Drop Centos 7 support
Metadata
Current evaluation
Request to drop CentOS 7 support in craft-providers, referencing charmcraft#1826 which is closed and indicates CentOS 7 removal was completed in Charmcraft 4.
Suggested action: close stale
Reason: The referenced issue charmcraft#1826 is closed with summary 'CentOS 7 support will be removed in Charmcraft 4 due to end-of-life status', indicating the work was completed. This craft-providers issue is a duplicate of that effort and is no longer relevant since CentOS 7 support has been dropped.
Impact:
40
Quick Win:
32.0
Staleness:
75
Complexity:
20
Confidence:
70
Support Request:
10
Issue body
### What needs to get done
Charmcraft 4 will no longer need centos 7, which is EOL anyway.
https://github.com/canonical/charmcraft/issues/1826
### Why it needs to get done
We don't support EOL bases
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Impact:
40
Quick Win:
32.0
Staleness:
75
Complexity:
20
Confidence:
70
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Request to drop CentOS 7 support in craft-providers, referencing charmcraft#1826 which is closed and indicates CentOS 7 removal was completed in Charmcraft 4. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
85
Complexity:
10
Confidence:
80
Support Request:
0
|
close stale | Enhancement to remove CentOS 7 support from Charmcraft 4 due to EOL status. Open for nearly two years with no maintainer discussion or implementation progress. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
55
Complexity:
10
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
0
|
keep open | Enhancement to drop CentOS 7 support in Charmcraft 4, as the OS is EOL. Currently inactive but remains relevant for the upcoming major release. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
55
Complexity:
15
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
0
|
needs triage | Enhancement to remove CentOS 7 support in Charmcraft 4 due to EOL status. Currently awaiting team assessment and prioritization. |
Update history
No update history recorded yet.
Related work
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Duplicate Of:
charmcraft#1826
(confidence 80%)
This issue references charmcraft#1826 which is closed and confirms CentOS 7 support removal was completed in Charmcraft 4.
Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1826 Drop support for centos 7 | charmcraft | closed | Closed and accepted to track dropping CentOS 7 support in Charmcraft 4 due to its EOL status. The change is scheduled for the upcoming major release. | |
| #1827 chore!(centos): remove CentOS 7 support | charmcraft | closed | Removed CentOS 7 support from Charmcraft 4.0+. The change was closed without merging due to failing CI checks and lack of review, indicating it was abandoned. | |
| #2386 feat!: remove CentOS 7 support | charmcraft | merged | Merged removal of CentOS 7 support from Charmcraft 4. Drops 214 lines across 12 files. CentOS 7 charms remain buildable via Charmcraft 3. Approved by two reviewers and passed CI despite known unrelated test failures. |