microsoft / microsoft/winget-cli

Provide mechanism to report SHA256 mismatch

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Description

Description

When a package fails to install for any reason - SHA256 mismatch, an uncooperative installer, a download failure, etc. - the client should provide an easy in-CLI mechanism to report the failure so the core team / validation service can track and resolve it.

Behavior

  • Provide a way to report a failed install directly from the command line (a report command, or a flag on install).
  • Reporting should open (or point to) the appropriate tracking artifact - typically an Issue in winget-pkgs - and return that URL to the user.
  • For manifest / catalog-health failures (e.g., SHA256 mismatch), reporting should trigger the validation service to attempt an automatic correction of the manifest.
  • Deduplicate: if a report already exists for the same package + failure (e.g., same package and hash), return the existing Issue URL rather than creating a new one. Once the issue has been corrected, it should be closed.

Proposed shape (from #920)

  • Command: report [name | moniker]
  • Options:
    • -t, --text - text to include in the report
    • -o, --log - include logs / error output from the last install attempt

Notes

  • Consolidates #920 (general install-failure reporting) with the original SHA256-mismatch reporting scenario.

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First steps

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  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  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 reading the proposed command shape and the related #920 discussion, then review how failed installs and package names or monikers are currently handled in the CLI. Check the winget-pkgs issue workflow and validation-service expectations; done means a report can return or create the appropriate tracking URL, include requested text or logs, and avoid duplicate reports.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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