microsoft / microsoft/winget-cli
Add way to specify MSIX details such as Package Family Name for AppsAndFeatures Entries
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Description
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I ran into an oddity with the Microsoft Windows App SDK Runtime where the exe installer is just a wrapper for several MSIX packages. It would be nice if the details of the MSIX package, such as the PackageFamilyName, could be specified in the apps and features entries
PS C:\Users\WDAGUtilityAccount\Desktop\winget-pkgs> Get-AppxPackage |?{$_.name -match 'microsoft' -and $_.name -match 'runtime'}|Select-Object -Property Name,Version,Architecture,PackageFamilyName
Name Version Architecture PackageFamilyName
---- ------- ------------ -----------------
Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.2 2000.707.2303.0 X64 Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.2_8wekyb3d8bbwe
Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.2 2000.707.2303.0 X86 Microsoft.WindowsAppRuntime.1.2_8wekyb3d8bbwe
MicrosoftCorporationII.WinAppRuntime.Main.1.2 2000.707.2303.0 X64 MicrosoftCorporationII.WinAppRuntime.Main.1.2_8wekyb3d8bbwe
MicrosoftCorporationII.WinAppRuntime.Singleton 2000.707.2303.0 X64 MicrosoftCorporationII.WinAppRuntime.Singleton_8wekyb3d8bbwe
Microsoft.WinAppRuntime.DDLM.2000.707.2303.0-x6 2000.707.2303.0 X64 Microsoft.WinAppRuntime.DDLM.2000.707.2303.0-x6_8wekyb3d8bbwe
Microsoft.WinAppRuntime.DDLM.2000.707.2303.0-x8 2000.707.2303.0 X86 Microsoft.WinAppRuntime.DDLM.2000.707.2303.0-x8_8wekyb3d8bbwe
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Research direction
Start by reviewing the linked winget-pkgs manifest and the Apps and Features entry handling in winget-cli. Define how MSIX details such as PackageFamilyName should be specified and surfaced for wrapper installers, then verify the behavior with Windows App SDK Runtime packages.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100