After Updating Xamarin Forms via NuGet I can't build my Android App anymore. This are the errors:
Error This project references NuGet package(s) that are missing on this computer. Use NuGet Package Restore to download them. For more information, see ... The missing file is ..\..\packages\Xamarin.Forms.2.5.0.121934\build\netstandard1.0\Xamarin.Forms.props
Warning The referenced component 'Xamarin.Forms.Platform.Android' could not be found.
Warning The referenced component '***' could not be found. (for all my references except my own added reference "shared code")
Warning IDE0006 Error encountered while loading the project. Some project features, such as full solution analysis for the failed project and projects that depend on it, have been disabled.
Warning "\packages\Xamarin.Forms.2.5.0.122203\build\netstandard1.0\Xamarin.Forms.props" cannot be imported again. It was already imported at "\RajaChat.Android\RajaChat.Android.csproj (3,3)". This is most likely a build authoring error. This subsequent import will be ignored.
I already tried the following from answers here on stack overflow or xamarin forums:
Deleting the package folder and let nuget restore restore the packets
Using nuget console with: "Update-Package –reinstall"
Clean Build and Rebuild with deleting obj and bin folders
Downgrade to Xamarin.Build.Download 0.4.6
Unload and Reload the Android Project
Nothing helped, always the same output...
I turned on the TRACEDESIGNTIME for debugging the IDE0006 Error but it only gave me the same error as above in the *.designtime.log:
\RajaChat\RajaChat\RajaChat.Android\RajaChat.Android.csproj(308,5): error : This project references NuGet package(s) that are missing on this computer. Use NuGet Package Restore to download them. For more information, see . The missing file is ..\..\packages\Xamarin.Forms.2.5.0.121934\build\netstandard1.0\Xamarin.Forms.props.
Using Visual Studio 2017 and Xamarin Forms 2.5.0.122203
From your solution remove the nuget package Xamarin.Forms, in the .csproj of your Android project, remove the import (check if there are multiple references and delete them) of your Xamarin.Forms package. It should be something like:
<PackageReference Include="Xamarin.Forms" Version="2.5.0.121934" />
And then remove the Xamarin.Forms package from the packages folder.
Now the solution should be free from Xamarin.Forms package references, add the Xamarin.Forms Nuget package and rebuild.
Remove all the references and delete bin and object folders in .Droid. then save and re-open the solution. Wait few seconds for VS to download and add all references from nauget.
Related
Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'Theme.AppCompat.Light.DarkActionBar', in Xamarine Android . I am using Visual Studio 17.
And also
When i am intalling below package from Nuget Package Manager in Visual Studio 2017 for Xamarine.Android i am getting erorr below.
Error:
Could not install package 'Xamarin.Android.Support.v7.RecyclerView 27.0.2.1'. You are trying to install this package into a project that targets '.NETFramework,Version=v4.6', but the package does not contain any assembly references or content files that are compatible with that framework. For more information, contact the package author.
It's probably a build issue, clean your solution, delete bin and obj folder and then rebuild, see if it persists.
You can also try restarting VS once.
If it persists you might be missing the Appcompat library, which you can install via nuget.
Seemed to be related to this:
Nuget error install package Microsoft.NETCore.UniversalWindowsPlatform
but it is not, because the checkbox is checked by default in vs2017. I am running the creators update by the way and everything is up-to-date.
I have just started a new C# background IoT project and got this:
When manually installing the package in the package console I got this:
...
Successfully installed 'Microsoft.Net.Native.Compiler 1.6.0' to projectnamehere
Install failed. Rolling back...
Package 'Microsoft.NETCore.Jit.1.0.3' does not exist in project
...
Package 'Microsoft.NETCore.Jit.1.0.3' does not exist in folder
...
Install-Package : Could not install package 'Microsoft.NETCore.Jit 1.0.3'. You are trying to install this package into a project that targets '.NETCore,Version=v5.0', but the package does not contain any assembly references or content files that are compatible with that f
ramework. For more information, contact the package author.
seems related to this https://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/details/1617801/newly-created-universal-app-projects-dont-work
but I have no idea how to fix it.
I have also seen a website suggesting to remove the project.json file, which I did but did not resolve it.
I have also closed vs2017 and modified the installtion to verify that the creators update sdk was checked and installed.
