Base images store out-of-date apt package caches
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Current evaluation
Stale APT metadata in cached LXD base images made newly published build-packages appear missing; craft-parts PR #1468 has since added a cache refresh before package marking.
Suggested action: close resolved
Reason: craft-parts PR #1468 was merged as commit c2836c97 and refreshes the APT cache before marking packages, with a regression test for stale-cache BuildPackageNotFound errors. This directly addresses the reported failure in the craft-parts dependency used by Snapcraft.
Evaluated by: mr-cal-bot
Issue body
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha |
Impact:
55
Quick Win:
35
Complexity:
30
Confidence:
96
Actionability:
92
|
close resolved | Stale APT metadata in cached LXD base images made newly published build-packages appear missing; craft-parts PR #1468 has since added a cache refresh before package marking. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Impact:
30
Quick Win:
11
Complexity:
40
Confidence:
70
Actionability:
60
|
needs triage | Valid issue about stale apt caches in LXD base images causing build-package failures; open 304 days with no labels, assignee, or maintainer response | |
| qwen/qwen3.8-27b |
Impact:
50
Quick Win:
22
Staleness:
70
Complexity:
55
Confidence:
55
Support Request:
10
|
needs triage | LXD base images ship stale apt package caches, so new build-packages (e.g. from a PPA) fail to install. Filed by a maintainer as a design question; craft-parts now refreshes the apt cache before installing build-packages, but no maintainer has confirmed the issue is resolved. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
85
Complexity:
65
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
10
|
needs triage | LXD base images used by snapcraft have stale apt caches, causing build-package installation failures when new packages appear in repos. Untriaged, no maintainer response after 8 months. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
80
Complexity:
65
Confidence:
75
Support Request:
10
|
needs triage | LXD base images used by snapcraft have outdated apt caches, causing build-package installation failures. Unlabelled, no maintainer response, inactive for 230 days. |
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Related work
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Related To:
canonical/charmcraft#1042
(confidence 100%)
Explicitly cited as a potential purge-command workaround, but that proposal remains open and is not the underlying fix.
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Likely Fixed By:
canonical/craft-parts#1468
(confidence 98%)
Merged commit c2836c97 refreshes APT metadata before package marking and tests the stale-cache failure.
Related issues
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