'nodejs' vs 'npm' core20 confusion
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Current evaluation
Updated npm v2 plugin help to use “npm” rather than “nodejs” and directed core20 guidance to online docs. Fixed by merged PR snapcore/snapcraft#3114 (a7d79b97e).
Resolution: closed resolved
Reason: PR snapcore/snapcraft#3114 corrected the npm plugin docstring in commit a7d79b97e; the maintainer confirmed that fix and said core20 tips would be added to the online documentation.
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Issue body
npm and nodejs appear to be used interchangeable. In addition to that, the help for nodejs doesn't exist for core20. May a note should be populated to use npm?
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | Updated npm v2 plugin help to use “npm” rather than “nodejs” and directed core20 guidance to online docs. Fixed by merged PR snapcore/snapcraft#3114 (a7d79b97e). | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | Updated the npm v2 plugin help text to use “npm” instead of “nodejs” and directed core20 guidance to online docs. Fixed by merged PR #3114 (a7d79b97e). | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed stale | Closed without a documented fix; confusion between the core20 npm and nodejs plugin names and missing nodejs help remained unresolved. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Closed without resolution. The report highlighted interchangeable nodejs and npm usage in core20 and missing nodejs help text, but received no comments or follow-up action. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Abandoned. The issue regarding nodejs and npm documentation confusion for core20 was closed without comments or resolution. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Confusion between nodejs and npm usage and missing core20 help was reported. The ticket closed without comments or resolution, indicating it was abandoned. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Closed without resolution. The report highlighted confusing nodejs and npm terminology in core20 and missing help text, but no documentation updates or code changes were implemented. |
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Related work
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Likely Fixed By:
snapcore/snapcraft#3114
(confidence 100%)
Merged PR that corrected the npm v2 plugin help text.
Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1886858 nodejs plugin doesn't set npm path for custom node version | snapcraft (launchpad) | open | Legacy nodejs builds could miss downloaded npm on PATH; current Snapcraft has replaced nodejs with npm and removed core18 support, leaving this old report obsolete. |