You can close a channel that hasn't been opened
Metadata
Current evaluation
snapcraft close reports 'channel is now closed' even when the channel was never opened or already closed, which is inaccurate. Open since 2017, no comments, but recently active (17 days ago) and labelled store/ui by a maintainer.
Suggested action: keep open
Reason: The issue is a genuine, well-reproduced bug in the store close command's output, and it shows recent activity (17 days ago) with store/ui labels applied by a maintainer, indicating it has been triaged and is still considered relevant. No evidence of a fix or duplicate, and inactivity is not the issue here given the recent touch.
Impact:
30
Quick Win:
21.0
Staleness:
25
Complexity:
30
Confidence:
55
Support Request:
10
Issue body
When I run snapcraft close on a snap and channel that have no revision, snapcraft just says that the channel has been closed. This is inaccurate, as the channel was already closed before, or haven't been opened.
To reproduce:
$ snapcraft init
Rename the snap to something unique.
$ snapcraft
$ snapcraft push *.snap
$ snapcraft close my-snap edge
Track Arch Channel Version Revision
The edge channel is now closed.
$ snapcraft close my-snap edge
Track Arch Channel Version Revision
The edge channel is now closed.
$ snapcraft close my-snap edge
Track Arch Channel Version Revision
The edge channel is now closed.
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.8-27b |
Impact:
30
Quick Win:
21.0
Staleness:
25
Complexity:
30
Confidence:
55
Support Request:
10
|
keep open | snapcraft close reports 'channel is now closed' even when the channel was never opened or already closed, which is inaccurate. Open since 2017, no comments, but recently active (17 days ago) and labelled store/ui by a maintainer. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
25
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
5
|
close stale | Reports snapcraft close incorrectly confirms success when closing an already closed or unopened channel. Provides reproduction steps. Inactive for over 9 years with no maintainer response. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
25
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
5
|
close stale | snapcraft close reports success even when a channel was never opened or already closed. Reported over nine years ago with zero maintainer interaction. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
20
Confidence:
80
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | snapcraft close reports success on unopened channels without revisions, showing a misleading confirmation message. Issue remains open with no maintainer response for over 9 years. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
20
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
5
|
close stale | snapcraft close incorrectly reports success when closing an unopened channel with no revisions. Issue is 9 years old, has zero comments, and likely reflects outdated CLI behavior. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
20
Confidence:
92
Support Request:
5
|
close stale | snapcraft close incorrectly reports success when closing an already closed or never-opened channel, providing inaccurate feedback. Open for over nine years with zero comments, it is stale and requires triage or closure. |
Update history
No update history recorded yet.
Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1636977 snapcraft history shows a closed channel | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Abandoned and closed without resolution. The report that snapcraft history incorrectly displays revisions in closed channels was never addressed or fixed. |