microsoft / microsoft/winget-create
Ability to change Package Identifier easily
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- Dominant language
- C#
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Description
Description of the new feature / enhancement
A feature to change the "package Id" easily keeping all previous versions and each version's PRs for reference.
A change in the name of the folder (company or software). eg. Google.Chrome
This would also require winget to link the old names to the new ones for users.
In short, ability to change the company name or software name in the Package Identifier.
Proposed technical implementation details
No response
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
The issue does not name files, tests, or entry points. First clarify how identifier changes should preserve versions and pull requests, and how old identifiers should map to new ones for users; done means the rename flow and backward compatibility behavior are defined and verified.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100