scons plugin: Support `disable-parallel` parameter
Metadata
Current evaluation
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.
Suggested action: close stale
Reason: The maintainer (author lengau) explicitly stated this is 'extremely low priority until someone shows us a real-world use case' and labeled it 'Status: Needs information', but 363 days have passed with zero comments and no use case provided, exceeding the 6-month window for unfulfilled maintainer requests. The feature remains unimplemented in scons_plugin.py, so it isn't obsolete, but the blocking input has never arrived.
Impact:
15
Quick Win:
12.75
Staleness:
75
Complexity:
15
Confidence:
75
Support Request:
5
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 scons 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:
12.75
Staleness:
75
Complexity:
15
Confidence:
75
Support Request:
5
|
close stale | 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. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
85
Complexity:
25
Confidence:
75
Support Request:
5
|
close stale | Enhancement to add disable-parallel support to the scons plugin. Labeled needs information, inactive for over 10 months, awaiting a real-world use case from the author. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
85
Complexity:
15
Confidence:
80
Support Request:
0
|
close stale | Request to add disable-parallel support to the scons plugin. Labeled needs information, inactive for 10 months with no use case provided or maintainer follow-up. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
85
Complexity:
15
Confidence:
80
Support Request:
0
|
close stale | Add disable-parallel parameter support to the scons plugin. Currently an enhancement awaiting a real-world use case or test case showing parallel build failures. Low priority until concrete evidence is provided. Status: needs information. |
Update history
No update history recorded yet.
Related work
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Related To:
craft-parts#1167
(confidence 90%)
Autotools plugin PR referenced in the issue body as the precedent that required disable-parallel for OpenJDK builds.
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Related To:
craft-parts#1234
(confidence 85%)
Sibling issue in the same disable-parallel series (cmake plugin), also labeled needs information and awaiting a real-world use case.
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Related To:
craft-parts#1242
(confidence 85%)
Sibling issue in the same disable-parallel series (make plugin).
Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #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. | |
| #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. | |
| #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. | |
| #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. | |
| #1245 meson plugin: Support `disable-parallel` parameter | craft-parts | open | Request to add the disable-parallel part property to the meson plugin, mirroring the autotools implementation. Labeled 'Needs information' and waiting on a real-world use case; no activity for ~12 months and the feature is still unimplemented. | |
| #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. | |
| #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. | |
| #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. | |
| #1233 cargo-use plugin: Support `disable-parallel` parameter | craft-parts | open | Feature request to add disable-parallel to the cargo-use plugin. Labeled Needs information; maintainer awaits a real-world use case, none provided in ~12 months. Plugin still lacks the property; its build step is a file copy, so the property would be a no-op. | |
| #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. |