The --base command option for the `snapcraft help` command no longer works
Metadata
Current evaluation
The --base option for snapcraft help command no longer works; issue is 1030 days old with no maintainer activity or comments
Suggested action: close stale
Reason: The issue is 1030 days old with zero maintainer engagement, no labels, and no comments. The --base option for snapcraft help may have been removed or changed in subsequent versions of snapcraft, making this issue no longer relevant. The lack of any follow-up or reproduction evidence after nearly 3 years indicates this is stale.
Impact:
15
Quick Win:
12.0
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
20
Confidence:
75
Support Request:
30
Issue body
It can't even run the example command in the `snapcraft help` commands's help text:
```
$ snapcraft help help
Usage: snapcraft help [OPTIONS] <topic>
Examples:
snapcraft help go --base core18
Options:
--base [core18|core20] Show help for specific base
$ snapcraft help go --base core18
Usage: snapcraft [options] command [args]...
Try 'snapcraft -h' for help.
Error: Too many parameters when requesting help; pass a command (optionally with --format), '--all', or leave it empty
```
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Impact:
15
Quick Win:
12.0
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
20
Confidence:
75
Support Request:
30
|
close stale | The --base option for snapcraft help command no longer works; issue is 1030 days old with no maintainer activity or comments | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
20
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | The --base flag for snapcraft help fails with a parameter error despite being documented. The issue remains open with no maintainer response or comments after nearly three years. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
20
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | snapcraft help --base flag fails with a parameter error, contradicting documented examples. Issue is nearly 3 years old with no maintainer response. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
95
Complexity:
20
Confidence:
70
Support Request:
10
|
close stale | Untriaged bug report from 974 days ago stating snapcraft help go --base core18 fails with a parameter error. No maintainer interaction or comments. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
90
Complexity:
20
Confidence:
90
Support Request:
10
|
needs triage | Reports --base option failure in snapcraft help with a parameter error. Unlabelled and unresponded to for over two years, awaiting maintainer assessment. |
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