snapcraft does not recognize -s flag, only --step, while help says otherwise
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The snapcraft clean help text incorrectly advertised the -s flag, which was nonfunctional. The report was closed without resolution or code changes, remaining abandoned.
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Snacraft help shows '-s step' as valid, but accepts only '--step':
$ snapcraft clean --help
Usage: snapcraft help [OPTIONS] <part>...
Remove content - cleans downloads, builds or install artifacts.
Examples:
snapcraft clean
snapcraft clean my-part --step build
Options:
-s, --step [pull|build|stage|prime|strip]
only clean the specified step and those that
depend on it.
--help Show this message and exit.
$ snapcraft clean kernel -s build
Error: no such option: -s
$ snapcraft clean kernel --step build
Cleaning build step (and all subsequent steps) for kernel
Cleaning up priming area
Cleaning up staging area
Either the help text needs to be updated or '-s' put back. Note also that this snapcraft.yaml was not using the 'base' yaml key: https://github.com/taiten/nitrogen6x-kernel-snap/blob/master/snapcraft.yaml
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | The snapcraft clean help text incorrectly advertised the -s flag, which was nonfunctional. The report was closed without resolution or code changes, remaining abandoned. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Abandoned. The -s short flag for --step in snapcraft clean remains unimplemented despite CLI documentation. The report was closed without resolution due to inactivity. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Closed without resolution. The help text incorrectly lists -s as a valid short flag for --step, but the CLI rejects it. The issue was abandoned due to inactivity. |
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Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1799925 snapcraft gives conflicting advice for cleaning parts | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Closed without a fix. Snapcraft incorrectly advised running snapcraft clean with part and step flags, which were unsupported. The author worked around it with a full clean. The report appears abandoned or superseded by later updates. | |
| #1615060 snapcraft clean is incomplete | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Reporting that snapcraft clean skips local .snap files was closed without comments or resolution, indicating the report was abandoned or left unresolved. | |
| #1699 snapcraft <help> command | snapcraft | closed | Closed without implementation or discussion. No resolution or merge details were provided, indicating the snapcraft help command feature request was abandoned. |