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poetry plugin: Support `disable-parallel` parameter

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Project
craft-parts
Number
#1248
Type
issue
State
open
Author
lengau
Labels
Type: Enhancement Status: Needs information
Created
Updated
Closed
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Current evaluation

Enhancement to support the disable-parallel part property in the poetry plugin. Triaged as 'Needs information'; maintainer deferred it pending the python plugin's disable-parallel decision (#1247), and no real-world use case has been provided.

Suggested action: keep open

Reason: The maintainer (lengau) explicitly triaged this with 'Status: Needs information' and commented on 2025-09-02 that the python plugin decision in #1247 must be resolved first, and #1247 is still open with an active proposed three-state implementation. The poetry plugin code confirms no disable-parallel support exists yet, so the issue remains valid and is blocked on that upstream decision rather than stale or irrelevant.

Impact: 15 Quick Win: 9.75 Staleness: 55 Complexity: 35 Confidence: 80 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 poetry 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: 9.75
Staleness: 55
Complexity: 35
Confidence: 80
Support Request: 10
keep open Enhancement to support the disable-parallel part property in the poetry plugin. Triaged as 'Needs information'; maintainer deferred it pending the python plugin's disable-parallel decision (#1247), and no real-world use case has been provided.
qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b
Staleness: 85
Complexity: 30
Confidence: 80
Support Request: 0
close stale Enhancement request to add disable-parallel support to the poetry plugin. Deferred pending broader Python plugin decisions, with no real-world use case provided and no activity for over a year.
qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6
Staleness: 90
Complexity: 45
Confidence: 85
Support Request: 5
close stale Enhancement to add disable-parallel support to the poetry plugin. Maintainer requested a real-world use case, which has not been provided in over 10 months. Currently blocked by broader Python plugin architecture decisions.
qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6
Staleness: 75
Complexity: 20
Confidence: 80
Support Request: 0
keep open Implement disable-parallel support for the poetry plugin. Requires a real-world use case to proceed. Currently on hold pending broader Python plugin strategy decisions.

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Related work

  • Blocked By: craft-parts#1247 (confidence 90%)

    Maintainer comment: 'We need to figure out what we're doing for Python in general in #1247 before we decide how that applies to poetry.' #1247 is open with a proposed three-state implementation.

  • Related To: craft-parts#1237 (confidence 70%)

    Sibling request for the same disable-parallel property in the go plugin, also open and awaiting a real-world use case.

  • Related To: craft-parts#1246 (confidence 70%)

    Sibling request for the same disable-parallel property in the npm plugin, also open and awaiting a real-world use case.

Related issues

Issue Project State Summary Similarity
#1247 python plugin: Support `disable-parallel` parameter craft-parts open Enhancement to add the disable-parallel part property to the python plugin, with a proposed 3-state design (None/True/False) for parallel wheel builds. Labeled Needs information; maintainers discussing design and awaiting a real-world use case.
80%
#1232 ant plugin: Support `disable-parallel` parameter craft-parts open 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.
76%
#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.
75%
#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.
74%
#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.
73%
#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.
73%
#1237 go plugin: Support `disable-parallel` parameter craft-parts open Go plugin lacks disable-parallel support. Filed by maintainer as low-priority enhancement, labeled Needs information, explicitly awaiting a real-world use case that never arrived in 363 days of zero activity.
73%
#1242 make plugin: Support `disable-parallel` parameter craft-parts open Make plugin lacks disable-parallel support. Triaged as low-priority enhancement by maintainer, explicitly awaiting a real-world use case that never arrived in 363 days. Feature still unimplemented; sibling plugin issues (cmake, go, python, etc.) in same state.
73%
#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.
73%
#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.
73%