Option to not add shortcuts to startmenu when installing a package

CHANGELOG.md

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

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 #   -u, --no-update-scoop           Don't update Scoop before installing if it's outdated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