[Bug]: Installer downloads from "https://sourceforge.net/projects/<tool>/download" fail (CDN)

[6uhrmittag]

CommandLet

New-WtWingetPackage

Full command

New-WtWingetPackage -InstallerContext System -PackageFolder $env:WINTUNER_PACKAGE_FOLDER -Locale "de-DE" -PackageId WinSCP.WinSCP

Module version

1.3.2

What happened?

When I'm trying to pack and test WinSCP I get an error in the Sandbox telling me it cant open the Installer:

$PackageInfo = New-WtWingetPackage -InstallerContext System -PackageFolder $env:WINTUNER_PACKAGE_FOLDER -Locale "de-DE" -PackageId WinSCP.WinSCP
$PackageInfo | Test-WtIntuneWin

The installer seems to get downloaded, but isn't named correctly:

dir $env:WINTUNER_PACKAGE_FOLDER\WinSCP.WinSCP\6.5.3

        Directory: $env:WINTUNER_PACKAGE_FOLDER\WinSCP.WinSCP\6.5.3


Mode                LastWriteTime         Length Name
----                -------------         ------ ----
-a---        13.10.2025     19:19           3313   app.json
-a---        13.10.2025     19:19            116 󰈙  detection.txt
-a---        13.10.2025     19:19       31979569   download.intunewin
-a---        13.10.2025     19:19            618 󰪷  readme.txt
-a---        13.10.2025     19:19           6053   win32LobApp.json

I suspect it to be caused by the Installer URL pointing to sourceforge's CDN instead the direct download link:
https://github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs/blob/master/manifests/w/WinSCP/WinSCP/6.5.3/WinSCP.WinSCP.installer.yaml#L33C25-L33C40

This also happens with other Installer hosted on sourceforge:
https://github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs/blob/e25976ed1893fdd9aa26c5182e06314a63f1b9b7/manifests/p/Pidgin/Pidgin/2.14.9/Pidgin.Pidgin.installer.yaml#L18C17-L18C111

Installation with winget directly does work without this error:

winget install -e --id WinSCP.WinSCP

Using -PackageScript also doesn't work. I guess because WinTuner doesn't get the correct filename and thus putting the wrong names in the app.json:

"installerFilename": "download"

The text-book way to fix this might be to submit a direct-link to the Winget repo (like here), but since winget seems to be fine with these links, I'm reporting this as a bug🙈

Command output

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Windows PowerShell transcript start
Start time: 20251013191959
Username: F093FABA-8D9B-4\WDAGUtilityAccount
RunAs User: F093FABA-8D9B-4\WDAGUtilityAccount
Configuration Name:
Machine: F093FABA-8D9B-4 (Microsoft Windows NT 10.0. 26100.0)
Host Application: powershell. exe -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File C:\Users\WDAGUtilityAccount\Downloads\Wintuner\wt_scripts\install.ps1
Process ID: 6516
PSVersion: 5.1.26100.6584
PSEdition: Desktop
PSCompatibleVersions: 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 5.1.26100.6584
Buildversion: 10.0.26100.6584
CLRVersion: 4.0. 30319. 42000
WSManStackVersion: 3.0
PSRemotingProtocolVersion: 2.3
SerializationVersion: 1.1.0.1
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Transcript started, output file is c:\Users\WDAGUtilityAccount\Desktop\logs\wintuner. log
Installing winget
Installing Microsoft. UI. Xaml.2.8_8.2501. 31001.0_x64. appx
Installing Microsoft. VCLibs.140.00. UWPDesktop_14. 0. 33728.0_x64. appx
Excuting Add-AppxPackage downloads\dependencies\Microsoft. DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe. msixbundle
Winget installed
Installing notepad
.txt=txtfile
.log=txtfile
txtfile=c:\Windows\System32\notepad. exe %1
Notepad reinstalled
Starting installation
Installer: download
Arguments: msiexec /i download /qn /norestart
PS>TerminatingError(Start-Process): "This command cannot be run completely because the system cannot find all the information required."
Start-Process : This command cannot be run completely because the system cannot find all the information required.
At C:\Users\WDAGUtilityAccount\Downloads\Wintuner\wt_scripts\install.ps1:52 char:17
+ ... upProcess = Start-Process -FilePath "c:\Users\WDAGUtilityAccount\Down .
: Invalidoperation: (:) [Start-Process], InvalidoperationException
: InvalidoperationException, Microsoft. PowerShell. Commands. StartProcessCommand
Start-Process : This command cannot be run completely because the system cannot find all the information required.
At C:\Users\WDAGUtilityAccount\Downloads\Wintuner\wt_scripts\ install. ps1:52 char:17
+ ... upProcess = Start-Process -FilePath "c:\Users\WDAGUtilityAccount\Down ..
: Invalidoperation: (:) [Start-Process], InvalidoperationException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : InvalidoperationException, Microsoft. PowerShell. Commands. StartProcessCommand
Installer finished with exitcode
App installed, collecting installed apps
Installed apps collected
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Windows PowerShell transcript end
End time: 20251013192010
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PowerShell version

7.5.3

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