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Add a warning for deprecated commands

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Project
snapcraft
Number
#5428
Type
issue
State
closed
Author
mr-cal
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Status: Triaged Type: Enhancement
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Updated
Closed

Current evaluation

Warnings landed in #5341 and #5524 for Snapcraft 8.10; commit 3623601d7 removed the deprecated commands in Snapcraft 9.

Resolution: closed resolved

Reason: PRs #5341 and #5524 implemented permanent warnings for the listed aliases. Commit 3623601d7 later removed those deprecated commands for Snapcraft 9/core26; the default-command warning had been removed from scope because it required upstream craft-cli work.

Evaluated by: mr-cal-bot

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Issue body

### What needs to get done For the following commands, add a deprecation notice and recommend the alternative: command | replacement -- | -- snapcraft list | snapcraft names snapcraft list-registered | snapcraft names snapcraft login --experimental-login | SNAPCRAFT_STORE_AUTH=candid snapcraft export-login --experimental-login | SNAPCRAFT_STORE_AUTH=candid ~~snapcraft~~ | ~~snapcraft pack~~ snapcraft extensions | snapcraft list-extensions snapcraft plugins | snapcraft list-plugins snapcraft tracks | snapcraft list-tracks snapcraft revisions | snapcraft list-revisions snapcraft push | snapcraft upload snapcraft snap | snapcraft pack ### Why it needs to get done These commands are scheduled to be removed in a future version of Snapcraft.

Evaluation history

Date Model Scores Action Summary
stealth/space-bunny-alpha — closed resolved Warnings landed in #5341 and #5524 for Snapcraft 8.10; commit 3623601d7 removed the deprecated commands in Snapcraft 9.
stealth/space-bunny-alpha — closed superseded Warnings landed in #5341 and #5524; remaining work was deferred to Snapcraft 9/core26, where commit 3623601d7 removed the old commands.
stealth/space-bunny-alpha — closed superseded Deprecation warnings were deferred to Snapcraft 9's core26 work; cleanup #5674 then removed the legacy commands in commit 3623601d7.
qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b — — Superseded by a future release. Deprecation warnings for listed commands will be added in Snapcraft 9 (April 2026) alongside core26 support, except the default command requiring upstream craft-cli updates. Closed as planned.
qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b — — Closed. Deprecation warnings and command removals are scheduled for the April 2026 Snapcraft 9 release. One warning was postponed pending upstream craft-cli updates.
qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 — — Closed and deferred. Deprecation warnings were not implemented. Maintainers set a removal timeline for April 2026 (Snapcraft 9) and noted the default command warning requires upstream craft-cli updates.

Update history

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Related work

  • Likely Fixed By: canonical/snapcraft#5341 (confidence 99%)

    Merged as a80f446d2, making list and list-registered warnings permanent.

  • Likely Fixed By: canonical/snapcraft#5524 (confidence 99%)

    Merged as 1996340d9, adding deprecation warnings for hidden command aliases.

  • Superseded By: canonical/snapcraft#5525 (confidence 96%)

    The unimplementable default-command warning was moved out to a separate issue.

Related issues

Issue Project State Summary Similarity
#6022 Remove errors for removed commands snapcraft open Triaged Snapcraft 10 cleanup to remove temporary errors and hidden shims for commands deprecated in Snapcraft 8; still pending in the Snapcraft 9 codebase.
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#1656265 deprecation notices should be on the guide snapcraft (launchpad) closed Updated deprecation notices to point to the consolidated Snapcraft documentation in snapcore/snapcraft PR #1048 (commit bfd896a11).
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#5711 Reverse deprecation warnings for `list-` commands snapcraft closed Closed unimplemented after an automated SNAPCRAFT-1210 sync notice; related #5428 later tracked removal of deprecated commands in commit 3623601d7.
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#6035 chore!: remove deprecated commands snapcraft merged Merged as 3623601d7, removing deprecated Snapcraft commands and options and resolving #5674 (SNAPCRAFT-1196).
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#5427 Add a deprecation notice for building core22 snaps with the legacy remote builder snapcraft closed Added the core22 legacy remote-builder deprecation warning in Snapcraft 8.10 via merged PR #5523 (commit 1d8e87486).
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#153 Obsolete deprecations from 1.x snapcraft merged Merged PR #153 as commit a4d8464, removing obsolete Snapcraft 1.x deprecation code and messages across 18 files.
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#5523 chore: add deprecation warning for legacy remote builder snapcraft merged Merged #5523 in commit 1d8e87486, adding a core22 legacy remote-builder deprecation warning in Snapcraft 8.10 and fixing #5427.
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#3396 snap: address snapcraft warnings for app command snapcraft merged Merged PR #3396 as commit 524dd9811, applying a one-line fix to address Snapcraft warnings for the app command.
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#5673 Remove default command, `snapcraft` snapcraft closed PR #6074 removed bare `snapcraft` in db7c53f21, but PR #6178 reverted it in e5aaf0683. Removal was deferred to core28 planning, leaving the deprecated command intact.
71%
#5340 `snapcraft list` overwrites its deprecation warning with the output of `snapcraft names` snapcraft closed Fixed by merged PR canonical/snapcraft#5341 (a80f446d2), making deprecation warnings permanent for list and list-registered; documented in Snapcraft 8.7.3.
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