Cannot easily skip `go mod download` with the `go` plugin
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Current evaluation
Feature request: the `go` plugin (craft-parts go_plugin.py) unconditionally runs `go mod download all`, with no key to skip it for vendored deps; overriding the whole build script is the only workaround. Unlabelled, no maintainer reply.
Suggested action: needs triage
Reason: The only comment is an automated Jira sync ('The internal ticket has been created: ... CRAFT-2621'); there are no labels, no assignee, and no maintainer response, so the request has never been triaged. Verified at the pinned craft-parts HEAD that `craft_parts/plugins/go_plugin.py` still emits `setup_cmds = ["go mod download all"]` unconditionally (except when a go-use backstage workspace exists) and exposes only `go-buildtags`/`go-generate`, so the limitation is real and unresolved; the closest precedent is the ruby plugin's vendor/cache handling. Impact is moderate because a working workaround (`override-build`) exists, and the actual change belongs in craft-parts rather than rockcraft (the reporter's snapcraft pointer is to the legacy plugin), so the cross-repo scope and lack of a proposed key name/design keep this from being turnkey.
Evaluated by: mr-cal-bot
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Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha |
Impact:
30
Quick Win:
13
Complexity:
35
Confidence:
80
Actionability:
65
|
needs triage | Feature request: the `go` plugin (craft-parts go_plugin.py) unconditionally runs `go mod download all`, with no key to skip it for vendored deps; overriding the whole build script is the only workaround. Unlabelled, no maintainer reply. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Impact:
30
Quick Win:
19
Complexity:
20
Confidence:
70
Actionability:
80
|
needs triage | Feature request to add a property to skip 'go mod download' in the go plugin for vendored dependencies. Open, unlabelled, no maintainer response. | |
| qwen/qwen3.8-27b |
Impact:
30
Quick Win:
20
Staleness:
70
Complexity:
35
Confidence:
75
Support Request:
25
|
needs triage | Feature request to add an option to skip 'go mod download' in the go plugin for vendored private dependencies. 899 days old, only a bot JIRA-sync comment, no maintainer triage. The hardcoded 'go mod download all' step still exists in craft-parts go_plugin.py. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
85
Complexity:
20
Confidence:
75
Support Request:
10
|
needs triage | Feature request to add a configuration option to skip go mod download in the go plugin, enabling use of vendored dependencies. Currently unlabelled and inactive for over a year. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
85
Complexity:
20
Confidence:
75
Support Request:
10
|
needs triage | Feature request to add a configuration option to skip go mod download in the go plugin for vendored dependencies. Untriaged and inactive for over a year. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
85
Complexity:
20
Confidence:
75
Support Request:
10
|
needs triage | Feature request to add a flag to skip go mod download in the go plugin, currently requiring full build script overrides. Untriaged and inactive for over a year. |
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