[Bug]: Core version of RAR fails to read WinRT runtime version from assemblies

[ladipro]

Issue Description

The non-Framework / non-Windows implementation of RAR has a bug where it incorrectly assumes that the metadata version - referred to as "runtime version" in the code - has to start with 'v'. Metadata version of WinRT files looks like WindowsRuntime 1.4 or WindowsRuntime 1.4;CLR v4.0.30319.

Steps to Reproduce

Create a WinRT component using the Windows Runtime Component template in VS and add it as a reference to a .NET project. Build the project.

Expected Behavior

Actual Behavior

Analysis

Here's the bug:

msbuild/src/Tasks/AssemblyDependency/AssemblyInformation.cs

Lines 1051 to 1056 in 6882ab9

	// Read the version string
	var v = Encoding.UTF8.GetString(sr.ReadBytes(length));
	if (v.Length < 2 || v[0] != 'v')
	{
	return string.Empty;
	}

It's not clear what the downstream effect is. Since .winmd's cannot be referenced by modern .NET projects anyway - the build errors out in the CheckForUnsupportedWinMDReferences task - it is possible that this part of Core RAR may be deleted.

Versions & Configurations

MSBuild version 17.6.0-preview-23174-01+e7de13307 for .NET