Remove dangling symlink from JDK plugin
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Current evaluation
Abandoned after reviewers questioned if removing the symlink would break CA certificate functionality. The author confirmed certs are still used but could not propose a fix. Another contributor could not reproduce the issue. Closed twice due to inactivity.
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Issue body
Using the JDK plugin results in a dangling symlink which in turn
causes lint-snap-v2_external_symlinks to fail:
package contains external symlinks:
usr/lib/jvm/java-8-openjdk-amd64/jre/lib/security/cacerts
lint-snap-v2_external_symlinks
This pull request removes the symlink from the snap
LP Bug #1617296
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Abandoned after reviewers questioned if removing the symlink would break CA certificate functionality. The author confirmed certs are still used but could not propose a fix. Another contributor could not reproduce the issue. Closed twice due to inactivity. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Abandoned and closed due to inactivity. Maintainers questioned if removing the symlink would affect CA certificate availability and could not reproduce the reported dangling link. The proposed fix was never validated or merged. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Closed due to inactivity. Maintainers questioned CA certificate handling without the symlink, but the author could not provide a fix or reproducer. The changes were never merged and the request was abandoned. |
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Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1905 Remove dangling symlink from JDK plugin (LP Bug #1617296) | snapcraft | closed | Closed without merging. The proposed fix was deemed unnecessary after a bases refactor resolved the dangling symlink issue. Superseded by architectural changes. | |
| #1617296 The JDK plugin results in a dangling symlink | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Abandoned. The JDK plugin dangling symlink causing snap lint failures remains unaddressed due to lack of follow-up comments. |