microsoft / microsoft/winget-pkgs

[New Feature]: Handle mismatched casing better

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Description

### Description of the new feature/enhancement

GitHub is case sensitive by default. Windows is not.

The validation pipelines should be able to do a better job dealing with mismatched casing for new versions of packages.

### Proposed technical implementation details (optional)

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Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by locating the validation pipelines that process new package versions and determine how package identity is compared; done means mismatched casing is handled correctly without breaking existing validation.

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Assessment

Tech stack
github
Domain
ci-cd
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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