I have lowered the target version in the project props, but that did not help either.
edit manual install the jit package did not work either:
Could not install package 'Microsoft.NETCore.Jit 1.1.1'. You are trying to install this package into a project that targets '.NETCore,Version=v5.0', but the package does not contain any assembly references or content files that are compatible with that framework. For more information, contact the package author.
edit2 funny thing is that the solution explorer tells me that there is a project.json while there is none in windows explorer:
I verified the sdk installation by hitting the modify button of the vs2017 installation and tried to create a new project afterwards but got the exact same issue again.
Update: Microsoft updated the templates in their github (https://github.com/ms-iot/samples/commit/2e2aa34ab514b8c0725a53263898a412e0a1be1c) but didn't push it as an updated templates package to Visual Studio yet. Changed the answer accordingly.
Temporary fix:
replace in your .csproj file
<ItemGroup>
<!-- A reference to the entire .Net Framework and Windows SDK are automatically included -->
<None Include="project.json" />
</ItemGroup>
with
<PropertyGroup>
<RestoreProjectStyle>PackageReference</RestoreProjectStyle>
</PropertyGroup>
add the Microsoft.NETCore.UniversalWindowsPlatform package
Optional extra:
Add the Windows IoT Extension SDK via the references dialog
This issue has been fixed for Visual Studio 2017 in updated templates released here: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=MicrosoftIoT.WindowsIoTCoreProjectTemplatesforVS15
I have been trying to figure out why automatic package restore in Visual Studio 2015 doesn't work.
As I understand it there is nothing to do but check a couple of settings. When you build, it looks for missing packages and downloads them automatically.
I have a solution that has 15 individual projects. The majority of them will not compile because of "missing packages".
I do not have any of the legacy NuGet (.nuget folder etc.) in any of these projects and I have the latest and greatest version of NuGet.
Visual Studio simply will not download the missing files. I deleted the solution package folder and it does re-create and download all of the packages when I build, but each individual project still shows missing references.
If I go to the package manager console and issue a
Update-Package -reinstall
then the packages download and everything works. I'm just wonder why it doesn't do this automatically.
It's supposed to right?
NuGet Restore only restores files in the packages directory, but does not restore files inside your project or modify your project.
For example, if there has a package will add some reference dlls or add some content files into your project. After deleting these reference dlls and content files from your project, it will not be added when restoring this package. This will cause the your project could not find the missing pacakges when compile.
So we need use "Update-Package -reinstall" command to force reinstall the package references and content files into project.
Update the example for sharing projects in a team:
Following is my solution structure, the CommDLL project installed some NuGet packages and entire solution is managed by a source control.
I download this solution on another machine from source control use another user account and install another NuGet packages into the CommDLL project. Then use some content from the new installed package and build the project successful. Please make sure the package dlls has been added into your project and it has been set the correct HintPath in .csproj file.
<Reference Include="Newtonsoft.Json, Version=9.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=30ad4fe6b2a6aeed, processorArchitecture=MSIL">
<HintPath>..\packages\Newtonsoft.Json.9.0.1\lib\net45\Newtonsoft.Json.dll</HintPath>
<Private>True</Private>
</Reference>
Next, I check in this modified project into the source control. Please make sure you the .csproj file and packages.config file are checked in.
Now I get the latest version on another machine to get the modified content. After check out the latest version from source control, the package references are shown with a warning because the project is not compiled, which means the packages are not restored. Please rebuild this project, it will restore the packages for your project (make sure your Visual Studio 2015 has enable "Allow NuGet to download missing packages" and "Automatically check for missing packages during build in Visual Studio" before rebuild this project).
Why do I get the following build output error when I already have NuGet package restore enabled?
Restoring NuGet packages...
To prevent NuGet from downloading packages during build, open the
Visual Studio Options dialog, click on the Package Manager node and
uncheck 'Allow NuGet to download missing packages'.
All packages listed in packages.config are already installed.
MyProject.csproj: error : This project references NuGet package(s)
that are missing on this computer. Enable NuGet Package Restore to
download them.
It only happens on one project.
I am using Visual Studio 2013 and NuGet 2.8.
Make sure to upgrade to the latest version of NuGet which does package restore automatically. See this post by David Ebbo for more information: http://blog.davidebbo.com/2014/01/the-right-way-to-restore-nuget-packages.html
You're going to want to delete the NuGet targets (delete the .nuget folder and then manually edit your .csproj files and remove the lines that import the NuGet.targets file). This is no longer needed. When you compile your solution, NuGet will restore it.
