microsoft / microsoft/winget-cli
Add an exclude explicit targeting flag for the winget upgrade command
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Description
Description of the new feature / enhancement
Like for example i always keep getting this when running winget upgrade:
Name Id Version Available Source
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Spotify Spotify.Spotify 1.2.60.564.gcc6305cb 1.2.61.427.g5b75eb06 winget
2 upgrades available.
The following packages have an upgrade available, but require explicit targeting for upgrade:
Name Id Version Available Source
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Discord Discord.Discord 1.0.9187 1.0.9188 winget
If i run let's say a winget upgrade --exclude-explicit-targeting command should only say 1 upgrade available and that being Spotify.
Proposed technical implementation details
Add a flag that can only be used after upgrade called --exclude-explicit-targeting that excludes any packages that require explicit targeting for upgrade. Discord auto updates itself and i already have the latest version.
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Research direction
Start at the winget upgrade command and its argument handling, then trace how packages requiring explicit targeting are selected for upgrade output. Done means the new --exclude-explicit-targeting option works only with upgrade and omits those packages from the available-upgrades result.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
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- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
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- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
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- Stale
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- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100