snapcraft does not print its version when running with --debug
Metadata
Current evaluation
Snapcraft now prints its version at startup in --debug mode, fixing Launchpad #1659817 via PR #1086 (commit c21dc1abc).
Resolution: closed resolved
Reason: Resolved by commit c21dc1abc, titled "ux: print the version on startup when running with --debug," associated with PR #1086.
Evaluated by: mr-cal-bot
No scores available.
Issue body
snapcraft does not print its version when running with --debug.
This means that every report where the reporter has taken the trouble of showing debug logs of their problem is faced with the face question "what version are you running?". E.g. http://paste.ubuntu.com/23873837/
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | Snapcraft now prints its version at startup in --debug mode, fixing Launchpad #1659817 via PR #1086 (commit c21dc1abc). | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | Fixed by merged PR canonical/snapcraft#1086 (commit c21dc1abc), adding a Snapcraft version banner at startup in --debug mode and updating integration-test expectations. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Closed without comments or explicit resolution. The missing version output during debug runs was likely fixed in a subsequent release. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Closed without comment. The missing version output during snapcraft --debug runs was not addressed or merged. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Closed without resolution details or comments. The missing version output during debug runs was not addressed. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Fixed: snapcraft now outputs its version when run with --debug, eliminating the need to manually request version details from debug logs. |
Update history
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Related work
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Likely Fixed By:
canonical/snapcraft#1086
(confidence 100%)
Commit c21dc1abc implements the reported debug-version behavior.
Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1086 print snapcraft's version on startup when running with --debug | snapcraft | merged | PR #1086 (commit c21dc1abc) merged into master, printing Snapcraft's version banner at startup in --debug mode; fixes LP bug #1659817. Integration test expectations updated. | |
| #1590266 snapcraft-parser -v prints devel | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | snapcraft-parser’s version output was fixed to use Snapcraft’s version lookup instead of the devel fallback in canonical/snapcraft#982 (commit 6e6e43627). | |
| #1548492 Snapcraft swallows exceptions | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Added a global --debug flag for tracebacks and debug logs via merged PR ubuntu-core/snapcraft#332 (commit 580c43ebc). |