microsoft / microsoft/winget-pkgs

[Package Issue]: mikf.gallery-dl.Nightly unnecessary dependency

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Description

### Please confirm these before moving forward

- [x] I have searched for my issue and not found a work-in-progress/duplicate/resolved issue.
- [x] I have not been informed if the issue is resolved in a preview version of the winget client.

### Category of the issue

Installation issue.

### Brief description of your issue

Microsoft.VCRedist.2015+.x64 [isn't a dependency] for gallery-dl. The package works just fine without it. Windows already tends to get polluted with various versions of Visual C++ redistributables. I think winget shouldn't contribute to the problem.

[isn't a dependency]: https://github.com/mikf/gallery-dl?tab=readme-ov-file#dependencies

### Steps to reproduce

1. Install or upgrade mikf.gallery-dl.Nightly without the `--skip-dependencies` flag.

### Actual behavior

```
This package requires the following dependencies:
- Packages
Microsoft.VCRedist.2015+.x64
```

### Expected behavior

No dependencies are installed.

### Environment

```raw
> winget --info
Windows Package Manager v1.11.430
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.26100.4349
System Architecture: X64
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.26.430.0
```

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Research direction

Locate the manifest for mikf.gallery-dl.Nightly and inspect its dependency declaration. Compare it with the gallery-dl dependencies linked in the issue, then verify installation or upgrade behavior without --skip-dependencies; done means Microsoft.VCRedist.2015+.x64 is no longer installed.

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Assessment

Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
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