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MSBuildWorkspace doesn't handle multi-targeted unloadable projects correctly when resolving references

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Description

It'd likely be simpler to allow `LoadProjectFileInfosAsync` and `LoadProjectFileAsync` to load any project, not just C# and VB. For unloadable projects it would only fill output file paths `ProjectFileInfo` and set the `Language` to null and the caller would handle it appropriately.

Tracks TODO in code

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Research direction

Start by locating the TODO and the LoadProjectFileInfosAsync and LoadProjectFileAsync entry points in the Roslyn repository. Trace how multi-targeted unloadable projects are handled during reference resolution; done means those projects provide output file paths with a null language and the caller handles them appropriately.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
csharp
Domain
compilers
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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