Build issue with Visual Studio for Mac 8.10.16(build 2)

Shubham Kumar 1

/Library/Frameworks/Mono.framework/External/xbuild/Xamarin/Android/Xamarin.Android.Legacy.targets(5,5): Error XACDF7028: System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Could not load file or assembly 'pdb2mdb, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null' or one of its dependencies.
File name: 'pdb2mdb, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null'
at Microsoft.Android.Build.Tasks.AndroidTask.Execute () [0x00000] in /Users/builder/azdo/_work/1/s/xamarin-android/external/xamarin-android-tools/src/Microsoft.Android.Build.BaseTasks/AndroidTask.cs:17 (XACDF7028)

I upgraded the project with androidx libraries and updated the visual studio to latest since then i am facing this issue. I was not facing this issue with visual studio for mac (8.10.9) build 3.
Can anyone help me with this?

Wenyan Zhang (Shanghai Wicresoft Co,.Ltd.) 30,661 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2022-01-10T09:12:20.073+00:00

You could try to close VS and update the android SDK,then delete all the files and folders in the bin folders of your project. And try referring to this solution: Close the solution -> Delete all contents of the Packages folder (all the DLL's referenced through Nuget) -> Restart the solution -> Build (this will cause Nuget to get all DLL's again based on the packages.config).
In addition, may I ask do you try to create an empty project to check this issue? This error still exists when you create a new project, right?
Shubham Kumar 1 Reputation point

2022-01-11T12:34:57.347+00:00

Actually I am working on mobile application which is based on Xamarin forms. So we don’t have a dedicated packages folder. Though I tried to delete bin and obj folder but it doesn’t work.

I tried to build and run another project and it is working fine. You may assume that there could be an issue with the project but the same solution is working fine in my teammates machine.
Wenyan Zhang (Shanghai Wicresoft Co,.Ltd.) 30,661 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2022-01-12T06:45:19.05+00:00

Would you mind sharing Android option screenshot that contains all the settings to me? I'm afraid you could try setting LinkerBehavior as “Don’t Link” or “Link SDK assemblies only”, then checking the Android SDK and Java SDK, comparing the settings of Android Build between your machine and your teammate's machine. In addition, may I ask is there any other waring/error messages?
Shubham Kumar 1 Reputation point

2022-01-17T08:25:24.92+00:00

I did compare it with my teammates and its same. Regarding LinkerBehavior as “Don’t Link” or “Link SDK assemblies only”, I checked for both cases.
And No, I don’t get any other error or warning other than the mentioned one.
Wenyan Zhang (Shanghai Wicresoft Co,.Ltd.) 30,661 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2022-01-18T05:45:55.763+00:00

I'm afraid there are something wrong with VS for Mac, you could try to uninstall VS for mac and install again, or report this issue to developer community: https://developercommunity.visualstudio.com/report?space=8&entry=problem

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Bryan M 1 Reputation point

2022-02-14T10:54:46.85+00:00

Sorry for resurrecting an older thread, but I managed to find a fix for this issue!

Simply uninstall the Xamarin.Android SDK on your Mac and reinstall it through the installer, use the following link to find out which commands you need to remove and reinstall everything; https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/mac/uninstall?view=vsmac-2019#uninstall-xamarinandroid

Hope that helps! :)
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