Bamboo unable to find framework corresponding to the target framework moniker?

Question

I am trying to implement Bamboo into creating an IPA file or APK file using Xbuild but I am getting 1 warning and 1 error:

The warning is the following:

/usr/local/Cellar/mono/4.6.2.7/lib/mono/xbuild/14.0/bin/Microsoft.Common.targets:  warning : Unable to find framework corresponding to the target framework moniker '.NETPortable,Version=v4.5,Profile=Profile78'. Framework assembly references will be resolved from the GAC, which might not be the intended behavior.

The error is this:

 /usr/local/Cellar/mono/4.6.2.7/lib/mono/xbuild/14.0/bin/Microsoft.Common.targets: error : PCL Reference Assemblies not installed.

I am unsure why this is happening because when I open the project in Xamarin studio and build it, it will be successful, and when I run it the app is fully functional with no problems at all. I have located the file location of the profile 78 in the version 4.5 and it exists, I have the latest installed version of Mono Development Kit (MDK). How can it build correctly in Xamarin but not in Bamboo, is it do with how I locate the files?

I have also tried to create the APK file on the terminal but got the same error as well. I have tried a lot of fixes like uninstalling mono and reinstalling, I added .NETPortable from windows to Mac but that didn't work, why can't my mac find the profile 78 it is located on my mac.

The file /usr/local/Cellar/mono/4.6.2.7/lib/mono/xbuild/14.0/bin/microsoft.common.targets seems to be looking for the .NetPortable,Version=v4.5,Profile=78 but I have that in this location: Library/Frameworks/Mono.framework/Versions/4.6.2/lib/mono/xbuild.frameworks/.NetPortable/v4.5/Profile/Profile78 and I have pasted the .NetPortable folder in multiple locations to try and fix this error. Where am I going wrong?

Answer 1

Although I have not touched Bamboo for quite some time(3+ years), one thing I personally do is to ensure your xbuild command works like a charm in a local environment with a similar setup. Seeing that you tried to create an .apk through the terminal and got the same error sounds like an installation error. The PCL Reference Assemblies should be apart of the MDK on MacOS. Seeing that you have it installed, it sounds like a potential issue with file permissions of the Bamboo user account.

To create an .apk file, you need to use the /t:PackageForAndroid target against your Android project when invoking xbuild.

EX:

xbuild XamarinAndroidApplication.csproj /p:Configuration=Release /t:PackageForAndroid

You can also use the SignAndroidPackage target given the notes here:

https://developer.xamarin.com/guides/android/under_the_hood/build_process/#Build_Targets

xbuild XamarinAndroidApplication.csproj /p:Configuration=Release /t:SignAndroidPackage

If you wanted to use the MSBuild equivalents, it would look like this:

msbuild MyAndroidApp.sln
msbuild /t:SignAndroidPackage MyAndroidApp.csproj