microsoft / microsoft/winget-cli
`winget list` / `Get-WinGetPackage` `Name` inconsistency
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Description
Brief description of your issue
For some packages, the Name output by Get-WinGetPackage doesn't match winget list's output:
Steps to reproduce
Run Get-WinGetPackage on a machine with both versions 6 and 7 of the Microsoft .NET Windows Desktop Runtime.
Expected behavior
The Name property of the objects returned by Get-WinGetPackage should match the value in the Name column of winget list's output.
Actual behavior
The Name property of the objects returned by Get-WinGetPackage is not what would be expected e.g. by winget upgrade --name=xxx
Environment
Windows Package Manager v1.5.1881
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.19045.3208
System Architecture: X64
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.20.1881.0
Winget Directories
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Logs %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\DiagOutputDir
User Settings %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\settings.json
Portable Links Directory (User) %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WinGet\Links
Portable Links Directory (Machine) C:\Program Files\WinGet\Links
Portable Package Root (User) %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages
Portable Package Root C:\Program Files\WinGet\Packages
Portable Package Root (x86) C:\Program Files (x86)\WinGet\Packages
Links
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Privacy Statement https://aka.ms/winget-privacy
License Agreement https://aka.ms/winget-license
Third Party Notices https://aka.ms/winget-3rdPartyNotice
Homepage https://aka.ms/winget
Windows Store Terms https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/storedocs/terms-of-sale
Admin Setting State
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LocalManifestFiles Disabled
BypassCertificatePinningForMicrosoftStore Disabled
InstallerHashOverride Disabled
LocalArchiveMalwareScanOverride Disabled
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Research direction
Reproduce the mismatch with versions 6 and 7 of the Microsoft .NET Windows Desktop Runtime by comparing Get-WinGetPackage with winget list. Trace the PowerShell cmdlet and the winget list name output, then verify that the returned Name values match and work with winget upgrade --name.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp, powershell
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100