--squash is no longer Experimental
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Description
Description
The --squash parameter has been present for 6 years now, and is well beyond experimental.
The flag here should be removed, and the documentation updated.
Reproduce
docker build --squash should not say it's experimental.
Expected behavior
Should not say it's experimental.
docker version
All
docker info
Without having experimental flag set
Additional Info
Something that is not experimental should not be marked as experimental.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start in cli/command/image/build.go at the linked --squash flag definition and inspect how its experimental notice is produced. Find the related documentation for docker build and update it as needed. Done means docker build --squash no longer reports the option as experimental and the documentation matches.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- docker, go
- Domain
- cli, documentation
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 68/100