microsoft / microsoft/winget-create

Problem updating existing manifest with more urls.

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Description

Brief description of your issue

When having an existing manifest that has been approved, it seems impossible to add more installers and/or languages.

Steps to reproduce

wingetcreate update IDMComputerSolutions,Inc.UEStudio --urls https://downloads.ultraedit.com/main/ues/win/ues_english.exe https://downloads.ultraedit.com/main/ues/win/ues_english_64.exe https://downloads.ultraedit.com/main/ues/win/ues_german.exe https://downloads.ultraedit.com/main/ues/win/ues_german_64.exe https://downloads.ultraedit.com/main/ues/win/ues_italian.exe https://downloads.ultraedit.com/main/ues/win/ues_italian_64.exe https://downloads.ultraedit.com/main/ues/win/ues_spanish.exe https://downloads.ultraedit.com/main/ues/win/ues_spanish_64.exe https://downloads.ultraedit.com/main/ues/win/ues_french.exe https://downloads.ultraedit.com/main/ues/win/ues_french_64.exe https://downloads.ultraedit.com/main/ues/win/ues_portuguese.exe https://downloads.ultraedit.com/main/ues/win/ues_portuguese_64.exe https://downloads.ultraedit.com/main/ues/win/ues_japanese.exe https://downloads.ultraedit.com/main/ues/win/ues_japanese_64.exe https://downloads.ultraedit.com/main/ues/win/ues_korean.exe https://downloads.ultraedit.com/main/ues/win/ues_korean_64.exe https://downloads.ultraedit.com/main/ues/win/ues_chinese.exe https://downloads.ultraedit.com/main/ues/win/ues_chinese_64.exe https://downloads.ultraedit.com/main/ues/win/ues_chinese_traditional.exe https://downloads.ultraedit.com/main/ues/win/ues_chinese_traditional_64.exe https://downloads.ultraedit.com/main/ues/win/ues_english.msi https://downloads.ultraedit.com/main/ues/win/ues_english_64.msi https://downloads.ultraedit.com/main/ues/win/ues_german.msi https://downloads.ultraedit.com/main/ues/win/ues_german_64.msi https://downloads.ultraedit.com/main/ues/win/ues_italian.msi https://downloads.ultraedit.com/main/ues/win/ues_italian_64.msi https://downloads.ultraedit.com/main/ues/win/ues_spanish.msi https://downloads.ultraedit.com/main/ues/win/ues_spanish_64.msi https://downloads.ultraedit.com/main/ues/win/ues_french.msi https://downloads.ultraedit.com/main/ues/win/ues_french_64.msi https://downloads.ultraedit.com/main/ues/win/ues_portuguese.msi https://downloads.ultraedit.com/main/ues/win/ues_portuguese_64.msi https://downloads.ultraedit.com/main/ues/win/ues_japanese.msi https://downloads.ultraedit.com/main/ues/win/ues_japanese_64.msi https://downloads.ultraedit.com/main/ues/win/ues_korean.msi https://downloads.ultraedit.com/main/ues/win/ues_korean_64.msi https://downloads.ultraedit.com/main/ues/win/ues_chinese.msi https://downloads.ultraedit.com/main/ues/win/ues_chinese_64.msi https://downloads.ultraedit.com/main/ues/win/ues_chinese_traditional.msi https://downloads.ultraedit.com/main/ues/win/ues_chinese_traditional_64.msi

Expected behavior

It was expected to update the existing manifest via a PR.

Actual behavior

Wingetcreate gives the following error:
Updating a manifest is only supported with the same number of installer URLs.

Environment
winget --info
Windows Package Manager v1.4.10173
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.19045.2673
System Architecture: X64
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.19.10173.0

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  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 reproducing the wingetcreate update command from the issue and trace the validation that emits “Updating a manifest is only supported with the same number of installer URLs.” Identify the relevant update entry point and any associated tests. Done means an approved manifest can be updated with additional installer URLs and the expected pull request is generated.

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Assessment

Tech stack
csharp
Domain
cli
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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