microsoft / microsoft/winget-cli
Exclude "remove only" installers from `upgrade --all`, by default.
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Description
Description of the new feature / enhancement
In rare cases software will provide a "remove only" "installer". E.g. see Speedfan below ...
PS ...Sda\Code> winget upgrade --include-unknown --all
Name Id Version Available Source
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IrfanView 4.60 (32-bit) IrfanSkiljan.IrfanView 4.60 4.62 winget
SpeedFan (remove only) Almico.SpeedFan Unknown 4.52 winget
WinDirStat 1.1.2 WinDirStat.WinDirStat Unknown 1.1.2 winget
Microsoft .NET SDK 6.0.310 (x64) Microsoft.DotNet.SDK.6 6.0.310 6.0.407 winget
5 upgrades available.
... I suggest these, by default, should be separately listed above and not included for execution in an --all upgrade.
The new package pinning feature makes working around this problem easy ...
PS ...Sda\Code> winget pin add Speedfan
Found SpeedFan [Almico.SpeedFan]
Pin added successfully
... however, that is a workaround.
Proposed technical implementation details
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Research direction
Start by reproducing the winget upgrade --include-unknown --all output with a remove-only installer such as Almico.SpeedFan, then trace the upgrade-all selection and display flow. Done means remove-only installers are listed separately and are excluded from execution by default, while the existing workaround and upgrade behavior remain understandable.
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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