snapcraft-parser help doesn't explain what the command does
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Fixed by snapcore/snapcraft#986 in commit b4e53f81e, which added useful command descriptions to snapcraft-parser help.
Resolution: closed resolved
Reason: Merged PR snapcore/snapcraft#986 resolved the missing snapcraft-parser help description in commit b4e53f81e. A maintainer linked the PR as the fix.
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Issue body
The first line of snapcraft-parser -h only prints "snapcraft-parser". That's not useful. It should instead print information about what the command does.
To reproduce:
$ snapcraft-parser -h
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | Fixed by snapcore/snapcraft#986 in commit b4e53f81e, which added useful command descriptions to snapcraft-parser help. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | Fixed by snapcore/snapcraft#986 (commit b4e53f81e), which improved snapcraft-parser's help output and command descriptions. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed stale | The request to improve snapcraft-parser help was closed without comments or a recorded fix. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Abandoned without resolution. The snapcraft-parser -h output remains unhelpful, with no pull requests or commits addressing the missing description. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Closed without resolution, likely abandoned due to inactivity. The help command remains unchanged, still printing only the program name instead of a description. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Closed without resolution. The snapcraft-parser -h command continues to display only its name instead of a usage description. No fix was implemented. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Reported that snapcraft-parser -h displays only the command name. The issue was closed without resolution, likely abandoned due to inactivity. No fix was implemented. |
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Related work
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Likely Fixed By:
snapcore/snapcraft#986
(confidence 100%)
The linked PR improved snapcraft-parser help output and command descriptions.
Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1591012 snapcraft-parser help doesn't mention the default values | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Fixed in snapcore/snapcraft#986 (commit b4e53f81e), which updated snapcraft-parser help to document defaults for the optional index and output arguments. | |
| #1986645 Some snapcraft 7.x commands have irrelevant "help" info | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Fixed in Snapcraft 8 by command-group help refactoring merged in canonical/snapcraft#4934 (commit 6a388877f). | |
| #1701 snapcraft help” only command summary | snapcraft | closed | Request for concise `snapcraft help` output was closed without implementation or explanation; no resolving PR or commit was recorded. | |
| #5169 snapcraft help fails on many commands | snapcraft | closed | Fixed by merged PR #5178 (commit f97d032bf), adding missing help text for positional args; maintainer closed the issue noting the fix ships in snapcraft 8.5.1. | |
| #1699 snapcraft <help> command | snapcraft | closed | Feature request by maintainer sergiusens to add a `snapcraft help <command>` sub-command. Resolved by merged PR #1845, commit cf20b3593 ("cli: implement help <command> (#1845)"), which added command-specific help support. | |
| #1789 cli: improve the help command | snapcraft | merged | Merged PR #1789 in commit e66b29d84, giving snapcraft help parity with --help and exposing topic and plugin help; it resolved snapcraft#1698. | |
| #1698116 snapcraft help claims to have help for topics, but doesn't | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Merged PR #1789 in commit e66b29d84 improved `snapcraft help` so its available topics can be discovered. |