microsoft / microsoft/WindowsAppSDK
appxsym generated by wap project does not contain exe pdb when publish with native aot
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Since Feb 13, 2026.
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Description
Describe the bug
appxsym generated by wap project does not contain exe pdb when publish with native aot. Only pdbs for dll are present. If publishing without native aot, everything is ok.
My ide is visual studio 2026.
Steps to reproduce the bug
Clone this demo repository and run this command:
MSBuild.exe .\WapProj.wapproj -restore /t:Publish /p:Configuration=Release /p:Platform=x64 /p:RuntimeIdentifier=win-x64
Expected behavior
Generated appxsym should contain pdbs for project A and B.
Screenshots
This is appxsym content
This is build result
NuGet package version
None
Packaging type
Packaged (MSIX)
Windows version
Windows 10 version 1809 (17763, October 2018 Update)
IDE
Visual Studio 2022
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