Dilyn Corner

Weird phrasing in documentation

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https://github.com/canonical/snapcraft/blob/3249bed8e4980bd31e4f789b8f4ce9dfcd63216e/docs/reference/layouts.rst?plain=1#L49 The phrase is confusing -- are these paths allowed or not? These aren't allowed paths, so I'd make the bold `Disallowed target paths` (considering it's probably phrased this way...

Modifying a part's `build-environment` doesn't trigger a rebuild

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### Bug Description If the `build-environment` of a part is modified, a rebuild of the part will not be triggered. ### To Reproduce Create a snap with a part declaring...

Modifying a build-snap doesn't trigger a change

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### Bug Description If the channel of a specific build snap is modified, a rebuild of the specific part will not be triggered. ### To Reproduce Create a snap with...

Document list of valid ACLs

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Currently the documentation makes reference to the ACLs of a credentials file, but doesn't provide a list of valid choices. Indeed, the only way most people can probably figure this...

Use hkps by default

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https://github.com/canonical/snapcraft/blob/df4ec6775a28d4a345c93d9f83a1193c0abc1c9d/snapcraft_legacy/internal/repo/apt_key_manager.py#L148-L149 I think there are some circumstances where networks may fail to fetch a key unless `hkps://` is specified instead of the (presumed, usually working) `https://`. There's at least one...

Support a `-f|--file` or `-C|--directory` flag

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### What needs to get done Add a flag to the `snapcraft ` subcommands which enables a user to specify the precise `snapcraft.yaml` file to use for a build or...

Poor error reporting for bases earlier than 24

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### Bug Description If something horrifically unexpected happens in a YAML snapcraft will throw a traceback instead of reporting a proper error. Specifically, snapcraft will usefully tell me that I...