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Compare configuration files
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Description
Description of the new feature / enhancement
I'd like to be able to compare configuration files to determine if there are any potential conflicts.
Let's say for example I have two dsc configuration files.
They each set a windows setting to a different value.
If I try to apply the configuration that conflicts with an existing deployed DSC, does it stop and show me the conflict, or will it happily change the setting breaking the previous DSC configuration?
By @PilotBob in Discussions How does WinGet configuration deal with state conflicts?
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Research direction
Start by reading the linked Discussions thread, “How does WinGet configuration deal with state conflicts?”. Then locate the WinGet configuration handling entry point and its existing tests; the issue does not name files or tests, and completion would require an agreed conflict-comparison behavior and coverage for the relevant cases.
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Assessment
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100