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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First steps
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- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
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
- 45/100