Noisy output in newest charmcraft
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Current evaluation
Charmcraft 3.2.2 build logs a pip cache permission warning ('/root/.cache/pip not owned or writable') during dependency install; reporter notes it appears under --verbose and hints at a real cache/permission issue. No maintainer response; last activity 381 days ago.
Suggested action: needs triage
Reason: No maintainer has acknowledged, labelled, or responded to this issue (only the reporter's own follow-up comment), so it remains untriaged. The underlying concern is plausible: the codebase has since added explicit handling to ensure /root/.cache exists (commits 9cc16dc5 'fix(provider): ensure /root/.cache exists (#2134)' and ca66a94c '#2140'), suggesting the cache-permission problem was real and addressed in later versions, but no commit or PR explicitly references this issue, so a human should confirm whether the fix resolves it before closing.
Issue body
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.8-27b |
Impact:
30
Quick Win:
18.0
Staleness:
70
Complexity:
40
Confidence:
55
Support Request:
10
|
needs triage | Charmcraft 3.2.2 build logs a pip cache permission warning ('/root/.cache/pip not owned or writable') during dependency install; reporter notes it appears under --verbose and hints at a real cache/permission issue. No maintainer response; last activity 381 days ago. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
85
Complexity:
30
Confidence:
70
Support Request:
10
|
needs triage | Reports noisy pip cache permission warnings during charm builds with charmcraft 3.2.2. Unlabelled, no maintainer response, inactive for over a year. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
85
Complexity:
20
Confidence:
70
Support Request:
30
|
close stale | Report of noisy pip cache permission warnings during verbose charm builds in CI using charmcraft 3.2.2. Unlabelled and inactive for over a year with no maintainer response. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
92
Complexity:
15
Confidence:
80
Support Request:
10
|
needs triage | Report of noisy CI output and pip cache warnings during charm builds with charmcraft 3.2.2. Issue remains unlabelled, lacks maintainer response, and has been inactive for over 300 days. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
85
Complexity:
20
Confidence:
65
Support Request:
35
|
needs triage | Reports noisy pip cache permission warnings and excessive verbose output in charmcraft 3.2.2 builds. Stale for over a year with no labels or recent activity. Needs triage to investigate whether the warnings signal a deeper caching or permission bug. |
Update history
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Related work
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Likely Fixed By:
canonical/charmcraft#2134
(confidence 60%)
Commit 9cc16dc5 'fix(provider): ensure /root/.cache exists' directly addresses the /root/.cache permission/ownership problem that triggers the pip warning in this issue.
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Related To:
canonical/charmcraft#2046
(confidence 50%)
Commit 73a7996a 'fix: use the same cache directory in providers' relates to how the cache directory is set up in build providers, the same area implicated by the warning.
Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1374 pip wheel cache ignored | charmcraft | closed | Fixed in charmcraft 2.5.4 by updating pip to version 23+, resolving the wheel cache issue caused by pip 22's --no-binary handling. Verified by the reporter and closed. |