Document using Charmcraft under WSL
Metadata
Current evaluation
Documentation request to add a how-to for running Charmcraft on Windows via WSL (enable systemd, snapd, reboot, install snapcraft). No labels or comments; still open.
Suggested action: keep open
Reason: Maintainer-authored, clearly-scoped documentation task with explicit known steps (enable systemd, enable snapd, reboot, install snapcraft). It fills a real gap: Charmcraft 4.0 dropped native Windows support and the release notes (docs/release-notes/charmcraft-4.0.rst) already point Windows users to WSL, yet no WSL how-to exists in docs/howto/. Low complexity and high actionability, but no work has been done yet, so it should remain open.
Evaluated by: mr-cal-bot
Impact:
35
Quick Win:
22
Complexity:
20
Confidence:
75
Actionability:
80
Issue body
### What needs to get done
Create some documentation about how to use Charmcraft on Windows under WSL.
Already-known steps:
1. Enable systemd in WSL
2. Enable snapd in WSL
3. Reboot
4. install snapcraft
### Why it needs to get done
So people on Windows can create and test snaps.
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ~deepseek/deepseek-pro-latest |
Impact:
35
Quick Win:
22
Complexity:
20
Confidence:
75
Actionability:
80
|
keep open | Documentation request to add a how-to for running Charmcraft on Windows via WSL (enable systemd, snapd, reboot, install snapcraft). No labels or comments; still open. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Impact:
25
Quick Win:
15
Complexity:
15
Confidence:
65
Actionability:
70
|
needs triage | Documentation request for using Charmcraft under WSL on Windows. Issue has no labels, no maintainer response, and has been inactive for 398 days. | |
| qwen/qwen3.8-27b |
Impact:
35
Quick Win:
30
Staleness:
70
Complexity:
15
Confidence:
78
Support Request:
0
|
needs triage | Documentation task to write a guide for running Charmcraft on Windows under WSL (systemd, snapd, snapcraft). No labels or comments; still relevant since Charmcraft 4.0 dropped native Windows support and recommends WSL, but no WSL docs exist yet. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
85
Complexity:
10
Confidence:
75
Support Request:
5
|
needs triage | Request to document using Charmcraft on Windows via WSL. Lists prerequisites like enabling systemd and snapd. Currently unlabelled, no maintainer comments, and inactive for over a year. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
88
Complexity:
15
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
10
|
needs triage | Request to document running Charmcraft on Windows via WSL, including enabling systemd and snapd. Unlabelled, zero maintainer comments, and inactive for over a year. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
90
Complexity:
10
Confidence:
75
Support Request:
0
|
needs triage | Request to document running Charmcraft on Windows via WSL. Lists steps to enable systemd and snapd. No maintainer comments or labels after over a year of inactivity. |
Update history
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Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #4965 Document using Snapcraft under WSL | snapcraft | open | Docs request: split How-to > Set up Snapcraft into Linux and WSL sections covering systemd, snapd, reboot and install steps. Triaged (CRAFT-3231); mr-cal wants a WSL smoketest before endorsing. Restructure not yet done. | |
| #1851 How-to doc for charmcraft test | charmcraft | open | Documentation request from a maintainer to write a how-to guide for the undocumented `charmcraft test` command. Open with no labels, assignee, or maintainer triage; only an automated Jira-sync bot comment (CRAFT-3957). |