During snap creation, snapcraft library linter warns about some unused libraries:
$ snapcraft pack --use-lxd -v
...
Extracting and updating metadata...
Copying snap assets...
Generating snap metadata...
Generated snap metadata
Reading snap metadata...
Running linters...
Running linter: classic
Running linter: library
Lint OK:
- classic: Snap confinement is set to classic.
Lint warnings:
- library: libdconf.so.1: unused library 'usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libdconf.so.1.0.0'. (https://snapcraft.io/docs/linters-library)
- library: libicuio.so.70: unused library 'usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libicuio.so.70.1'. (https://snapcraft.io/docs/linters-library)
- library: libicutu.so.70: unused library 'usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libicutu.so.70.1'. (https://snapcraft.io/docs/linters-library)
- library: libxml2.so.2: unused library 'usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libxml2.so.2.9.13'. (https://snapcraft.io/docs/linters-library)
Creating snap package...
Created snap package parsec_3.4.0-a.7+dev_amd64.snap
Library linter docs explain how to fix unused library warnings:
| Library type |
Resolution |
| Dynamic linking |
If the stage-packages key of the part contains the unused library and no other entries, remove the library from the key. If the library contains other assets the snap needs, then instead move it to the part’s stage key and prefix it with a minus sign (-). It’s then excluded from the stage step of the build. |
| Static linking |
Static linking libraries must only be present at build time. So, the part should list the library in its build-package key, not stage-package. Again, if the library contains other necessary assets for the snap, then move it into the part’s stage key and prefix it with a minus sign. |
| Dynamic loading |
Snapcraft may falsely flag dynamic loading libraries as unused. In this case, don’t change its declaration in the recipe. Moving or removing it has a high risk of causing your app to malfunction at runtime. Instead, list it in the lint.ignore. key to suppress the warning for this library. |
During snap creation, snapcraft library linter warns about some unused libraries:
Library linter docs explain how to fix unused library warnings: