microsoft / microsoft/winget-cli
Portable Commands have spaces in some cases
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Description
Brief description of your issue
When executable names contain spaces, it makes the commands unusable in some shells. See https://github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs/tree/c6cf13bd8fb11fc67ab01e20b079b61e5fbd4c80/manifests/c/Camunda/Modeler/5.7.0 for an example of a file which has a space in the path.
Steps to reproduce
Use the above manifest
Expected behavior
Command alias to be `Camunda-Modeler'
Actual behavior
Alias is Camunda Modeler
Environment
Windows Package Manager v1.4.10173
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the issue with the Camunda Modeler manifest at the linked commit and inspect the portable-command alias generation path. Verify the resulting alias and generated commands remain usable when the executable name contains spaces.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100