microsoft / microsoft/winget-cli
Add argument to "--include-dependencies"
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Description
Relevant area(s)
WinGet CLI
Description of the new feature / enhancement
WinGet has a setting to "skip" dependencies.
https://github.com/microsoft/winget-cli/blob/master/doc/Settings.md#skip-dependencies
This feature would add an argument so the user can override the setting and have WinGet include dependencies.
Related to:
- #5836
Proposed technical implementation details
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Research direction
Start with the skip-dependencies setting described in doc/Settings.md and inspect the WinGet CLI argument handling. Compare the requested override with related issue #5836. Done means users can pass an argument that makes WinGet include dependencies even when the setting would otherwise skip them.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100