintainer with a concrete fix path (add to GrammarAwareModel in craft-application), but no PR or further activity since May 2025. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
75
Complexity:
40
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
10
|
keep open | Request to add advanced grammar support to package-repositories in snapcraft.yaml to prevent duplicate apt source warnings during native builds. Triaged with a proposed fix in craft-application. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
70
Complexity:
30
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
0
|
keep open | Enhancement to add grammar support to package-repositories to prevent duplicate apt source warnings during native builds. Triaged with a proposed fix path identified by a maintainer. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
60
Complexity:
40
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
0
|
keep open | Add advanced grammar support to package-repositories to prevent duplicate apt source warnings during native builds. Triaged as an enhancement; implementation requires adding the field to craft-application's GrammarAwareModel. |
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