multipass: introduce auto_clean option for launch()
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Current evaluation
Merged PR #30 added a Multipass launch() auto_clean option that removes incompatible existing instances and launches fresh ones (merge b13242a).
Resolution: closed resolved
Reason: PR #30 was merged as commit b13242a. Implementation commit 435f325 introduced automatic cleanup and relaunch of incompatible Multipass instances.
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Issue body
Provide the option to automatically clean incompatible instances with
a new `auto_clean` parameter. If an existing instance is found and
deemed to be incompatible, clean and launch a new instance.
Signed-off-by: Chris Patterson <chris.patterson@canonical.com>
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Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
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| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | Merged PR #30 added a Multipass launch() auto_clean option that removes incompatible existing instances and launches fresh ones (merge b13242a). | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | Merged PR #30 added auto_clean to Multipass launch(), removing incompatible existing instances before launching replacements (commit 435f325; merge b13242a). | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | closed resolved | Merged PR introducing an `auto_clean` parameter to the multipass `launch()` function, enabling automatic cleanup and relaunch of incompatible instances. |
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Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #23 multipass: introduce launch to create and configure instances | craft-providers | merged | Merged PR #23 added Multipass launch support for creating and configuring instances in commit 01457c7, merged as df00fcc after installation support from #22. | |
| #28 multipass tests: cleanup after launch tests | craft-providers | merged | Merged PR #28 to ensure temporary Multipass instances are cleaned up after launch tests, adding explicit teardown handling in the multipass test fixture. | |
| #11 multipass: introduce MultipassInstance | craft-providers | merged | Merged PR #11 introduced MultipassInstance via commit 615064d (merge ba6cd15); Windows support remained a noted follow-up. | |
| #120 multipass: do not leak start command | craft-providers | merged | Merged PR #120 in commit 79d7089, fixing Multipass so its start command is no longer leaked. | |
| #22 multipass: introduce installation support | craft-providers | merged | Merged PR #22 via commit e163f50, adding Linux and macOS Multipass installation support, error handling, tests, and CI uninstall support. |