microsoft / microsoft/winget-pkgs

Check for duplicate product codes from different package IDs

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> I believe there should be some kind of PR verification in the winget-pkgs repository to ensure that a package whose Product Code is already used by some other existing package cannot be introduced.
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> Tagging @denelon for visibility.

_Originally posted by @felipecrs in [#267669](https://github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs/issues/267669#issuecomment-2997223144)_

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The issue does not name files, tests, or an entry point. Start by tracing how pull-request validation works in the winget-pkgs repository and how package IDs and Product Codes are represented; done means duplicate Product Codes across different package IDs are detected and rejected during verification.

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Domain
ci-cd, tooling
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
28/100

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