microsoft / microsoft/winget-cli
WinGet supports .jar as a portable application
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Description
Description of the new feature / enhancement
I want to be able to install portable Java applications using WinGet.
The Java archive format .jar requires a JRE to be present on the system, and that comes with challenges associated with dependencies.
Proposed technical implementation details
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Research direction
The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by tracing WinGet’s existing portable-application installation path and its handling of Java/JRE dependencies; done means a .jar portable application can be installed through WinGet on a system with the required runtime.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp, java
- Domain
- cli, tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100