ant plugin: Support `disable-parallel` parameter
Metadata
Current evaluation
Feature request to add the disable-parallel part property to the ant plugin. Labeled 'Needs information' and waiting ~1 year for a real-world use case; maintainer explicitly called it extremely low priority until one is provided.
Suggested action: close stale
Reason: The issue body itself states this is 'extremely low priority until someone shows us a real-world use case' and the 'Status: Needs information' label confirms the maintainer is waiting for that use case, yet 363 days have passed with 0 comments and no use case provided — well beyond the 6-month threshold. The ant plugin still lacks the property (only autotools supports it), so it is unfixed but no longer actionable without external input.
Impact:
15
Quick Win:
12.0
Staleness:
85
Complexity:
20
Confidence:
82
Support Request:
10
Issue body
### What needs to get done
Support the [disable-parallel](https://canonical-craft-parts.readthedocs-hosted.com/latest/common/craft-parts/reference/part_properties/#disable-parallel) part property in the ant plugin.
### Why it needs to get done
All of our plugins should theoretically support this. In practice though, this is extremely low priority until someone shows us a real-world use case for it. If someone can bring us a real-world use case that we can test against (especially a case of "this application simply does not build with parallel"), that would be ideal.
The [autotools plugin](https://github.com/canonical/craft-parts/pull/1167) required this for OpenJDK builds, for example.
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.8-27b |
Impact:
15
Quick Win:
12.0
Staleness:
85
Complexity:
20
Confidence:
82
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Feature request to add the disable-parallel part property to the ant plugin. Labeled 'Needs information' and waiting ~1 year for a real-world use case; maintainer explicitly called it extremely low priority until one is provided. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
85
Complexity:
45
Confidence:
75
Support Request:
10
|
needs triage | Feature request to add disable-parallel parameter support to the ant plugin. Currently inactive for over 10 months and awaiting a real-world use case or team prioritization. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
90
Complexity:
30
Confidence:
70
Support Request:
10
|
needs triage | Request to add disable-parallel support to the ant plugin. Labeled needs information, awaiting a real-world use case. Inactive for ~10 months with no maintainer response. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
75
Complexity:
25
Confidence:
70
Support Request:
10
|
keep open | Implement disable-parallel support in the ant plugin. Currently labeled needs information and awaiting a real-world use case for validation. Low priority with no recent activity. |
Update history
No update history recorded yet.
Related work
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Related To:
canonical/craft-parts#1167
(confidence 85%)
Autotools plugin PR cited in the issue body as the precedent for adding disable-parallel support (needed for OpenJDK builds).
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Related To:
craft-parts#1240
(confidence 75%)
Sibling issue for the java plugin; AntPlugin subclasses JavaPlugin, so a java-plugin implementation would directly inform this one.
Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1240 java plugin: Support `disable-parallel` parameter | craft-parts | open | Enhancement request to add the disable-parallel part property to the Java base plugin (shared by ant, gradle, maven, maven-use). Labeled Needs information; maintainer awaits a real-world use case, no activity for 363 days. | |
| #1243 maven plugin: Support `disable-parallel` parameter | craft-parts | open | Feature request to add the disable-parallel part property to the maven plugin. Labeled 'Needs information' - maintainer awaits a real-world use case. No activity for ~12 months; the maven plugin still lacks the property. | |
| #1246 npm plugin: Support `disable-parallel` parameter | craft-parts | open | Feature request to add the disable-parallel part property to the npm plugin. Labeled Needs information; maintainers await a real-world use case before implementing. No activity for ~12 months; part of a family of similar open issues for other plugins. | |
| #1244 maven-use plugin: Support `disable-parallel` parameter | craft-parts | open | Feature request to add the disable-parallel part property to the maven-use plugin. Labeled 'Needs information' by the maintainer, who asked for a real-world use case; no comments or use case provided in 12 months. | |
| #1250 rust plugin: Support `disable-parallel` parameter | craft-parts | open | Feature request to add the disable-parallel part property to the rust plugin. Labeled 'Needs information' — maintainer awaits a real-world use case before implementing. No activity for 363 days; rust plugin still lacks the property. | |
| #1251 scons plugin: Support `disable-parallel` parameter | craft-parts | open | Request to add the disable-parallel part property to the scons plugin. Labeled 'Needs information' by the maintainer, who called it extremely low priority until a real-world use case is provided; no use case or activity in ~12 months. | |
| #1235 dotnet plugin: Support `disable-parallel` parameter | craft-parts | open | Request to add the disable-parallel part property to the dotnet plugin. Labeled Needs information; the maintainer marked it extremely low priority pending a real-world use case, which has not been provided in 363 days. | |
| #1238 go-use plugin: Support `disable-parallel` parameter | craft-parts | open | Feature request to add the disable-parallel part property to the go-use plugin. Labeled Needs information; maintainer awaits a real-world use case, none provided in ~12 months. Plugin still lacks the property. | |
| #1241 jlink plugin: Support `disable-parallel` parameter | craft-parts | open | Request to support the disable-parallel part property in the jlink plugin. Maintainer labeled it 'Needs information' and called it extremely low priority without a real-world use case; no activity for ~12 months, still unimplemented. | |
| #1239 gradle plugin: Support `disable-parallel` parameter | craft-parts | open | Gradle plugin lacks disable-parallel part property support. Labeled Needs information; maintainer proposed a 3-state (None/False/True) design but is waiting for a real-world use case. No implementation in code after 363 days. |