microsoft / microsoft/winget-create
Allow users to override warnings that prevent creating manifests
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- C#
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Description
Currently, we block users from creating a new manifest if they attempt to create a manifest with a package id that already exists in the winget-pkgs repo.
We should include a --override flag that allows the user to override any blocking warnings and create the manifest if they want to generate something locally/make modifications etc.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start at the manifest-creation command and the checks that block creation when a package ID already exists in the winget-pkgs repository. Add the documented --override behavior so local manifest generation can proceed despite blocking warnings, and verify that creation succeeds with the flag while the existing blocking behavior remains unchanged without it.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100