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feat!: error on snapcraftctl

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Project
snapcraft
Number
#5983
Type
pull request
State
merged
Author
mr-cal
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PR: Squash
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Current evaluation

Merged. Introduces a breaking change that errors on snapcraftctl usage in core26+ override scripts and renames all internal references. Legacy binaries are deferred to a follow-up PR, with core22/24 example updates planned for a future release.

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Issue body

This PR raises an error when `snapcraftctl` is used in an `override` script for core26+. It also renames references to snapcraftctl throughout the codebase. (SNAPCRAFT-1226) --- - [x] I've followed the [contribution guidelines](https://github.com/canonical/snapcraft/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md). - [x] I've signed the [CLA](http://www.ubuntu.com/legal/contributors/). - [x] I've successfully run `make lint && make test`. - [ ] I've added or updated any relevant documentation. - [ ] I've updated the relevant release notes.

Evaluation history

Date Model Scores Action Summary
qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b — — Merged. Introduces a breaking change that errors on snapcraftctl usage in core26+ override scripts and renames all internal references. Legacy binaries are deferred to a follow-up PR, with core22/24 example updates planned for a future release.
qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 — — Squash-merged. Raises an error when snapcraftctl is used in override scripts for core26+ and renames all references throughout the codebase. Related binary cleanup was handled in #5754, with future example code updates planned.
qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 — — Merged. Raises an error when snapcraftctl is used in core26+ override scripts and renames all codebase references. Bin file deletion tracked in #5754, with example code updates planned for a future release.

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