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Document using Charmcraft under WSL

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Project
charmcraft
Number
#1811
Type
issue
State
open
Author
lengau
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Current evaluation

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.

Suggested action: needs triage

Reason: The issue has no labels, no comments, and no assignee, showing no sign of categorisation or prioritisation despite being filed by a maintainer. It remains relevant because the 4.0 release notes (commit b04fae05) direct Windows users to WSL after 'feat!: drop Windows support (#2307)', yet a repo-wide search confirms no WSL how-to exists in docs/howto. It should be labelled and scheduled rather than closed, since the gap is real and the docs are actively maintained.

Impact: 35 Quick Win: 29.75 Staleness: 70 Complexity: 15 Confidence: 78 Support Request: 0

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
qwen/qwen3.8-27b
Impact: 35
Quick Win: 29.75
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.
qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6
Staleness: 80
Complexity: 10
Confidence: 75
Support Request: 0
needs triage Create documentation for running Charmcraft on Windows via WSL, covering systemd and snapd setup. Open, unassigned, zero comments, inactive for 300+ days. Awaiting documentation contribution.

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Related work

  • Related To: charmcraft#2307 (confidence 70%)

    PR that dropped native Windows support in Charmcraft 4.0; its release notes make WSL the officially recommended path for Windows users, which is the motivation for this documentation task.

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