Recommend closing resolved or non-actionable issues

This is a triage report listing 15 issues to close. The work is to verify the closure reasons are correct by reading each linked issue's comment thread, then use the provided gh command to close them. Start by checking the current state of each issue to ensure it hasn't been updated since the report. 'Done' is when all listed issues are closed with the appropriate reason.

Summary

I reviewed a batch of open issues in this repo and identified 15 that appear to be resolved, stale, invalid configuration, upstream/environment limitations, or otherwise not actionable as Colima bugs. Below is each issue with a suggested closure reason.

If you agree, the maintainer can bulk-close with:

gh issue close 1138 1436 1038 1065 777 1222 1480 1533 756 560 847 434 524 1023 1427 --repo abiosoft/colima

Issues to close

• #1138 — Unable to run SQL Server 2017 container with colima v0.7.5

  Resolved. The original reporter confirmed: “As of colima v0.9.1 the issue no longer persists.” Suggested close reason: completed.

• #1436 — Colima injects weird HTTP(S)_PROXY environment variable into containers

  Resolved on the development build. Maintainer asked for confirmation on brew install --head colima, and a user confirmed the proxy variables seem to be fixed there. Suggested close reason: completed.

• #1038 — Critical bug affecting v0.6.9 that causes docker, compose and colima itself to stale and crash

  Resolved by later disk-image/startup work. Maintainer said the disk image download/expansion process had been reworked, and users later confirmed the issue was solved or no longer reproducible on newer builds. Suggested close reason: completed.

• #1065 — k3s airgap image SHA validation failure

  Resolved by using a newer k3s version. The failure was tied to an old/default k3s version that was no longer available/valid; a commenter confirmed specifying a newer version fixed it. Suggested close reason: completed.

• #777 — colima start fails due to “QEMU has already exited” - QEMU 8.0.4

  Resolved upstream in QEMU packaging. AkihiroSuda noted the issue was fixed in the QEMU 8.1.0-1 bottle. Later comments are mostly state-reset/workaround discussion. Suggested close reason: completed.

• #1222 — --k3s-arg=--disable=... does nothing but --kubernetes-disable still works

  Not a Colima bug. Maintainer clarified that the argument needs to be quoted, and follow-up help/docs examples were addressed by #1386. Suggested close reason: completed or not planned.

• #1480 — Using dnsHosts:host.docker.internal:host.docker.internal prevents Colima from starting

  Invalid configuration. Maintainer explained this creates an infinite DNS resolution loop, and the reporter replied that the issue can be closed if the config is incorrect. Suggested close reason: not planned.

• #1533 — Missing mounts: no longer defaults to mounting home directory

  Expected behavior since v0.10.0. Maintainer clarified that no mounts key is equivalent to mounts: null and disables mounts; reporter acknowledged it is not a bug. Any remaining work is documentation wording. Suggested close reason: not planned.

• #756 — npm install runs into TAR_ENTRY_ERROR EPERM error

  Likely not a Colima issue. The reporter explicitly noted it may have nothing to do with Colima and can be closed if no Colima change is required. Suggested close reason: not planned.

• #560 — Resolve dns of host.docker.internal to vm’s reachable IP

  Not needed for Docker Desktop parity. The reporter retested Docker Desktop, concluded it does not expose host.docker.internal on the host either, and said the issue can be closed. Suggested close reason: not planned.

• #847 — Doesn’t install on Mojave via MacPorts

  Upstream packaging/dependency issue. The failure is upstream of Colima and tracked in MacPorts/SPICE. Suggested close reason: not planned.

• #434 — Running Without KVM?

  Upstream/platform limitation. Running under WSL2 without KVM is blocked by QEMU/KVM requirements and Lima/Windows support, not Colima itself. The reporter also said it can be closed if desired. Suggested close reason: not planned.

• #524 — vm driver vz needs macOS 13 or later

  Homebrew/Lima setup issue. Later comments indicate reinstalling Lima after OS upgrade fixed it; this does not appear to require a Colima code change. Suggested close reason: not planned.

• #1023 — Unable to run on macOS GitHub runner with brew installation

  GitHub Actions runner limitation. GitHub-hosted macOS ARM runners do not support the virtualization capability Colima needs. Suggested close reason: not planned.

• #1427 — Running Colima with GitHub Actions on macos-latest

  Apple/GitHub hosted-runner limitation. Maintainer confirmed there are no real alternatives until Apple supports nested virtualization on macOS guests. Suggested close reason: not planned.

This triage was done by reviewing each issue's comments and the current project context. Happy to discuss any of these individually.