Inconsistent experience between `dotnet.exe tool install` and `wix.exe extension add`

[jcasale]

User story

As a setup developer, I can avoid installing prerelease versions of the wix toolset by omitting the --prerelease parameter:

dotnet.exe tool install --global wix

However, installing extensions does not yield a consistent experience. The command below installs any version, including prerelease which breaks automation.

wix.exe extension add WixToolset.UI.wixext

My solution was to pin the versions at exactly the current version which is not good.

The wix.exe extension add command supports supplying the version, but it is limited in that it does not understand pinning to major or minor versions, while letting the build increment.

For example, the following command installs v4.0.0 and not the current v4.0.4:

wix.exe extension add WixToolset.Util.wixext/4 --global

Proposal

Add the ability to avoid prerelease versions when installing extensions with wix.exe.

Considerations

No response

[barnson]

Two issues:

• Floating major(/minor) versions.
• Preventing automatically picking up prereleases.