DotNet 8 dependencies not installed by winget when other DotNet 6/7 are installed

[drshtmstry]

Brief description of your issue

When installing WHONET.AMRIE package, Microsoft.DotNet.DesktopRuntime.8 dependency is not installed.

Steps to reproduce

winget install WHONET.AMRIE

Expected behavior

Install package & required dependency

Actual behavior

Only package is installed which does not function without dependency.
Terminal showing that dependency is not installed automatically. In next command I installed it manually when program failed to open.

Environment

PS C:\Users\drsht> winget --info
Windows Package Manager v1.7.10661
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Windows: Windows.Desktop v10.0.22631.3296
System Architecture: X64
Package: Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller v1.22.10661.0

Winget Directories
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Logs                               %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\Diag…
User Settings                      %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\Microsoft.DesktopAppInstaller_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\sett…
Portable Links Directory (User)    %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WinGet\Links
Portable Links Directory (Machine) C:\Program Files\WinGet\Links
Portable Package Root (User)       %LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WinGet\Packages
Portable Package Root              C:\Program Files\WinGet\Packages
Portable Package Root (x86)        C:\Program Files (x86)\WinGet\Packages
Installer Downloads                %USERPROFILE%\Downloads

Links
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Privacy Statement   https://aka.ms/winget-privacy
License Agreement   https://aka.ms/winget-license
Third Party Notices https://aka.ms/winget-3rdPartyNotice
Homepage            https://aka.ms/winget
Windows Store Terms https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/storedocs/terms-of-sale

Admin Setting                             State
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LocalManifestFiles                        Enabled
BypassCertificatePinningForMicrosoftStore Disabled
InstallerHashOverride                     Disabled
LocalArchiveMalwareScanOverride           Enabled

[stephengillie]

These appear to be present int he most recent PR: https://github.com/microsoft/winget-pkgs/pull/139824/files

[drshtmstry]

@stephengillie I think the real issue is that if either DotNet 6 or 7 are installed then winget does not install DotNet 8 even if it is mentioned as required dependency.
You can see that in last screenshot (I manually installed DotNet 8 because it was not installed by winget)

PS C:\Users\drsht> winget install Microsoft.DotNet.DesktopRuntime.8
Found an existing package already installed. Trying to upgrade the installed package...
Found Microsoft .NET Windows Desktop Runtime 8.0 [Microsoft.DotNet.DesktopRuntime.8] Version 8.0.3
This application is licensed to you by its owner.
Microsoft is not responsible for, nor does it grant any licenses to, third-party packages.
https://dotnetcli.azureedge.net/dotnet/WindowsDesktop/8.0.3/ windowsdesktop-runtime-8.0.3-win-x64. exe
Downloading
55.8 MB / 55.8 MB
Successfully verified installer hash
Starting package install...
Successfully installed
PS C: \Users\drsht>

See this line (It is trying to upgrade a package which is not installed, but similar package DotNet 7 was installed.)

Found an existing package already installed. Trying to upgrade the installed package...