Revert "lifecycle: make snapcraft init template use > not | (#2393)"
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Merged a revert of the snapcraft init template syntax change from pipe to greater-than. The original commit was rolled back after forum discussions revealed issues with multi-line descriptions and markdown in snap metadata imports.
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This reverts commit 4e46b5a18f222d1f4e3084d642633e6d25bbd3bd after considering:
- https://forum.snapcraft.io/t/snap-multi-line-descriptions-need-newline-trim-on-store-import/3934/12
- https://forum.snapcraft.io/t/use-of-markdown-in-snap-metadata-summary-description/2128
Signed-off-by: Sergio Schvezov <sergio.schvezov@canonical.com>
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Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Merged a revert of the snapcraft init template syntax change from pipe to greater-than. The original commit was rolled back after forum discussions revealed issues with multi-line descriptions and markdown in snap metadata imports. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Merged a revert of commit #2393, changing the snapcraft init template back to use | instead of > for descriptions. The revert followed forum discussions highlighting issues with multi-line descriptions and markdown handling in snap metadata on the Snap Store. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Merged a revert of the snapcraft init template change from > to |. The original modification was rolled back due to store import newline trimming issues and markdown metadata concerns raised in forum discussions. |
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Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #2393 lifecycle: make snapcraft init template use > not | | snapcraft | merged | Merged changes to update the snapcraft init template, replacing the YAML literal style with the folded style for the description field. Approved and integrated to correct formatting per bug report lp:1801973. |