I have just created a workspace on a new machine, got latest of our project from TFS, enabled NuGet Restore, and I get the following (skimmed-down) output:
1>------ Rebuild All started: Project: Caching, Configuration: Debug Any CPU ------
1> Restoring NuGet packages...
1> To prevent NuGet from downloading packages during build, open the Visual Studio Options dialog, click on the Package Manager node and uncheck 'Allow NuGet to download missing packages'.
1> All packages listed in packages.config are already installed.
1> Caching Framework -> C:\MyProjLocation\Caching\bin\Debug\Caching.dll
2>------ Rebuild All started: Project: Library, Configuration: Debug Any CPU ------
2>C:\Program Files (x86)\MSBuild\12.0\bin\Microsoft.Common.CurrentVersion.targets(1635,5): warning MSB3245: Could not resolve this reference. Could not locate the assembly "LumenWorks.Framework.IO". Check to make sure the assembly exists on disk. If this reference is required by your code, you may get compilation errors.
2>C:\MyProjLocation\Library\SomeClass.cs(2,7,2,17): error CS0246: The type or namespace name 'LumenWorks' could not be found (are you missing a using directive or an assembly reference?)
========== Rebuild All: 1 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 skipped ==========
None of the NuGet packages were restored (there are over 10 - I removed them from the above output for readability sake).
It looks like NuGet is not even trying to restore the packages for the second project (Library).
I have already tried moving the NuGet targets import below the CSharp targets import in the Library.csproj file, as mentioned here, but it's still not working:
<Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
<Import Project="$(SolutionDir)\.nuget\NuGet.targets" Condition="Exists('$(SolutionDir)\.nuget\NuGet.targets')" />
I am running the latest version of NuGet (2.7.41101.371) on Visual Studio 2013.
Edit: The packages.config exists and the NuGet Package Manager has the Library project ticked with the correct packages.
I had to go into Source Control and delete all of the files in the packages folder (except repositories.config) before NuGet would restore the missing packages. The idea is that you are using package restore rather than checking your packages in to source control. If it sees the packages in source control, it won't download them.
Have you deleted the NuGet.targets file from disk too?
If the NuGet.targets file is there, Visual Studio / NuGet.exe will try to do the MSBuild package restore.
See this doc for more info.
I have the same issue, also on the local machine. Although both Package Manager Console and nuget.exe restore MySolution.sln report that everything is installed, there is no packages folder to be found in the solution directory and no references to packages are being resolved.
I checked all project files and they expect packages to be placed in ..\packages folder, the same folder where the solution file itself is located.
The way I made it work is to run:
nuget.exe restore MySolution.sln -PackagesDirectory packages
This forced nuget.exe to download all packages to the specified folder and all references were restored.
Remember that from NuGet 2.7, the targets file is not supported, msbuild suppose to use some integrated way of restoring packages but it fails very often.
In fact, for my own work I prefer using Paket, which always work, when you get used to it. It also supports target files and nice way to create NuGet packages.
I'm not sure about the science behind this, but it worked for me just now after trying to build a freshly-downloaded Visual Studio project, and getting several MSB3245 warnings followed by a build failure due to missing references:
In Visual Studio, right-click on the project with the missing NuGet references, and select "Manage NuGet Packages..."
The Manage NuGet Packages dialog will open. I also saw a message quickly display and then auto-close, with text along the lines of "Restoring NuGet Packages..."
Close the Manage NuGet Packages dialog (without actually changing anything on the dialog), and retry the build.
Edit: Going back in my TimeSnapper auto-screenshot history (no affiliation with that tool -- I'm just a fan), it looks like there was also a message displayed at the top of the Manage NuGet Packages, along with a "Restore" button: "Some NuGet Packages are missing from this solution. Click to restore from your online package sources."
Although the "Restore" apparently automatically happened for me, clicking that button manually might also do the trick to resolve the missing packages issue.
Had to uninstall nuget packages and do a refresh install in order to make it work properly. This might help some of you facing the same issue
I was having the same problem. In my case, it was a NuGet.Configin the parent directory that was setting <add key="repositorypath" value="C:\CxCache" />. So the nuget restore was copying the packages to a folder I didn't know of. See NuGet Configuration Inheritance.
Deleting the NuGet.Config in the parent directory solved the problem.
On Mac; I commited the code to git and deleted everything (main folder), then downloaded it again. Worked afterwards.