microsoft / microsoft/winget-pkgs

[Update Request]: Repology (multiple packages)

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Description

What type of update are you requesting?

A change to the package metadata

Current Package Identifier

Packages listed in Problems in winget

Package Version

(Various)

Please describe the changes you would like to see

This page holds data from Repology on bad links, redirect loops, HTTP -> HTTPS redirects, and other simple changes that should be made to humdreds of different manifests. Each page appears to hold 200 results, and there are numerous pages.

https://repology.org/repository/winget/problems

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start with the Repology “Problems in winget” page linked in the issue and review its paginated results. Identify the affected package manifests in this repository, then correct the reported bad links, redirect loops, or HTTP-to-HTTPS issues. Done means the selected manifests are updated and their Repology problems are resolved.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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