microsoft / microsoft/winget-create
Remove x86 package from msixbundle
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Description
Description of the new feature/enhancement
Our msixbundle includes x64 and x86 msix packages. According to our telemetry, we haven't yet seen any x86 users, and we feel it's unlikely that we'll have any, given that our users are generally in the developer class. Removing the x86 package from the bundle would halve the download size for all our users.
If no one hollers in opposition to this after a while, we'll make the change.
Proposed technical implementation details (optional)
Remove x86 package from bundle, but keep the deployment as an msixbundle, as we may have other platforms in the future (arm64?)
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the release or packaging configuration that defines the msixbundle and inspect how the x64 and x86 packages are included. Remove only the x86 package while preserving the msixbundle format, then run the existing packaging or release validation to confirm the bundle is generated successfully.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Domain
- build-system, release
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100