No option "--add-ca-certificates"
Metadata
Current evaluation
Documented --add-ca-certificates CLI option missing since snapcraft 7.0; no maintainer response in 3.5 years
Suggested action: needs triage
Reason: The issue reports a documented option that has been missing since version 7.0, but has zero maintainer engagement, no labels, and no assignee after 3.5 years. It needs triage to determine whether the option was intentionally removed, the documentation is outdated, or the feature is still relevant to current versions.
Impact:
40
Quick Win:
28.0
Staleness:
85
Complexity:
30
Confidence:
50
Support Request:
20
Issue body
"--add-ca-certificates" is currently supported option described in "Build options"
https://snapcraft.io/docs/build-options
But actually snapcraft 7.2.9 makes error as follows
$ snapcraft --add-ca-certificates /etc/ssl/certs
Usage: snapcraft [options] command [args]...
Try 'snapcraft pack -h' for help.
Error: unrecognized arguments: --add-ca-certificates
I confirmed this option has been unavailable since 7.0.
Due to this, packages cannot be installed from private package repository with self-signed SSL certificate.
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Impact:
40
Quick Win:
28.0
Staleness:
85
Complexity:
30
Confidence:
50
Support Request:
20
|
needs triage | Documented --add-ca-certificates CLI option missing since snapcraft 7.0; no maintainer response in 3.5 years | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
90
Complexity:
20
Confidence:
75
Support Request:
0
|
close stale | Reported missing CLI flag --add-ca-certificates in snapcraft 7.2.9 despite documentation. Issue has been inactive for over 1.5 years with no maintainer response. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
30
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
10
|
needs triage | Documented --add-ca-certificates CLI flag causes unrecognized argument error in snapcraft 7.2.9+. Option appears removed since v7.0, blocking private repo installs with self-signed certs. No maintainer response. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
90
Complexity:
30
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
10
|
needs triage | Reports missing --add-ca-certificates CLI flag in Snapcraft 7.2.9 despite documentation. Option unavailable since v7.0, blocking private repo installs. Untriaged and inactive for over a year. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
40
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
10
|
needs triage | Reports documented --add-ca-certificates CLI option is unrecognized in snapcraft 7.2.9+, causing installation failures from private repos with self-signed certs. Unlabeled, 0 comments, inactive for 1.5 years. |
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