gnupg-related failures possibly hide their output
Metadata
Current evaluation
craft-archives should log gpg command output (stderr) on failure to improve debugging; partially addressed with log=True in install_key and stderr in error messages, but key receive path still lacks debug logging
Suggested action: keep open
Reason: The issue is partially addressed: call_gpg has a log parameter used in install_key, and error messages include stderr, but _try_gpg_receive_key still doesn't use log=True. The issue remains relevant and should stay open for the remaining work.
Impact:
25
Quick Win:
20.0
Staleness:
70
Complexity:
20
Confidence:
70
Support Request:
10
Issue body
See for example: https://github.com/canonical/rockcraft/issues/287
All that craft-archives logs is that the command failed, but we should see if there's a way to improve that (e.g. see if there's more output in gpg's stderr, check verbosity flags, etc)
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.8-27b |
Impact:
25
Quick Win:
20.0
Staleness:
70
Complexity:
20
Confidence:
70
Support Request:
10
|
keep open | craft-archives should log gpg command output (stderr) on failure to improve debugging; partially addressed with log=True in install_key and stderr in error messages, but key receive path still lacks debug logging | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
30
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
20
|
close stale | Issue reports that gnupg-related failures in rockcraft hide output, suggesting improvements to capture stderr or verbosity flags. No maintainer response or labels after over 3 years. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
90
Complexity:
20
Confidence:
80
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Minor logging improvement suggestion for GPG command failures, reported 3 years ago with no comments or maintainer engagement. Currently unlabelled and inactive. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
85
Complexity:
20
Confidence:
70
Support Request:
5
|
needs triage | gnupg command failures in craft-archives hide detailed error output, hindering debugging. Suggests capturing gpg stderr or using verbosity flags. Open, unlabelled, and inactive for over a year, awaiting triage and investigation. |
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Related work
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Caused By:
canonical/rockcraft#287
(confidence 90%)
The rockcraft issue was closed as user error but explicitly noted that a separate bug was filed in craft-archives to improve error messaging, which is this issue.
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