[BUG] Won't run in VS in Unpackaged version

[fitdev]

Describe the bug
Cloned the git Repo. Opened in latest VS 2022 17.14. Built the solution. Tried running under debugger in VS. It exits every time: The program '[28584] AIDevGallery.exe' has exited with code 2154233878 (0x80670016).

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior: Try running solution under Unpackaged profile inside of VS.

Expected behavior
I should be able to debug the app under VS.

Please complete the following information:

• App Version: latest from GitHub
• Windows: 10.0.22621, win-x64
• DotNet 9

[fitdev]

Managed to get it to run by adding:

<WindowsAppSDKSelfContained>true</WindowsAppSDKSelfContained>
<WindowsPackageType>None</WindowsPackageType>

to csproj. But now it does not actually start and fails during XAML App initialization with System.InvalidOperationException originating in WinRT.Runtime.dll and debugger breaking in App.g.i.cs:

partial class App : global::Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Application {
  [global::System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCodeAttribute("Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Markup.Compiler"," 3.0.0.2509")]
  [global::System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute()]
  public void InitializeComponent()
  {
#if DEBUG && !DISABLE_XAML_GENERATED_BREAK_ON_UNHANDLED_EXCEPTION
            UnhandledException += (sender, e) =>
            {
                if (global::System.Diagnostics.Debugger.IsAttached) global::System.Diagnostics.Debugger.Break();
            };
#endif
  }
}

with the actual exception trackable to:

	internal unsafe static void Start(IObjectReference _obj, global::Microsoft.UI.Xaml.ApplicationInitializationCallback callback)
	{
		IntPtr thisPtr = _obj.ThisPtr;
		ObjectReferenceValue value = default(ObjectReferenceValue);
		try
		{
			value = ApplicationInitializationCallback.CreateMarshaler2(callback);
			ExceptionHelpers.ThrowExceptionForHR(((delegate* unmanaged[Stdcall]<IntPtr, IntPtr, int>)(*(IntPtr*)((nint)(*(IntPtr*)(void*)thisPtr) + (nint)7 * (nint)sizeof(delegate* unmanaged[Stdcall]<IntPtr, IntPtr, int>))))(thisPtr, MarshalInspectable<object>.GetAbi(value)));
		}
		finally
		{
			MarshalInspectable<object>.DisposeMarshaler(value);
		}
	}

 	AIDevGallery.dll!AIDevGallery.App.InitializeComponent.AnonymousMethod__27_2(object sender, Microsoft.UI.Xaml.UnhandledExceptionEventArgs e) Line 69	C#	Symbols loaded.
 	Microsoft.WinUI.dll!WinRT._EventSource_global__Microsoft_UI_Xaml_UnhandledExceptionEventHandler.EventState.GetEventInvoke.AnonymousMethod__1_0(object sender, Microsoft.UI.Xaml.UnhandledExceptionEventArgs e) Line 22	C#	Symbols loaded.
 	Microsoft.WinUI.dll!ABI.Microsoft.UI.Xaml.UnhandledExceptionEventHandler.Do_Abi_Invoke(nint thisPtr, nint sender, nint e) Line 177	C#	Symbols loaded.
 	[Native to Managed Transition]		Non-user code. Annotated Frame
 	[Managed to Native Transition]		Non-user code. Annotated Frame
 	WinRT.Runtime.dll!WinRT.ExceptionHelpers.ReportUnhandledError(System.Exception ex) Line 450	C#	Symbols loaded.
 	Microsoft.InteractiveExperiences.Projection.dll!Microsoft.UI.Dispatching.DispatcherQueueSynchronizationContext.Post.AnonymousMethod__0()	Unknown	No symbols loaded.
 	Microsoft.InteractiveExperiences.Projection.dll!ABI.Microsoft.UI.Dispatching.DispatcherQueueHandler.Do_Abi_Invoke(nint thisPtr)	Unknown	No symbols loaded.
 	[Native to Managed Transition]		Non-user code. Annotated Frame
 	[Managed to Native Transition]		Non-user code. Annotated Frame
>	Microsoft.WinUI.dll!ABI.Microsoft.UI.Xaml.IApplicationStaticsMethods.Start(WinRT.IObjectReference _obj, Microsoft.UI.Xaml.ApplicationInitializationCallback callback) Line 33	C#	Symbols loaded.
 	Microsoft.WinUI.dll!Microsoft.UI.Xaml.Application.Start(Microsoft.UI.Xaml.ApplicationInitializationCallback callback) Line 254	C#	Symbols loaded.
 	AIDevGallery.dll!AIDevGallery.Program.Main() Line 40	C#	Symbols loaded.

[hawkerm]

Is there a reason you're trying to run unpackaged over the packaged run? I would imagine the app needs to run as packaged for the identity needed for the Windows AI APIs (at minimum).

[fitdev]

There was such a configuration, and since I do not use app store it felt natural to use that configuration. Since it's in the solution I thought it ought to be supported - for the APIs that do not require strong App Identity.