microsoft / microsoft/winget-cli

winget install: If a single download fails or a paket was renamed, all following installs are skipped, even with --force

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Description

Brief description of your issue

If a packet in the list you provide to winget install fails to download or does not exist (anymore), all further installs are aborted, even if we add --force to it. likely this also happens when an install fails (did not test)

It seems that the similar issue for winget update ahs been fixed in 1.3, but not for install
https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/issues/2266

Steps to reproduce

Currently, the manifest of MPC-HC is broken (and has been for days) and this causes mpc-hc being not installed, obviously.

pick a tool you do not have installed TOOLNAME
use
winget install mpc-hc TOOLNAME
winget install sdfkjsldf TOOLNAME

Expected behavior

Installation of TOOLNAME succeds and issues with mpc-hc/sdfkjsldf are reported by winget in the summary

Actual behavior

both will fail

Environment
Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.19044.4529
Systemarchitektur: X64
Paket: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.23.1791.0

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First steps

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reproducing the behavior with winget install mpc-hc TOOLNAME or winget install sdfkjsldf TOOLNAME, using the environment details in the issue. Compare the install flow with issue #2266 and verify that a failed or missing package is reported in the summary while later packages still install, including with --force.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
cli
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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