dotnet / dotnet/msbuild

Stop redistributing SAC assemblies

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Description

Our VSIX redistributes many assemblies that are now (after #14739) loaded from Visual Studio's Shared Assembly Cache instead of the copies we redistribute. We should be able to stop distributing them.

However, I'd like to do this conservatively, after #14827 gets a good amount of bake time, so IMO we should not do this until Spring 2027 or later.

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the VSIX assembly packaging and the changes from #14739, then identify which redistributed assemblies are now loaded from Visual Studio's Shared Assembly Cache. Wait for #14827 to get the requested bake time; done means those redundant assemblies are no longer distributed without breaking the VSIX.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
csharp
Domain
build-system
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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