meta: icon is now dedeprecated
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PR #914 merged as commit 4a4435cbe, re-deprecating the icon deprecation: the icon entry in snapcraft.yaml is again the preferred method, overriding any icon in the setup directory (LP: #1610268).
Resolution: closed resolved
Reason: The PR itself was merged into the snapcraft repository as commit 4a4435cbe ('meta: icon is now dedeprecated (#914)'), a +10/-14 line change to 2 files in snapcraft/meta.py. Maintainer sergiusens noted the review comment asking for an integration test was already satisfied by existing coverage, and the PR was merged.
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Issue body
The icon entry in snapcraft.yaml is now (again) the preferred
method to have an icon in a snap, overriding the one in
the `setup` directory if necessary too.
LP: #1610268
Signed-off-by: Sergio Schvezov <sergio.schvezov@ubuntu.com>
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | PR #914 merged as commit 4a4435cbe, re-deprecating the icon deprecation: the icon entry in snapcraft.yaml is again the preferred method, overriding any icon in the setup directory (LP: #1610268). | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | Merged #914, reversing icon deprecation: snapcraft.yaml's icon now takes precedence over setup-directory icons. Commit 4a4435cbe. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Merged. Updates snapcraft to prioritize the icon field in snapcraft.yaml over the setup directory. Resolves LP #1610268 with minimal code changes. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Merged. The icon entry in snapcraft.yaml is restored as the preferred method for specifying snap icons, overriding setup directory icons. Resolves LP #1610268. |
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Related To:
snapcraft#542
(confidence 55%)
a9f2a7d7a (#542) updated icon documentation and follows the earlier icon-in-snapcraft.yaml work (#409/#407, commits b18e4e9bf, d460d9db1) that this change builds upon.
Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1561327 icon deprecation message doesn't explain the new way | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Fixed by merged ubuntu-core/snapcraft PR #409, which clarified where to move the icon; merge commit 4073f89fc. | |
| #1610268 icon and license are deprecated | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Icon paths in snapcraft.yaml were restored as preferred by canonical/snapcraft#914 (4a4435cbe); unsupported license metadata was removed by canonical/snapcraft#880 (1dab7aaed). | |
| #1578231 Your first snap: Use of icon in snapcraft.yaml is deprecated | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Docs fixed in canonical/snapcraft#542 (commit a9f2a7d7a): the 'Your first snap' tutorial now tells users to place icon.png/icon.svg under setup/gui instead of the deprecated icon key. Shipped in snapcraft 2.10+16.10 and 2.10.1. | |
| #542 Updated the documentation about the icon. | snapcraft | merged | Docs-only PR merged as a9f2a7d7a: tutorial no longer tells users to set `icon` in snapcraft.yaml (deprecated) but to place icon.svg/icon.png under setup/gui. Closes LP bug #1578231. | |
| #1567041 snapcraft init creates icon entry | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Fixed by merged ubuntu-core/snapcraft#433 (commit af86cddce): snapcraft init no longer generates an icon entry. | |
| #409 Explain the new way to provide snap icons. | snapcraft | merged | Merged guidance clarifying the supported way to provide snap icons in snapcraft.yaml, resolving LP #1561327 (merge 4073f89fc). | |
| #4936 snapcraft 7 ignores icon path in snapcraft.yaml | snapcraft | closed | Regression in core22 Snapcraft 7 (icon not copied when no apps section) was fixed by merged PR #4950 (commit c9d9cc227, 'fix: configure icon for snaps without apps'), backported and released in 7.5.6 to 7.x/stable. | |
| #1662034 Adding "icon" filed in the snapcraft.yaml template to define a package icon | snapcraft (launchpad) | open | The current `snapcraft init` template still omits icon guidance; the maintainer suggested a commented-out icon option, but no implementation followed. |