Missing craft-parts plugins in reference
Metadata
Current evaluation
Documentation gap: rockcraft plugin reference doesn't explain that plugins come from craft-parts. Maintainer confirmed work is in progress upstream.
Suggested action: keep open
Reason: A maintainer (@lengau) has responded and clarified that the plugin reference already uses craft-parts documentation rst files, and that @tigarmo is already working on upstream documentation improvements (similar to craft-parts#694). The issue is valid but the fix is being handled upstream, so it should remain open until the documentation is complete.
Evaluated by: mr-cal-bot
Impact:
30
Quick Win:
16
Complexity:
10
Confidence:
70
Actionability:
60
Issue body
### Request type
Fix
### What needs to get done
It seems to be possible to use snapcraft plugins in rockcraft. However, this page does not say that: https://canonical-rockcraft.readthedocs-hosted.com/en/latest/reference/plugins/
It would be nice to have a link to the snapcraft plugins and a brief explanation of why it works.
### Documentation location
https://canonical-rockcraft.readthedocs-hosted.com/en/latest/reference/plugins/
### Additional information
_No response_
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Impact:
30
Quick Win:
16
Complexity:
10
Confidence:
70
Actionability:
60
|
keep open | Documentation gap: rockcraft plugin reference doesn't explain that plugins come from craft-parts. Maintainer confirmed work is in progress upstream. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha |
Impact:
30
Quick Win:
19
Complexity:
15
Confidence:
85
Actionability:
75
|
keep open | Plugins reference pulls in craft-parts plugin docs but still lacks a link to the Snapcraft plugins reference and any explanation of why upstream craft-parts plugins apply to Rockcraft. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Impact:
30
Quick Win:
17
Complexity:
20
Confidence:
75
Actionability:
70
|
keep open | Rockcraft plugins reference page needs explanation that it uses craft-parts plugins (same as snapcraft core22). Work is already in progress upstream in craft-parts. | |
| qwen/qwen3.8-27b |
Impact:
30
Quick Win:
24
Staleness:
45
Complexity:
20
Confidence:
70
Support Request:
10
|
keep open | Docs request to clarify that rockcraft's plugin reference covers craft-parts (upstream) plugins, not snapcraft-specific ones. Maintainer confirmed the plugin reference already reuses craft-parts rst files and the remaining work is upstream plugin docs in craft-parts. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
85
Complexity:
15
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Documentation request to clarify rockcraft plugin references point to upstream craft-parts. A maintainer confirmed the updates are already being handled upstream, making this issue irrelevant here. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
50
Complexity:
15
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
15
|
keep open | Documentation request to clarify rockcraft uses craft-parts plugins. Acknowledged by maintainer, with upstream work already in progress to update craft-parts documentation. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
80
Complexity:
15
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Documentation request to link snapcraft plugins in rockcraft reference. Maintainer clarified plugins are from craft-parts and work is being handled upstream. Issue is inactive and superseded. |
Update history
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Related work
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Related To:
canonical/craft-parts#694
(confidence 80%)
Upstream PR adding go plugin documentation, cited by maintainer as the pattern for completing plugin docs in craft-parts.
Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #247 docs: include some docs from craft-parts | rockcraft | closed | PR pulling craft-parts docs into rockcraft was left unmerged and closed as redundant; the same docs refactor landed instead via rockcraft#515 (commit 5c2263f1, "refactor(docs): use more docs from craft-parts"). | |
| #308 docs: imported the part properties reference from Craft Parts | rockcraft | merged | Imported Craft Parts' part-properties reference into Rockcraft docs; PR #308 merged as 13bf8368 after upstream craft-parts#483 and #486 enabled and corrected the reusable documentation. |