Default snapcraft.yaml file incorrectly suggests I run 'snapcraft plugins'
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Report that `snapcraft init` generated "See 'snapcraft plugins'" but no such command exists. Fixed by PR #959 (commit df525d781), which made `plugins` an alias of `list-plugins`, so the hint works as written.
Resolution: closed resolved
Reason: Resolved by snapcore/snapcraft PR #959 ("cli: make plugins be an alias of list-plugins", commit df525d781), referenced by aacid in the closing comment. Rather than editing the init template, maintainer sergiusens opted to add the `plugins` alias so the generated snapcraft.yaml comment was correct.
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Issue body
In snapcraft 2.21, I generate a new snapcraft.yaml file with 'snapcraft init'. That generates a file, the tail end of which looks like this:
```
parts:
app:
# See 'snapcraft plugins'
plugin: nil
```
I'm not sure what "See 'snapcraft plugins'" is suggesting, but my first thought is that 'snapcraft plugins' is a command I can run to see a list of plugins. However:
```
$ snapcraft plugins
Usage:
snapcraft [options] [--enable-geoip --no-parallel-build]
snapcraft [options] init
snapcraft [options] pull [<part> ...] [--enable-geoip]
snapcraft [options] build [<part> ...] [--no-parallel-build]
snapcraft [options] stage [<part> ...]
snapcraft [options] prime [<part> ...]
snapcraft [options] strip [<part> ...]
snapcraft [options] clean [<part> ...] [--step <step>]
snapcraft [options] snap [<directory> --output <snap-file>]
snapcraft [options] cleanbuild
snapcraft [options] login
snapcraft [options] logout
snapcraft [options] list-keys
snapcraft [options] keys
snapcraft [options] create-key [<key-name>]
snapcraft [options] register-key [<key-name>]
snapcraft [options] register <snap-name> [--private]
snapcraft [options] sign-build <snap-file> [--key-name=<key-name>] [--local]
snapcraft [options] upload <snap-file>
snapcraft [options] push <snap-file> [--release <channels>]
snapcraft [options] release <snap-name> <revision> <channel>
snapcraft [options] status <snap-name> [--series=<series>] [--arch=<arch>]
snapcraft [options] history <snap-name> [--series=<series>] [--arch=<arch>]
snapcraft [options] close <snap-name> <channel_names>...
snapcraft [options] list-plugins
snapcraft [options] tour [<directory>]
snapcraft [options] update
snapcraft [options] gated <snap-name>
snapcraft [options] validate <snap-name> <validation>... [--key-name=<key-name>]
snapcraft [options] define <part-name>
snapcraft [options] search [<query> ...]
snapcraft [options] help (topics | <plugin> | <topic>) [--devel]
snapcraft (-h | --help)
snapcraft --version
```
So I guess this just needs to be updated to 'snapcraft list-plugins' ?
Cheers,
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | Report that `snapcraft init` generated "See 'snapcraft plugins'" but no such command exists. Fixed by PR #959 (commit df525d781), which made `plugins` an alias of `list-plugins`, so the hint works as written. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | Fixed by merged PR #959 (commit df525d781), which made plugins an alias for list-plugins, so the generated snapcraft.yaml guidance became valid. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | Resolved by PR #959 (df525d781): plugins became an alias of list-plugins, so the generated snapcraft plugins suggestion became runnable. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Closed. The default snapcraft.yaml comment was updated to reference the valid snapcraft list-plugins command, resolving the incorrect command suggestion. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Resolved by updating the default snapcraft.yaml template comment to reference the correct 'snapcraft list-plugins' command. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Resolved by updating the generated snapcraft.yaml template comment from 'snapcraft plugins' to the correct 'snapcraft list-plugins' command. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Fixed by updating the default snapcraft.yaml template to replace the incorrect snapcraft plugins comment with the valid snapcraft list-plugins command. |
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Related work
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Likely Fixed By:
snapcore/snapcraft#959
(confidence 97%)
Cited in the closing comment; commit df525d781 makes `plugins` an alias for `list-plugins`.
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Duplicate Of:
snapcore/snapcraft#951
(confidence 78%)
Earlier PR proposing to rename list-plugins to plugins; closed unmerged in favor of the alias approach taken in #959.
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Related To:
snapcraft (launchpad)#1617565
(confidence 72%)
Follow-up LP bug noting that `snapcraft plugins` now works but still prints names only, without descriptions.
Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1617565 'snapcraft plugins' should replace list-plugins and show a proper list | snapcraft (launchpad) | open | The list-plugins-to-plugins rename shipped, but snapcraft plugins still prints names only; aligned descriptions and the discussed maintainer-field option remain open. | |
| #2002405 "snapcraft plugins" (latest/stable) chokes on parsing "extensions" line | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Fixed in #4035 by correcting how snapcraft.yaml is parsed before listing plugins, resolving validation errors caused by extensions. |