microsoft / microsoft/winget-cli

Folder path without “.”

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Description

Description of the new feature / enhancement

https://github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs/pull/103135 and possibly other programs cannot handle a dot in their file path.

Proposed technical implementation details

Make a flag in the manifest to make it the dot get converted to camelCase or snake_case

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Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by locating manifest parsing and the package folder-path generation, then clarify the supported naming modes and where the proposed flag applies; done means a manifest can select dot conversion and the affected programs receive a compatible path.

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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
30/100

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