.NET for Android error XA1045

Example messages

error XA1045: Input file `/path/to/jni-remapping.xml` does not start with `<replacements/>`.

Issue

The generated JNI remapping XML file named in the error does not have the expected <replacements/> root element. The build creates this file by merging its internal remapping inputs before generating native JNI remapping code.

Solution

Inspect the file path reported in the error and the build output to identify which workload or package remapping input produced invalid XML. Each remapping input must start with a <replacements> root element. For example:

<replacements>
  <replace-type from="com/example/Old" to="com/example/New" />
</replacements>

After correcting or updating the input's source package, delete the project's obj directory and rebuild so the merged remapping file is regenerated.