Better documentation for stage-packages and build-packages
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Request to document stage-packages and build-packages in snapcraft help plugins closed without resolution or comments, indicating abandonment.
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Issue body
stage-packages and build-packages are not explained in `snapcraft help plugins`
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Request to document stage-packages and build-packages in snapcraft help plugins closed without resolution or comments, indicating abandonment. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Closed without resolution. The request to document stage-packages and build-packages in snapcraft help plugins was abandoned, likely superseded by later documentation updates. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Closed without comments or explicit resolution. The documentation request for stage-packages and build-packages in snapcraft help plugins was abandoned. |
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Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1548376 docs/snapcraft-syntax.md should explicitly name the conditions under which a file is expected to end up in stage/ and snap/ | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Closed without action due to inactivity. The documentation request to clarify stage-packages and snap directive behavior was abandoned. No updates or fixes were implemented. | |
| #1536659 docs/snapcraft-syntax.md doesn't discuss build-packages | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Abandoned and closed without resolution, leaving the build-packages documentation gap unaddressed. The maintainer noted existing CLI help covers the topic, but no markdown updates were implemented. | |
| #1612809 Need a way to pull build and stage packages from PPAs | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Closed without resolution or discussion, likely abandoned or superseded by later snapcraft PPA support features. | |
| #1539234 Documentation is lacking an example of how to use snapcraft upload. | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Closed without resolution, likely abandoned due to inactivity. The request to add a snapcraft upload staging server example was not addressed. | |
| #1805214 stage-snaps | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Closed without comments or resolution. The request to stage snap contents like packages was abandoned due to prolonged inactivity. | |
| #1663623 Changing stage-packages requires cleaning the pull stage | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Closed without resolution. Snapcraft incorrectly requiring a pull stage clean after stage-packages changes was abandoned or superseded by later versions. |