multiple parts with same git repo makes build checkout out redundant repos

[Adam Stokes]

snapcraft.yaml:

name: conjure-up
version: 2.0.0.7
summary: Package runtime for conjure-up spells
description: >
   This package provides conjure-up, an interface to installing spells that
   provide the user with an end to end walkthrough experience for installing and
   using big software.
confinement: strict

apps:
  conjure-up:
    command: conjure-up
  python3:
    command: python3
  shell:
    command: bash

parts:
  conjure:
    plugin: python3
    source: https://github.com/ubuntu/conjure-up.git
    source-type: git
    requirements: parts/conjure/src/requirements.txt
    stage-packages:
      - juju
      - bsdtar
      - coreutils
      - lxd-client
      - lxd
      - jq
      - charm-tools
      - charm
      - python3-glanceclient
      - python3-neutronclient
      - python3-openstackclient
  conjure-configs:
    plugin: copy
    source: https://github.com/ubuntu/conjure-up.git
    source-type: git
    files:
      etc/conjure-up.conf: etc/conjure-up.conf
      share/keyword-definitions.yaml: usr/share/conjure-up/keyword-definitions.yaml
      share/hooklib: usr/share/conjure-up/hooklib

Running snapcraft build will result in each part having their own copy of the git tree even though they are identical.

This is on snapcraft 2.13.1

[Leo Arias (elopio)]

We want to keep the parts independent. I'm not sure if we win a lot by sharing the source, and it would need some work to add a new directory that can be shared with a link or something. I'll mark it as confirmed, but low priority. And I'm more inclined to won't fix, but let's see if more people want this.