microsoft / microsoft/OSSGadget

oss-metadata doesn't support GitHub

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C#
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Description

Using oss-metadata on GitHub packages doesn't appear to work currently. This is being tested from the included Dockerfile of OSSGadget. Tested on several GitHub repos all with the same result.
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Research direction

Reproduce the failure using the included Dockerfile and oss-metadata against the GitHub repositories mentioned in the report. Compare the observed result with how oss-metadata handles supported package sources, using the attached screenshot as context. Done means GitHub packages are processed successfully or the unsupported behavior is documented clearly.

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Assessment

Tech stack
csharp, dockerfile, github
Domain
devtools
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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