Investigate support for fetching chisel slices
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Current evaluation
Investigation into supporting fetching Chisel slices as packages in fetch_stage_packages. Maintainer noted it requires chisel to separate download/unpack in cut command, deprioritized. Code still returns slice names without downloading them.
Suggested action: keep open
Reason: Maintainer lengau triaged and acknowledged the issue (2025-10-02), identifying the external blocker: chisel needs to support separating download and unpack steps of the cut command. The feature is still unimplemented in fetch_stage_packages (deb.py line 703-705 still returns slice names as-is), so the issue remains relevant despite ~11 months of inactivity.
Issue body
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.8-27b |
Impact:
35
Quick Win:
12.25
Staleness:
60
Complexity:
65
Confidence:
78
Support Request:
10
|
keep open | Investigation into supporting fetching Chisel slices as packages in fetch_stage_packages. Maintainer noted it requires chisel to separate download/unpack in cut command, deprioritized. Code still returns slice names without downloading them. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
85
Complexity:
35
Confidence:
80
Support Request:
5
|
close stale | Investigates how to fetch Chisel slices as packages. Currently inactive for nearly 10 months and blocked by upstream chisel, which does not prioritize the required download/unpack separation. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
80
Complexity:
40
Confidence:
75
Support Request:
10
|
needs triage | Investigating support for fetching Chisel slices as packages. Currently blocked by external tool requirements and inactive for 9 months. Awaiting maintainer assessment. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
75
Complexity:
60
Confidence:
80
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Investigates fetching Chisel slices as packages. Currently stalled due to upstream chisel limitations requiring download and unpack separation for the cut command, which lacks priority. Open for over 260 days with minimal activity. |
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Related work
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Related To:
craft-parts#1669
(confidence 70%)
Added the stage-slices key for declaring Chisel slices in parts.yaml, which is the configuration-side prerequisite for fetching slices as packages.
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Related To:
craft-parts#1538
(confidence 60%)
Added chisel manifest parsing in deb.py, another aspect of Chisel integration in the packages module.
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