microsoft / microsoft/winget-pkgs
[Update Request]: Add zipped install of PowerShell to allow control over the install location
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Description
What type of update are you requesting?
A new locale, architecture, or installer type of an existing version
Current Package Identifier
Microsoft.PowerShell
Package Version
7.6.4.0
Please describe the changes you would like to see
Currently Powershell installation creates mandatory versioned subdirectory, e.g., 7 for pwsh 7. So you can't have a stable path to the shell even if you pass --location to winget.
So there should be a new installer type of a simple zip file that can be extracted anywhere wihouth the installer having a chance to mess up
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Locate the Microsoft.PowerShell manifest for version 7.6.4.0 and read its existing installer entries and schema requirements. Check the PowerShell release assets for the requested zip installer, then verify the manifest can represent extraction to a caller-selected location without the mandatory versioned subdirectory.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- powershell
- Domain
- cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 55/100