Inconsistent quoting of risk level when releasing and closing channels
Metadata
Current evaluation
Cosmetic CLI output inconsistency in snapcraft 2.41: release command wraps channel name in single quotes ('candidate') while close command does not (edge). Filed 8+ years ago with zero comments, no labels, and no maintainer interaction.
Suggested action: close stale
Reason: The issue reports a purely cosmetic quoting inconsistency in snapcraft 2.41 (2019) CLI output, with zero comments, no labels, and no maintainer engagement over 8+ years. The affected version is 6+ major releases behind current snapcraft (8.x), and the codebase has undergone substantial rewrites since 2.41, making the specific output formatting from that era very likely no longer present. The affected version is no longer supported.
Impact:
5
Quick Win:
4.75
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
5
Confidence:
65
Support Request:
10
Issue body
$ snapcraft release gitlptools 23 candidate
Track Arch Channel Version Revision
latest amd64 stable 388db20 21
candidate f2701d3 23
beta ^ ^
edge f2701d3 23
The 'candidate' channel is now open.
$ snapcraft close gitlptools edge
Track Arch Channel Version Revision
latest amd64 stable 388db20 21
candidate f2701d3 23
beta f2701d3 23
edge ^ ^
The edge channel is now closed.
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Note how it's 'candidate' in single quotes but edge is not quoted
$ snapcraft version
snapcraft, version 2.41
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.8-27b |
Impact:
5
Quick Win:
4.75
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
5
Confidence:
65
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Cosmetic CLI output inconsistency in snapcraft 2.41: release command wraps channel name in single quotes ('candidate') while close command does not (edge). Filed 8+ years ago with zero comments, no labels, and no maintainer interaction. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
5
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Inconsistent single-quoting of channel risk levels in snapcraft CLI release/close output. Unlabelled, zero comments, and over 8 years old. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
5
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
5
|
close stale | Reports inconsistent single-quoting of channel risk levels in snapcraft CLI output for release and close commands. Issue is over 8 years old, has no maintainer interaction, and references a severely outdated version. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
5
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Reports inconsistent single-quoting of channel names in snapcraft CLI output for release vs close commands. Reported against version 2.41, over 8 years old with no maintainer response. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
98
Complexity:
5
Confidence:
92
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Inconsistent CLI quoting of channel risk levels during release and close commands. Candidate is quoted while edge is not. Unassigned, zero comments, inactive for nearly four years. Requires triage and a fix to standardize output formatting. |
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Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1771778 Inconsistent parameter syntax | snapcraft (launchpad) | open | snapcraft release accepts comma-separated channels but snapcraft close does not, requiring space-separated args. 8+ years old, zero comments, no labels, project since completely rewritten. |