microsoft / microsoft/winget-create
Unnecessary DisplayVersion added
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- C#
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Description
Description of the new feature / enhancement
In this PR, the DisplayVersion matched the PackageVersion, requiring the user to manually modify the manifest. The DisplayVersion should be omitted if the match.
Proposed technical implementation details
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Research direction
Start by reviewing the behavior described in issue #582 and the linked winget-pkgs PR #214232, then trace where manifests receive DisplayVersion. Done means DisplayVersion is omitted when it matches PackageVersion, with the relevant tests or manifest-generation checks passing.
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
- 45/100