microsoft / microsoft/winget-cli
Gibberish and inconsistencies in package IDs
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Description
Brief description of your issue
Some packages show up with gibberish sometimes, but not other times:
Makes it difficult to install based on --id.
Steps to reproduce
Search for a package using different word combinations.
Expected behavior
Id is the same every time and doesn't contain any gibberish.
Actual behavior
Id contains gibberish sometimes.
Environment
Windows Package Manager v1.7.11261
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.19045.4412
System Architecture: X64
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.22.11261.0
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
Installer Downloads %USERPROFILE%\Downloads
Links
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License Agreement https://aka.ms/winget-license
Third Party Notices https://aka.ms/winget-3rdPartyNotice
Homepage https://aka.ms/winget
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Admin Setting State
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LocalManifestFiles Disabled
BypassCertificatePinningForMicrosoftStore Disabled
InstallerHashOverride Disabled
LocalArchiveMalwareScanOverride Disabled
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 issue with WinGet v1.7.11261, searching with different word combinations and checking the resulting --id values. Trace the search-result path that formats package IDs; done means repeated searches return the same ID without gibberish and the ID can be used for installation.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- cli, search
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 50/100