Windows Package Manager 1.4.2011-preview

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This is the first development build after the Windows Package Manager 1.3 build for Windows 10 (1809+) and Windows 11.

Experimental features are enabled in this release. The experimental support for installing from a zip file (except portable packages) is included in this release. This build will be released to Windows Insider Dev builds, and Windows Package Manager Insiders.

Note: The Windows Package Manager Community Repository does not accept zip applications. They will not be accepted until after 1.4 is Generally Available and has been rolled out to the majority of Windows systems via the automatic upgrade from the Microsoft Store. Users may test with local manifests.

Features

• Support installing .zip files Support installing .zip files #140
• Add argument to pause after command execution Add argument to pause after command execution #2061
• Add the ability to identify unsupported arguments Add the ability to identify unsupported arguments #1277
• Ability to list tags of a specific Package Ability to list tags of a specific Package #530
• Enable long aliases Enable long aliases #2107

Bugs

• Crash in list command Crash in list command #2273

What's Changed

• Enable long aliases by @Trenly in Enable long aliases #2107
• Check symlink target before removal by @ryfu-msft in Check symlink target before removal #2242
• Bump version to 1.4 by @ryfu-msft in Bump version to 1.4 #2263
• Apply latest localization patch by @ryfu-msft in Apply latest localization patch #2264
• Feat: Show package tags by @Trenly in Feat: Show package tags #2235
• Add support for UnsupportedArguments by @ryfu-msft in Add support for UnsupportedArguments #2216
• Validate manifest installers (MSIX) by @AmelBawa-msft in Validate manifest installers (MSIX) #2215
• Improve index dependency consistency check by @yao-msft in Improve index dependency consistency check #2247
• Fix spacing in 1.2 singleton schema by @ryfu-msft in Fix spacing in 1.2 singleton schema #2276
• Fix unsupported args unit tests by @ryfu-msft in Fix unsupported args unit tests #2277
• Mitigate crash that can occur when installed version is null by @JohnMcPMS in Mitigate crash that can occur when installed version is null #2278
• Create WinGetUtil functionality for running installed package correlation by @JohnMcPMS in Create WinGetUtil functionality for running installed package correlation #2221
• Addition of Initial 1.3 Schema by @ryfu-msft in Addition of Initial 1.3 Schema #2189
• Add extra compilation flags for debug info by @lechacon in Add extra compilation flags for debug info #2281
• Migrate FabricBot Tasks to Config-as-Code by @msftbot in Migrate FabricBot Tasks to Config-as-Code #2285
• Update fabricbot.json by @vedantmgoyal2009 in Update fabricbot.json #2293
• Fix WinGetUtil WinGetCreateManifest result by @yao-msft in Fix WinGetUtil WinGetCreateManifest result #2296
• Add alternate name to Usage String by @Trenly in Add alternate name to Usage String #2268
• Prevent null characters from getting into SQLite by @JohnMcPMS in Prevent null characters from getting into SQLite #2289
• Schema additions for Zip support by @ryfu-msft in Schema additions for Zip support #2288
• Feat: Wait upon command completion by @Trenly in Feat: Wait upon command completion #2236
• Move Release Notes to new line and indent by @Trenly in Move Release Notes to new line and indent #2312
• Remove /Zi compilation flag by @lechacon in Remove /Zi compilation flag #2325
• Update VCLibs file hash in correlation test script by @lechacon in Update VCLibs file hash in correlation test script #2326
• Add UndockedRegFreeWinRT by @jontab in Add UndockedRegFreeWinRT #2333
• Implementation for Zip Install (Non-Portable) by @ryfu-msft in Implementation for Zip Install (Non-Portable) #2320
• Don't fail fast by @JohnMcPMS in Don't fail fast #2335
• Fix WinGetUtil index operations for manifest dependencies without min version by @yao-msft in Fix WinGetUtil index operations for manifest dependencies without min version #2337
• Explicit ACLs by @JohnMcPMS in Explicit ACLs #2324
• Prevent access to parent directories from relativeFilePath for archive install by @ryfu-msft in Prevent access to parent directories from relativeFilePath for archive install #2342
• Make zip install an experimental feature by @ryfu-msft in Make zip install an experimental feature #2351

New Contributors

• @AmelBawa-msft made their first contribution in Validate manifest installers (MSIX) #2215
• @jontab made their first contribution in Add UndockedRegFreeWinRT #2333

Full Changelog: release-v1.3.1872...release-v1.4.2011-preview

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