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snapcraft remote-build not in the help information

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Project
snapcraft (launchpad)
Number
#1943244
Type
issue
State
closed
Author
~colin-king
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Current evaluation

Fixed by snapcore/snapcraft#3648, restoring remote-build and promote to Snapcraft’s top-level help output.

Resolution: closed resolved

Reason: PR snapcore/snapcraft#3648 re-added the two commands that had been explicitly hidden as unstable; remote-build was considered stable. The PR was linked as the resolution and the issue was subsequently closed.

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Issue body

snapcraft remote-build is a valid snapcraft option but it’s not in the online --help output. Can this be fixed. Keeping the help in sync helps with discoverability. Are there other snapcraft options that are missing from the -h help output? $ snap list snapcraft Name Version Rev Tracking Publisher Notes snapcraft 5.0 6751 latest/stable canonical✓ classic $ snapcraft -h Usage: snapcraft [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]... Snapcraft is a delightful packaging tool. Options: --version Show the version and exit. -d, --debug -h, --help Show this message and exit. Commands: build Build artifacts defined for a part. clean Remove a part's assets. close Close <channel> for <snap-name>. create-key Create a key to sign assertions. edit-validation-sets Edit the list of validations for <set-name>. expand-extensions Display snapcraft.yaml with all extensions applied. export-login Save login configuration for a store account in... extension Show contents of extension. gated Get the list of snaps and revisions gating a snap. help Obtain help for a certain topic, plugin or command. init Initialize a snapcraft project. list List snap names registered or shared with you. list-extensions List available extensions. list-keys List the keys available to sign assertions. list-plugins List the available plugins that handle different... list-revisions Get the history on the store for <snap-name>. list-tracks List channel tracks for <snap-name>. list-validation-sets Get the list of validation sets. login Login with your Ubuntu One e-mail address and... logout Clear session credentials. metrics Get metrics for <snap-name>. pack Create a snap from a directory holding a valid snap. prime Final copy and preparation for the snap. pull Download or retrieve artifacts defined for a part. refresh Refresh existing packages. register Register <snap-name> with the store. register-key Register a key with the store to sign assertions. release Release <snap-name> on <revision> to the selected... set-default-track Set the default track for <snap-name> to <track>. sign-build Sign a built snap file and assert it using the... snap Create a snap. stage Stage the part's built artifacts into the common... status Get the status on the store for <snap-name>. try Try a snap on the host, priming if necessary. upload Upload <snap-file> to the store. upload-metadata Upload metadata from <snap-file> to the store. validate Validate a gated snap. version Obtain snapcraft's version number. whoami Returns your login information relevant to the...

Evaluation history

Date Model Scores Action Summary
stealth/space-bunny-alpha — closed resolved Fixed by snapcore/snapcraft#3648, restoring remote-build and promote to Snapcraft’s top-level help output.
stealth/space-bunny-alpha — closed resolved Merged PR #3648 (commit 8dc1ac016) restored remote-build and promote to Snapcraft’s main help output.
stealth/space-bunny-alpha — closed resolved Restored remote-build to the main help output, along with promote, in merged canonical/snapcraft#3648 (commit 8dc1ac016).
stealth/space-bunny-alpha — closed resolved remote-build was restored to the main help by merged PR #3648 (commit 8dc1ac016), resolving the missing-command discoverability issue.
qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b — — Abandoned. Closed without resolution or comments. The missing remote-build command in snapcraft -h help output was not addressed.
qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b — — Reported missing remote-build command from snapcraft help output. Closed without discussion or fix, likely abandoned due to inactivity. No resolution or merge details provided.

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Related work

  • Likely Fixed By: snapcore/snapcraft#3648 (confidence 98%)

    Linked by the contributor as the change restoring remote-build and promote in the help list.

Related issues

Issue Project State Summary Similarity
#3648 cli: reintroduce remote-build and promote to snapcraft help snapcraft merged Merged PR #3648 (commit 8dc1ac016), restoring remote-build and promote in Snapcraft's main CLI help for Launchpad bug #1943244.
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