microsoft / microsoft/winget-cli
Print out location of installed .exe by default when running `winget install X`
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Description
Description of the new feature / enhancement
I could not use the stack command after installing Haskell Stack and it really took me a while to figure out where the .exe was.
Having the location of the installed app printed out will definitely help to troubleshoot installation issues. This only takes one line on the screen so this should be the default behavior.
Proposed technical implementation details
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Research direction
Start by running the winget install X command and tracing the CLI path that reports installation results. Determine how the installed .exe location can be obtained for the Haskell Stack scenario, then verify that the default output displays that location without disrupting normal installation reporting.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- cli, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 32/100