microsoft / microsoft/winget-create
Support .tar.gz archives
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- C#
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Description
If you try to create a package from a .tar.gz archive you get a Failed to parse the package error.
Currently wingetcreate new supports only .zip archives.
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Research direction
Start at the wingetcreate new command and trace how archive inputs are parsed. Compare the existing .zip handling with the failing .tar.gz path, then verify that creating a package from a .tar.gz archive succeeds without the parse error.
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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
- 45/100