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Unify condensed OS identifier formatting
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- Python
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Description
We have two different representation formats for short-hand or condensed OS identifiers in artifacts such as filenames. For instance, Ubuntu 22.04 could be condensed as "ubuntu2204" or "ubuntu-22.04" depending on where its used. At some point, we should unify our identifiers to be the "ubuntu-22.04" style as it is more readable and usable in most cases. We will need to consider that this will affect extension splitting when used in filenames.
Contributor guide
First steps
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- 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
Start by locating the paths that format condensed OS identifiers in artifact filenames, then trace how those filenames handle extension splitting. Check every affected representation and define the change as complete when identifiers consistently use the readable ubuntu-22.04 style without breaking extension handling.
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Assessment
- Domain
- build-system, tooling
- Issue type
- Refactor
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100