microsoft / microsoft/winget-cli
Multi-query - Continue when package not found
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- Dominant language
- C++
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Description
Description of the new feature / enhancement
When using a multi-query, if a typo is made in a single package, none of the packages are installed/upgraded and only the warning about "Package not found" is shown
Proposed technical implementation details
Install the packages which are able to be found and show the warning for the ones which aren't able to be found
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by tracing the multi-query install and upgrade flow in the CLI, focusing on how a missing package stops processing and how the "Package not found" warning is emitted. Done means packages that can be found are installed or upgraded while missing packages still produce warnings.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100