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GnuWin32.Wget

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Description

Description of the new feature / enhancement

Implement a GnuWin32.Wget simular to the GnuWIn32.Tar command but for *nix wget

Proposed technical implementation details

There is an issue as to why this probably has not been done for the wget command as the .exe/bin does not exist for the wget command where it does for the tar command on sourceforge.

The solution would be to lift the wget.exe into its own repo with github automation for winget, then use raw.githubusercontent.com access for the binary.

https://sourceforge.net/projects/gnuwin32/files/wget/1.11.4-1/wget-1.11.4-1-bin.zip/download

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/educatordeveloperblog/wingetcreate-keeping-winget-packages-up-to-date/4037598

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Research direction

No files or tests are named. Start by locating the existing GnuWin32.Tar command and reviewing the linked SourceForge wget archive and GitHub automation article. Done means wget.exe is available from a dedicated repository through raw.githubusercontent.com and the corresponding winget package can use it.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
csharp, github-actions
Domain
cli, devops, release
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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