Ineffective Output Filtering Using 'charmcraft help --all | grep revision' Command
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Current evaluation
charmcraft help --all output goes to stderr, so piping to grep shows nothing. Maintainer logged it upstream in craft-cli#273, which was closed without a fix; no local change made.
Suggested action: keep open
Reason: Maintainer lengau triaged this on 2024-09-09 and logged it upstream in canonical/craft-cli#273, confirming the help text is emitted to stderr by the shared craft-cli dispatcher rather than charmcraft itself. The upstream issue was closed without a fix, so the behavior likely persists, but the issue is a valid, acknowledged bug with a clear root cause and a workaround (2>&1), so it should remain open pending an upstream decision.
Issue body
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.8-27b |
Impact:
25
Quick Win:
15.0
Staleness:
75
Complexity:
40
Confidence:
70
Support Request:
25
|
keep open | charmcraft help --all output goes to stderr, so piping to grep shows nothing. Maintainer logged it upstream in craft-cli#273, which was closed without a fix; no local change made. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
70
Complexity:
20
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
5
|
keep open | charmcraft help --all outputs to stderr, breaking pipe filtering. Maintainer logged upstream in craft-cli and is awaiting discussion/decision. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
85
Complexity:
20
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Reports that charmcraft help output goes to stderr, breaking grep filtering. Maintainer identified craft-cli as the root cause and logged an upstream issue. Inactive for over a year. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
75
Complexity:
40
Confidence:
75
Support Request:
10
|
keep open | Bug report: charmcraft help --all outputs to stderr instead of stdout, breaking pipe filtering. Triaged and deferred to upstream craft-cli dependency, but inactive for over a year. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
80
Complexity:
15
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
0
|
close stale | charmcraft help --all prints to stderr, breaking pipe filtering like grep. Reported upstream to craft-cli for discussion with no guaranteed fix. Currently inactive pending upstream resolution. |
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Blocked By:
canonical/craft-cli#273
(confidence 85%)
Maintainer explicitly logged this upstream in craft-cli#273 ('help command writes to stderr rather than stdout'); the fix must land in the shared craft-cli dispatcher, not charmcraft.
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