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feat: add Winget manifest templates for Windows distribution#76
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feat: add Winget manifest templates for Windows distribution#76
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Add Winget manifest files to enable distribution via Windows Package Manager (`winget install OpenCLICollective.cfl`). Manifest structure: - Version manifest: package identifier and version - Installer manifest: zip URLs for x64/arm64 with portable nested type - Locale manifest: descriptions, tags, license info These are templates with placeholder version (0.0.0). To publish: 1. Update version and checksums from a real release 2. Submit PR to microsoft/winget-pkgs repository Fixes #72
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winget validate parses all files in the directory as YAML manifests. The README.md with markdown code fences causes YAML parsing errors (backticks cannot start YAML tokens).
- Validate manifest schema with HTTPS placeholder URLs (required by winget) - Test installation with local file:// URLs (for actual install verification) - Use separate directories for each test phase
winget requires this setting to be enabled before using --manifest flag. Also add --ignore-local-archive-malware-scan for local testing.
Local install testing requires HTTP server setup which is overengineered. The actual install flow is validated by winget-pkgs CI when we submit the manifest PR. Schema validation catches YAML/manifest errors early.
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Summary
Add Winget manifest templates to enable distribution via Windows Package Manager:
Manifest Structure
Installer Configuration
zip(our releases are zip archives)portable(standalone executable)cfl(command users type)CI Testing
Added
.github/workflows/test-winget.ymlthat validates manifest schema on Windows usingwinget validate.We opted for schema validation only (not full install testing) because:
Publishing Process
Winget manifests are submitted via PR to microsoft/winget-pkgs. See README for details. Issue #77 tracks the actual submission.
Template Placeholders
These manifests use
0.0.0as a placeholder version. To publish:checksums.txtAlso Updated
CLAUDE.md- added Winget to packaging sectionCloses #72