microsoft / microsoft/winget-cli
winget upgrade ignores `-l` option
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Description
Brief description of your issue
When upgrading a package using winget, the -l and --location options are ignored and the upgraded package is installed to the default location instead.
Steps to reproduce
Run winget install --id PuTTY.PuTTY -v "0.76.0.0" -l "C:\PuTTY"
Note that PuTTY 0.76 is now installed in the "C:\PuTTY" directory.
Run winget upgrade --id PuTTY.PuTTY -l "C:\PuTTY"
Note that PuTTY is now installed in "C:\Program Files\PuTTY"
Expected behavior
When installing upgrades, the new version will be installed to the directory specified by the -l or --location option.
Actual behavior
The -l or --location option is being ignored during an upgrade.
Environment
Windows Package Manager v1.2.10941
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Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.19043.1706
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.17.10941.0
Logs: %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\DiagOutputDir
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First steps
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- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue with the documented winget install and winget upgrade commands for PuTTY on Windows. Trace the winget upgrade handling of -l and --location, compare it with installation behavior, and verify completion by confirming that the upgraded package uses the requested directory.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- cli, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100