build-snapd-snap

name	build-snapd-snap
description	Build the snapd snap artifact for testing using ./tests/build-test-snapd-snap
metadata	{"project":"snapd","task-type":"build"}

Build the snapd snap

Command: ./tests/build-test-snapd-snap [OPTIONS] Output: built-snap/snapd_*.snap.keep (~30-40 MB)

When to build

Build when snapd code or snap packaging changed. Skip when only test files (tests/lib/, tests/unit/) changed — use ./run-spread --download or NO_REBUILD=1 instead.

Options

Flag	When to use	Build time
--clean-snapd-only	Default. Go code changes (cmd/, daemon/, overlord/, interfaces/)	1-2 min
(no flags)	Non-snapd parts changed: apparmor, dynamic-linker, runtime, build-aux/snap/ scripts	Several min
--no-clean	Rapid iteration, confident no deps changed. May produce incorrect builds.	<1 min

--clean-snapd-only rebuilds only the snapd part from build-aux/snap/snapcraft.yaml, preserving all other parts (apparmor, dynamic-linker, runtime, patchelf, squashfs-tools, libcrypto-fips).

Use full clean (no flags) only when certain that non-snapd parts need rebuilding.

Verification

ls -lh built-snap/snapd_*.snap.keep

Integration with spread

• run-spread looks for the snap in built-snap/
• Set NO_REBUILD=1 to skip rebuilding when snap already exists
• See run-spread-test skill for running tests