microsoft / microsoft/winget-pkgs

[Package Issue]: Maxon.CinebenchR23 gets installed with no clear way to run it

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Description

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  • I have searched for my issue and not found a work-in-progress/duplicate/resolved issue.
  • I have not been informed if the issue is resolved in a preview version of the winget client.
Category of the issue

Installation issue.

Brief description of your issue

After Maxon.CinebenchR23 installation:

  1. no shortcut is created in the start menu
  2. winget does not say where it extracted the archive
  3. when running the command line alias nothing happens.
Steps to reproduce
> winget install --id  Maxon.CinebenchR23
Found CinebenchR23 [Maxon.CinebenchR23] Version 23.200
This application is licensed to you by its owner.
Microsoft is not responsible for, nor does it grant any licenses to, third-party packages.
Downloading https://installer.maxon.net/cinebench/CinebenchR23.zip
  ██████████████████████████████   249 MB /  249 MB
Successfully verified installer hash
Extracting archive...
Successfully extracted archive
Starting package install...
Command line alias added: "Cinebench"
Successfully installed
Actual behavior

All these:

  1. no shortcut is created in the start menu
  2. winget does not say where it extracted the archive
  3. when running the command line alias nothing happens.
Expected behavior

Either one of these:

  1. a shortcut is created in the start menu
  2. winget does say where it extracted the archive
  3. when running the command line alias the application starts.
Environment
> winget --info
Windows Package Manager v1.4.10173
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.22621.1635
System Architecture: X64
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.19.10173.0
Screenshots and Logs

WinGet-2023-05-01-21-46-46.216.log

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First steps

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  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 reviewing WinGet-2023-05-01-21-46-46.216.log and reproducing the installation with winget install --id Maxon.CinebenchR23 on the stated Windows environment. Check the command alias and extracted archive behavior, then establish whether the package metadata or WinGet client is responsible; done means the application can be located and launched, or the extraction location is clearly reported.

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Assessment

Domain
cli, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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