Option to not add shortcuts to startmenu when installing a package

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 - **core:** New cache filename format ([#5929](https://github.com/ScoopInstaller/Scoop/issues/5929), [#5944](https://github.com/ScoopInstaller/Scoop/issues/5944))
 - **decompress:** Use innounp-unicode as default Inno Setup Unpacker ([#6028](https://github.com/ScoopInstaller/Scoop/issues/6028))
 - **install:** Added the ability to install specific version of app from URL/file link ([#5988](https://github.com/ScoopInstaller/Scoop/issues/5988))
+- **install** Option to not add shortcuts to startmenu when installing a package ([#6031](https://github.com/ScoopInstaller/Scoop/issues/6031))
 
 ### Bug Fixes
 

lib/install.ps1

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ function nightly_version($quiet = $false) {
     return "nightly-$(Get-Date -Format 'yyyyMMdd')"
 }
 
-function install_app($app, $architecture, $global, $suggested, $use_cache = $true, $check_hash = $true) {
+function install_app($app, $architecture, $global, $suggested, $use_cache = $true, $check_hash = $true, $add_startmenu = $true) {
     $app, $manifest, $bucket, $url = Get-Manifest $app
 
     if (!$manifest) {
@@ -57,7 +57,9 @@ function install_app($app, $architecture, $global, $suggested, $use_cache = $tru
     ensure_install_dir_not_in_path $dir $global
     $dir = link_current $dir
     create_shims $manifest $dir $global $architecture
-    create_startmenu_shortcuts $manifest $dir $global $architecture
+    if ($add_startmenu) {
+        create_startmenu_shortcuts $manifest $dir $global $architecture
+    }
     install_psmodule $manifest $dir $global
     env_add_path $manifest $dir $global $architecture
     env_set $manifest $global $architecture
@@ -70,7 +72,7 @@ function install_app($app, $architecture, $global, $suggested, $use_cache = $tru
 
     # save info for uninstall
     save_installed_manifest $app $bucket $dir $url
-    save_install_info @{ 'architecture' = $architecture; 'url' = $url; 'bucket' = $bucket } $dir
+    save_install_info @{ 'architecture' = $architecture; 'url' = $url; 'bucket' = $bucket; 'no_add_startmenu' = !($add_startmenu) } $dir
 
     if ($manifest.suggest) {
         $suggested[$app] = $manifest.suggest

libexec/scoop-import.ps1

@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ foreach ($item in $import.apps) {
     } elseif ('arm64' -in $info -and 'arm64' -ne $def_arch) {
         $instArgs += '--arch', 'arm64'
     }
+    if ('No start menu' -in $info) {
+        $instArgs += '--no-startmenu'
+    }
 
     $app = if ($item.Source -in $bucket_names) {
         "$($item.Source)/$($item.Name)"

libexec/scoop-install.ps1

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #   -i, --independent               Don't install dependencies automatically
 #   -k, --no-cache                  Don't use the download cache
 #   -s, --skip-hash-check           Skip hash validation (use with caution!)
+#   -m, --no-startmenu              Don't add the shortcut to the startmenu
 #   -u, --no-update-scoop           Don't update Scoop before installing if it's outdated
 #   -a, --arch <32bit|64bit|arm64>  Use the specified architecture, if the app supports it
 
@@ -42,13 +43,14 @@ if (get_config USE_SQLITE_CACHE) {
     . "$PSScriptRoot\..\lib\database.ps1"
 }
 
-$opt, $apps, $err = getopt $args 'giksua:' 'global', 'independent', 'no-cache', 'skip-hash-check', 'no-update-scoop', 'arch='
+$opt, $apps, $err = getopt $args 'giksmua:' 'global', 'independent', 'no-cache', 'skip-hash-check', 'no-startmenu', 'no-update-scoop', 'arch='
 if ($err) { "scoop install: $err"; exit 1 }
 
 $global = $opt.g -or $opt.global
 $check_hash = !($opt.s -or $opt.'skip-hash-check')
 $independent = $opt.i -or $opt.independent
 $use_cache = !($opt.k -or $opt.'no-cache')
+$add_startmenu = !($opt.m -or $opt.'no-startmenu')
 $architecture = Get-DefaultArchitecture
 try {
     $architecture = Format-ArchitectureString ($opt.a + $opt.arch)
@@ -131,7 +133,7 @@ if ((Test-Aria2Enabled) -and (get_config 'aria2-warning-enabled' $true)) {
     warn "Should it cause issues, run 'scoop config aria2-enabled false' to disable it."
     warn "To disable this warning, run 'scoop config aria2-warning-enabled false'."
 }
-$apps | ForEach-Object { install_app $_ $architecture $global $suggested $use_cache $check_hash }
+$apps | ForEach-Object { install_app $_ $architecture $global $suggested $use_cache $check_hash $add_startmenu }
 
 show_suggestions $suggested
 

libexec/scoop-list.ps1

@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ $apps | Where-Object { !$query -or ($_.name -match $query) } | ForEach-Object {
     if ($install_info.architecture -and $def_arch -ne $install_info.architecture) {
         $info += $install_info.architecture
     }
+    if ($install_info.no_add_startmenu) { $info += "No start menu" }
     $item.Info = $info -join ', '
 
     $list += [PSCustomObject]$item

libexec/scoop-reset.ps1

@@ -79,7 +79,9 @@ $apps | ForEach-Object {
 
     $dir = link_current $dir
     create_shims $manifest $dir $global $architecture
-    create_startmenu_shortcuts $manifest $dir $global $architecture
+    if (!$install.no_add_startmenu){
+        create_startmenu_shortcuts $manifest $dir $global $architecture
+    }
     # unset all potential old env before re-adding
     env_rm_path $manifest $dir $global $architecture
     env_rm $manifest $global $architecture

libexec/scoop-uninstall.ps1

@@ -76,7 +76,9 @@ if (!$apps) { exit 0 }
 
         Invoke-Installer -Path $dir -Manifest $manifest -ProcessorArchitecture $architecture -Uninstall
         rm_shims $app $manifest $global $architecture
-        rm_startmenu_shortcuts $manifest $global $architecture
+        if (!$install.no_add_startmenu){
+            rm_startmenu_shortcuts $manifest $global $architecture
+        }
 
         # If a junction was used during install, that will have been used
         # as the reference directory. Otherwise it will just be the version

libexec/scoop-update.ps1

@@ -375,12 +375,12 @@ function update($app, $global, $quiet = $false, $independent, $suggested, $use_c
     }
 
     if ($independent) {
-        install_app $app $architecture $global $suggested $use_cache $check_hash
+        install_app $app $architecture $global $suggested $use_cache $check_hash ($True -ne $install.no_add_startmenu)
     } else {
         # Also add missing dependencies
         $apps = @(Get-Dependency $app $architecture) -ne $app
         ensure_none_failed $apps
-        $apps.Where({ !(installed $_) }) + $app | ForEach-Object { install_app $_ $architecture $global $suggested $use_cache $check_hash }
+        $apps.Where({ !(installed $_) }) + $app | ForEach-Object { install_app $_ $architecture $global $suggested $use_cache $check_hash ($True -ne $install.no_add_startmenu) }
     }
 }