microsoft / microsoft/WindowsAppSDK
Redist packages each include all architectures and is quite large as a result
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Description
### Describe the bug
The redist packages all appear to be 3x the size they need to be. Looking inside the x64 one, for example, I see 20mb of Arm64 binary, 22mb of x64, and 20mb of x86. There's a separate Arm64 redist, and it has the same.

These were downloaded from the official redist zip referenced on mslearn.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/apps/windows-app-sdk/downloads
Appears to be the same thing regardless of version or if zipped or standalone.
### Steps to reproduce the bug
Go to the link above.
Download the zip
Unpack the installers and peek inside.
### Expected behavior
Only include binaries for the target architecture.
### Screenshots
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### NuGet package version
None
### Packaging type
Unpackaged
### Windows version
Windows 11 version 22H2 (22621, 2022 Update)
### IDE
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### Additional context
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Research direction
Start with the official redist ZIP from the Windows App SDK downloads page and inspect the unpacked architecture-specific installers. Compare the x64, Arm64, and x86 package contents, then verify that each package contains only binaries for its target architecture and that the ZIP and standalone variants behave consistently.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- release
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100