Problems when exporting packages to JSON

[denelon]

Discussed in #1264

^{Originally posted by TheOnlyTails July 8, 2021}
When I try to export my apps to JSON so I can import them later, I get a lot of these errors:

Installed package is not available from any source: Microsoft Edge Dev

What's going on? This happens for a lot of packages, even ones I installed through WinGet.

[denelon]

@TheOnlyTails could you share a bit more information. If you can share the exported .json file, I can take a look.

[denelon]

My current best theory is that the mapping between the package, and the entry in Add/Remove Programs -or- Apps and Features isn't mapping correctly to the package manifest. We've got some enhancements coming in the v1.1 schema to help address these issues by being able to better map what gets installed vs. what is in the manifest for the package name/publisher/version.

[TheOnlyTails]

@denelon Here is my exported JSON: https://gist.github.com/TheOnlyTails/6720d0a9ad4df1a046cc32694eb9775b

[denelon]

This is being addressed with #1243 and more specifically #1073.

#1073 (comment)

[jedieaston]

Per #1875 (comment), Ruby and Git Credential Manager can be installed from the repo but can't be exported.

Edit: These packages no longer have this issue due to PRs made by @ItzLevvie.

[denelon]

I believe this Issue has been resolved with Windows Package Manager 1.3.

Note: There may still be a few manifests that need to have AppsAndFeatures entries added.