microsoft / microsoft/winget-cli
Winget should show installation errors
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Description
Brief description of your issue
If a package installation fails I will only get generic error and location of actual log file.
This is not very user friendly.
Steps to reproduce
- start bash
winget upgrade -e --id Git.Git
Found Git [Git.Git] Version 2.41.0.3 This application is licensed to you by its owner. Microsoft is not responsible for, nor does it grant any licenses to, third-party packages. Successfully verified installer hash Starting package install... The installer will request to run as administrator, expect a prompt. Installer failed with exit code: 1 Installer log is available at: > C:\Users\mwisn\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\DiagOutputDir\WinGet-Git.Git.2.41.0.3-2023-08-07-15-03-17.689.log
tail -15 'C:\Users\mwisn\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\DiagOutputDir\WinGet-Git.Git.2.41.0.3-2023-08-07-15-03-17.689.log'
2023-08-07 15:03:22.304 Dest DLL name: crypt32.dll
2023-08-07 15:03:22.304 Importing the DLL function.
2023-08-07 15:03:22.307 Successfully imported the DLL function. Delay loaded? No
2023-08-07 15:03:23.807 Defaulting to Cancel for suppressed message box (Retry/Cancel):
The following process(es) use Git for Windows:
bash.exe (PID 11232)
bash.exe (PID 9180)
Please terminate those processes and retry.
Alternatively, cancel to abandon setup altogether.
2023-08-07 15:03:23.807 Failed to proceed to next wizard page; aborting.
2023-08-07 15:03:23.807 Got EAbort exception.
2023-08-07 15:03:23.807 Deinitializing Setup.
2023-08-07 15:03:23.814 Log closed.
Expected behavior
WinGet should print last few entries from the log.
WinGet should also support a more robust way of finding exact error from logs.
Actual behavior
User has to hunt down the error in log files.
Environment
Windows Package Manager v1.5.1881
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.22621.1992
System Architecture: X64
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.20.1881.0
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 reproducing the failure with winget upgrade -e --id Git.Git and inspect how installation failures currently report the installer exit code and diagnostic log path. Done should include useful recent log entries and a more reliable indication of the underlying error instead of requiring users to search the log manually.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- cli, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100