[BUG] Crash on windows arm64 in a publish version

[riccardomartins]

Description

Our application runs correctly in Debug and Release modes on Windows ARM64, but when creating a Publish build for Windows ARM64, the app starts but crashes immediately.

Code

https://github.com/riccardomartins/ArmDemoTryout/tree/main/ArmDemoTryout

Expected Behavior

Build the app in Release mode → works fine on ARM64.

Publish the app

Run the published executable → should work and run normally

Actual Behavior

Build the app in Release mode → works fine on ARM64.

Publish the app

Run the published executable → crash in a Arm64 windows

Version of SkiaSharp

3.116.0 (Current)

Last Known Good Version of SkiaSharp

Other (Please indicate in the description)

IDE / Editor

Visual Studio (Windows)

Platform / Operating System

Windows

Platform / Operating System Version

Windows 11 and 10

Devices

No response

Relevant Screenshots

No response

Relevant Log Output

Code of Conduct

• I agree to follow this project's Code of Conduct

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Triage Summary

Labels will be applied to indicate the operating system affected (Windows-Classic) and the reliability issue associated with the application crash on Windows ARM64.

This issue is not specifically flagged as a regression, but it pertains to a new failure mode observed during application execution.

Additional remarks:

• There were no labels found that directly matched the issue description regarding the crash on Windows ARM64. The issue does not relate to backend rendering or any specific SkiaSharp aspect.

Detailed Summary and Actions

Summary of the triage:

• The issue involves an application crash occurring on Windows ARM64.
• It specifically happens when the application is run as a published executable.
• The reliability of the application is called into question due to this crashing behavior.
• No relevant labels for backend rendering were applicable, nor any direct connections to SkiaSharp identified.

Summary of the actions that will be performed:

Action	Item	Description
Apply Label	os/Windows-Classic	The issue specifies that the crashing behavior is happening on Windows ARM64 in classic mode.
Apply Label	tenet/reliability	The crash indicates a reliability concern when running a published build on Windows ARM64.

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[riccardomartins]

I found out that by installing Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable that app works correctly in a fresh arm64 windows. Is this exptected?

[mattleibow]

Were you using the GPU rendering? If so, I am trying to release a fix for that.