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Improve reference docs for rockcraft commands

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Project
rockcraft
Number
#293
Type
issue
State
open
Author
tigarmo
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Type: Documentation
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Current evaluation

Request to improve bare-bones Rockcraft command reference docs; addressed by PR #318 which automated CLI reference doc generation via gen_cli_docs.py

Suggested action: close stale

Reason: PR #318 'docs: automate CLI reference documentation' implemented the requested improvement by creating tools/docs/gen_cli_docs.py which generates structured reference pages from command definitions. The docs/reference/commands.rst file now includes auto-generated lifecycle, extensions, and other command references, directly addressing the 'bare-bones' concern raised in the issue.

Impact: 45 Quick Win: 27.0 Staleness: 55 Complexity: 40 Confidence: 75 Support Request: 10

Issue body

### What needs to get done The reference for Rockcraft's commands should be improved (see https://github.com/canonical/rockcraft/pull/289#discussion_r1213320532) ### Why it needs to get done Because the text is very bare-bones currently ;)

Evaluation history

Date Model Scores Action Summary
qwen/qwen3.8-27b
Impact: 45
Quick Win: 27.0
Staleness: 55
Complexity: 40
Confidence: 75
Support Request: 10
close stale Request to improve bare-bones Rockcraft command reference docs; addressed by PR #318 which automated CLI reference doc generation via gen_cli_docs.py
qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b
Staleness: 70
Complexity: 15
Confidence: 75
Support Request: 10
needs triage Request to enhance Rockcraft command reference documentation due to currently minimal content. Discussion notes limitations of auto-generated help output and potential build dependencies. Currently inactive for over 7 months.
qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6
Staleness: 85
Complexity: 20
Confidence: 85
Support Request: 5
close stale Request to improve Rockcraft command reference documentation. Currently relies on bare-bones help output, with maintainers noting it lacks detail and raises build dependency concerns. No recent activity or implementation progress.
qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6
Staleness: 80
Complexity: 20
Confidence: 70
Support Request: 0
close stale Improve Rockcraft command reference documentation beyond basic help output. Current docs are too minimal and risk build dependencies. Open, awaiting documentation updates.

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Related work

  • Likely Fixed By: canonical/rockcraft#318 (confidence 80%)

    PR #318 automated CLI reference documentation, directly addressing this issue's request to improve command reference docs

Related issues

Issue Project State Summary Similarity
#1354 CODA: unify all CLI command references in one page rockcraft open Documentation task to consolidate Rockcraft CLI command references into a single page. Assigned to @0xzoowa, marked as duplicate of canonical/open-documentation-academy#376.
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#289 docs: expand rockcraft.yaml reference rockcraft merged Merged after three reviewers approved, the PR reorganized the documentation reference section and expanded the rockcraft.yaml reference guide, modifying 7 files.
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#105 docs: add commands rockcraft merged Merged documentation adding rockcraft commands, resolving issue #101. After initial review requested changes, the maintainer coordinated with reviewers and merged the first draft.
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