MicrosoftEdge / MicrosoftEdge/WebView2Feedback

Cannot make WinMD libraries of our SDK with Webview2 for "Any CPU" UWP platform

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Description

Description
We use winmd files for our C# SDK as this allows us to ship x64,x86 and arm all in one winmd file since
we built with "Any CPU" to create UWP compatible libraries.

The issue is that when we include Webview2 we get this error when trying to build the winmd with "Any CPU":

Error The processor architecture of the project being built "Any CPU" is not supported by the referenced SDK "Microsoft.VCLibs.Desktop, Version=14.0". Please consider changing the targeted processor architecture of your project (in Visual Studio this can be done through the Configuration Manager) to one of the architectures supported by the SDK: "x86, x64, ARM, ARM64". PubfinityPassportSDK C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\MSBuild\Current\Bin\Microsoft.Common.CurrentVersion.targets 2451

This prevents us from using our normal build method.
Are there any plans to/when this will be addressed?

Version
Browser version string (from webview2 environment): "92.0.902.84"

SDK: Microsoft.Web.WebView2 1.0.955-prerelease nuget (other versions also have this issue)
Runtime: Evergreen (latest)
Framework: -
OS: Win10 Pro 10.0.19042 (19042.1165)

Repro Steps
I attached a zip file with the VS solution which reproduces this error.

WinMDFail.zip

AB#36830121

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Research direction

Start by opening the attached WinMDFail.zip Visual Studio solution and reproducing the build with the UWP platform set to Any CPU. Compare the WebView2 SDK 1.0.955-prerelease reference with the MSBuild error; done means identifying whether the SDK can support Any CPU or clearly documenting the supported architecture limitation.

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Assessment

Tech stack
csharp
Domain
build-system, desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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