Describe the bug

Publishing an AOT app will include satellite resource assemblies (for example <language>\AppName.resources.dll in the output folder. It appears that these are also embedded in the NativeAOT executable, the app can still show localized strings even if these are deleted.

Ideally if these satellite assemblies are not needed, they should not be copied to the publish folder. As it is, it's confusing and makes it look like they need to be deployed with the app.

To Reproduce

• Create a console app
• Set PublishAot to true in the .csproj file
• Add a resx file and a localized resx file with a string resource in them (for example Strings.resx and Strings.es.resx)
• Publish the app

Expected: No language subfolders and satellite assemblies in the publish folder

Actual: Language subfolders with satellite assemblies are present in the publish folder

Repro project

Binlog

Further technical details

.NET SDK version: 10.0.102