lxd: suppress traceback when lxc launch / init fails
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Current evaluation
Merged as commit 1a7a4f7d0: LXD launch/init failures now suppress Python tracebacks and rely on lxc's useful error output.
Resolution: closed resolved
Reason: PR canonical/snapcraft#1771 was merged as commit 1a7a4f7d0. The change suppresses tracebacks when lxc launch/init fails because lxc already prints a useful error message.
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Issue body
lxc itself prints a useful enough error message when this happens.
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | Merged as commit 1a7a4f7d0: LXD launch/init failures now suppress Python tracebacks and rely on lxc's useful error output. | |
| stealth/space-bunny-alpha | — | closed resolved | Merged in canonical/snapcraft#1771 via commit 1a7a4f7d0, suppressing tracebacks when lxc launch/init fails and relying on lxc's error output. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Merged to suppress tracebacks when lxc launch or init fails, relying on lxc's native error output. Approved by one reviewer, modifying three files (+35/-15). | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Merged to suppress tracebacks on lxc launch or init failures, as lxc already displays sufficient error messages. This reduces redundant output while preserving necessary diagnostics. |
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Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1761 lxd: ContainerConnectionError on failed launch/ start | snapcraft | closed | Superseded by #1771, merged as 1a7a4f7d0 to suppress tracebacks when LXD launch/init fails. | |
| #1647 lxd: better surfacing of errors | snapcraft | merged | Merged in snapcraft#1647 as commit 71f48bdc9, improving LXD error handling so callers return silent, correctly coded errors without printing messages twice. | |
| #161 lxd: improve error messages | craft-providers | merged | Merged PR #161 consolidated duplicate LXD error messages and added help text to other errors in commit 18d4470. |