docs: update supported bases
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Current evaluation
Merged PR #6338 (commit 2a6aadac6), updating the docs to identify Snapcraft 9 as preferred for core22, core24, and core26.
Resolution: closed resolved
Reason: PR #6338 was approved and merged into main. Commit 2a6aadac6 applies the two-line documentation update.
Evaluated by: mr-cal-bot
No scores available.
Issue body
Updates the docs to reflect that Snapcraft 9 is the preferred version for core22, core24, and core26.
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- [x] I've successfully run `make lint && make test`.
- [x] I've added or updated any relevant documentation.
- [x] In documents I changed, I [added a meta description](https://canonical-starflow.readthedocs-hosted.com/how-to/add-a-page-meta-description/) if one was missing.
- [x] I've updated the relevant release notes.
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | Merged PR #6338 (commit 2a6aadac6), updating the docs to identify Snapcraft 9 as preferred for core22, core24, and core26. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | Merged PR #6338 (commit 2a6aadac6), updating the docs to present Snapcraft 9 as preferred for core22, core24, and core26. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | Merged docs update making Snapcraft 9 the preferred version for core22, core24, and core26; the two-line change was approved by three reviewers. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Merged documentation update reflecting Snapcraft 9 as the preferred version for core22, core24, and core26 bases. Approved by three reviewers and passed CI checks. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Merged documentation update specifying Snapcraft 9 as the preferred version for core22, core24, and core26 bases. Maintainer mr-cal applied changes without discussion, aligning release notes and documentation with current supported configurations. |
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Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #6150 docs: use core26 as the default base | snapcraft | merged | Merged #6150 in commit 9b6d7fa9a, documenting core26 as the default base, publishing Snapcraft 9 release notes, and standardizing core/base terminology. | |
| #6492 docs: add 9.2 release notes | snapcraft | merged | Merged PR adding documentation and release notes for Snapcraft 9.2. | |
| #4850 fix: allow coreXX-desktop bases | snapcraft | merged | Merged PR #4850 in commit 61efc790d, adding support for core22-desktop and core24-desktop bases and fixing the Snapcraft 8.x build regression. | |
| #24 chore(docs): update readme | snapcraft-rocks | merged | Merged in #24 via commit af4a382, updating the README to list core22-8 and core24-8 as supported Snapcraft/core combinations. | |
| #4186 snap: migrate to core22 | snapcraft | merged | PR #4186 merged, moving the Snapcraft snap's own build environment to base core22 (8 files, +71/-70), landing as commit 60033305b and closing the core22 migration issue #4166. | |
| #6270 docs: remove references to core18 | snapcraft | open | Maintainer-filed docs cleanup to strip core18 from non-release docs once Snapcraft 9 is stable (now true: 9.0/9.1 are current). Triaged and volunteer PR #6292 open, but core18 references remain in specify-a-base, list-extensions, change-bases and example recipes. | |
| #4118 init: use core22 base for `snapcraft init` | snapcraft | merged | Merged PR #4118 (mr-cal, CRAFT-1670): snapcraft init now scaffolds core22 as the default base instead of core20, with the command moved from snapcraft_legacy/ to snapcraft/ and a spread test added. Squash-merged as 4afc9e4c9. | |
| #5409 docs: migrate 'migrate between bases' | snapcraft | merged | Merged in snapcraft#5409 via commit 30aeaf036, migrating and restructuring the documentation for changing snap bases. | |
| #3583 build providers: snapcraft's new base is core20 (CRAFT-544) | snapcraft | merged | Merged PR #3583 via 2b2d7dbcf, replacing build providers' injected core18 base with core20 to match Snapcraft's new base. | |
| #6389 docs: fix version in Snapcraft 9 | snapcraft | merged | Merged PR #6389 (commit 7b092076d) fixed Snapcraft 9 docs versioning: builds show major.minor, while latest shows dev. |