microsoft / microsoft/winget-cli
Folder path without “.”
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- C++
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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