microsoft / microsoft/winget-pkgs

Validation: `The specified executable is not a valid application for this OS platform.`

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Description

I have been *very rarely* seeing this error from both the Validation Pipelines, as well as my own approval VMs. This Issue is to track these and hopefully resolve.

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Research direction

Start with the Validation Pipelines and approval VMs mentioned in the issue, then review the available occurrences of the executable validation error. Determine a reproducible cause or diagnostic path for the intermittent failure, and confirm that the identified issue is resolved in both validation contexts.

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Assessment

Domain
ci-cd, testing
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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