microsoft / microsoft/winget-cli

`download` from the Store does not filter dependencies by platform

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Description

Relevant area(s)

WinGet CLI

Relevant command(s)

winget download

Brief description of your issue

When doing winget download for a Store package and specifying --platform, dependencies for other platforms are still downloaded

Steps to reproduce

winget download 9wzdncrfjbmp --architecture x64 --platform Windows.Desktop

This downloads the Store app from the Store.

Expected behavior

Only bring in the dependencies for the targetted platform:

    <PackageDependency Name="Microsoft.NET.Native.Framework.2.2" MinVersion="2.2.29512.0" Publisher="CN=Microsoft Corporation, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US" />
    <PackageDependency Name="Microsoft.NET.Native.Runtime.2.2" MinVersion="2.2.28604.0" Publisher="CN=Microsoft Corporation, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US" />
    <PackageDependency Name="Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00.UWPDesktop" MinVersion="14.0.33728.0" Publisher="CN=Microsoft Corporation, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US" />
    <PackageDependency Name="Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.8" MinVersion="8.2501.31001.0" Publisher="CN=Microsoft Corporation, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US" />
    <PackageDependency Name="Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00" MinVersion="14.0.33519.0" Publisher="CN=Microsoft Corporation, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US" />
Actual behavior

WinGet correctly fetches the latest .msixbundle main package that targets Windows.Desktop. But for the dependencies, it also brings in the dependencies for an older bundle targeting Windows.Universal

9WZDNCRFJBMP
│   Microsoft.WindowsStore_22508.1401.9.0_Desktop_X64.msixbundle
│
└───Dependencies
        Microsoft.NET.Native.Framework.1.7_1.7.27413.0_Universal_X64.appx
        Microsoft.NET.Native.Framework.2.2_2.2.29512.0_Universal_X64.appx
        Microsoft.NET.Native.Runtime.1.7_1.7.27422.0_Universal_X64.appx
        Microsoft.NET.Native.Runtime.2.2_2.2.28604.0_Universal_X64.appx
        Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.4_2.42007.9001.0_Universal_X64.appx
        Microsoft.UI.Xaml.2.8_8.2501.31001.0_Universal_X64.appx
        Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00.UWPDesktop_14.0.33728.0_Universal_X64.appx
        Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00_14.0.33519.0_Universal_X64.appx
Environment
winget v1.12.350

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Research direction

Start by reproducing winget download 9wzdncrfjbmp --architecture x64 --platform Windows.Desktop with WinGet v1.12.350, then trace how Store package dependencies are selected. Done means the download includes only dependencies for the requested Windows.Desktop platform and excludes the older Windows.Universal dependencies shown in the report.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
cli, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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