maui: VS 17.3.4 Breaks Android build with - Manifest file at 'obj\Debug\net6.0-android\android-arm\staticwebassets.build.json' not found

obj\Debug\net6.0-android\staticwebassets.build.json Copy obj\Debug\net6.0-android\android-arm64\staticwebassets.build.json

Ok guys, for the meantime, I was able to make it to work, just did a search for file staticwebassets.build.json and found it at folder net6.0-android, so just copied it at folders where building was breaking and now it is working, cheers.

this work for me, download & install sdk 6.0.400 https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/9a1d2e89-d785-4493-aaf3-73864627a1ea/245bdfaa9c46b87acfb2afbd10ecb0d0/dotnet-sdk-6.0.400-win-x64.exe

rename sdk 6.0.401 in C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk

I’m on the same boat.

If you want to use VS 17.3.4 with MAUI now, try this.

1. Install SDK 6.0.400
2. Specify SDK version as 6.0.400 at global.json

{
    "sdk": {
        "version": "6.0.400"
    }
}

Maybe SDK issue?

Edit:

Windows update KB5017915 pushing SDK 6.0.400 to 6.0.401 and will not work above. Do not install KB5017915 if you want keep 6.0.400.

I just tried SDK 6.0.304 but no luck.

For who can’t find 6.0.400

Can’t make a release even in the latest preview, Maui is a big joke, wonder if it’s a playhouse on Microsoft 😦 Xamarin:forms worked anyway, Maui really sucks

Thank you everyone for your patience! Please update to 17.3.5 if you haven’t already. This is now resolved!

@tb-mtg your workaround resolved this issue! Thank you. I modified little bit on you suggestion to support both Debug build and Release build.

1. Open MAUI project csproj file.
2. Add below section after <ItemGroup> section (basically at the end of file before </Project>)

  <Target Name="TempFixBeforeBuild" BeforeTargets="PreBuildEvent" >
    <Copy SourceFiles="$(ProjectDir)obj\$(Configuration)\net6.0-android\staticwebassets.build.json" DestinationFiles="$(ProjectDir)obj\$(Configuration)\net6.0-android\android-arm\staticwebassets.build.json" />
    <Copy SourceFiles="$(ProjectDir)obj\$(Configuration)\net6.0-android\staticwebassets.build.json" DestinationFiles="$(ProjectDir)obj\$(Configuration)\net6.0-android\android-arm64\staticwebassets.build.json" />
    <Copy SourceFiles="$(ProjectDir)obj\$(Configuration)\net6.0-android\staticwebassets.build.json" DestinationFiles="$(ProjectDir)obj\$(Configuration)\net6.0-android\android-x64\staticwebassets.build.json" />
    <Copy SourceFiles="$(ProjectDir)obj\$(Configuration)\net6.0-android\staticwebassets.build.json" DestinationFiles="$(ProjectDir)obj\$(Configuration)\net6.0-android\android-x86\staticwebassets.build.json" />
  </Target>

This may still fail especially with rebuild. Building once again should be successful though. I know it’s not the best but still better than being blocked by this issue I guess 😃 Hope this is cleaned up soon.

UPDATE:

dotnet workload install maui should resolved the issue and no longer need to have customer PreBuildEvent as workaround.

Thank you everyone for reporting the issue! We’re also tracking this at https://developercommunity.visualstudio.com/t/Build-failed-with-error-Manifest-file-a/10144594. This will be resolved very soon!

Don’t really understand why every MS tool update must break something. I updated hoping something else will be fixed, but something else got broken.

Reverting back.

The problem still remains!

What is this ridiculous game? No one from Microsoft has replied, please answer 😕

tried both the sdk and the file copy one. it still complains about missing dependencies now

I’m on the same boat.

If you want to use VS 17.3.4 with MAUI now, try this.

1. Install SDK 6.0.400
2. Specify SDK version as 6.0.400 at global.json

{
    "sdk": {
        "version": "6.0.400"
    }
}

Maybe SDK issue?

Helped me! Just needed to add the global.json in the solution folder to use the SDK version 6.0.400. Thanks.

This is confirmed to be fixed in 17.3.5, can this issue be closed?

VS dropped a new release 17.3.5 yesterday that fixed the problem for me!

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Prolly trolling on purpose, but just in case you’re not… Do you understand the meaning of preview?

I pay big money for my licence of visual studio 2022, after update nothing work, shall it be so?

Not use previews, but need to change to a preview to not stop my work, but I can not do a release build either in standard or the preview!

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Prolly trolling on purpose, but just in case you’re not… Do you understand the meaning of preview?

I pay big money for my licence of visual studio 2022, after update nothing work, shall it be so?

@danroth27 @tb-mtg Yes I can confirm the suggested commend fixed the issue. I can build without the temporary workaround now.

FIX: dotnet workload install maui

Thanks @alexdbkim - I think doing the workload install maui has fixed my issue.

@alexdbkim Did you try running dotnet workload install maui to get the latest .NET MAUI servicing release, which should have a fix for this issue?

@samhouts hello. I follow your advice and run dotnet workload update and can’t create maui blazor project anymore (no template), what should do I do?

@xiangnanscu There appears to be an issue with dotnet workload update when .NET MAUI was installed using VS. Instead, run dotnet workload install maui to bring back the templates and get the latest .NET MAUI bits that fix this issue. Note that this will only install .NET MAUI for the active .NET SDK. You can switch the active .NET SDK by creating a global.json file with the desired .NET SDK version.

A temporary fix that worked for me was to add below to the .csproj file:

  <Target Name="TempFixBeforeBuild" BeforeTargets="BeforeBuild">
    <Copy SourceFiles="$(ProjectDir)obj\Release\net6.0-android\staticwebassets.build.json" DestinationFiles="$(ProjectDir)obj\Release\net6.0-android\android-arm\staticwebassets.build.json" />
    <Copy SourceFiles="$(ProjectDir)obj\Release\net6.0-android\staticwebassets.build.json" DestinationFiles="$(ProjectDir)obj\Release\net6.0-android\android-arm64\staticwebassets.build.json" />
    <Copy SourceFiles="$(ProjectDir)obj\Release\net6.0-android\staticwebassets.build.json" DestinationFiles="$(ProjectDir)obj\Release\net6.0-android\android-x64\staticwebassets.build.json" />
    <Copy SourceFiles="$(ProjectDir)obj\Release\net6.0-android\staticwebassets.build.json" DestinationFiles="$(ProjectDir)obj\Release\net6.0-android\android-x86\staticwebassets.build.json" />
  </Target>

Update visual studio 2022 with a new version, rely hard to work with Microsoft tools, i’m stuck just know, rely bad !!!

this work for me, download & install sdk 6.0.400 https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/9a1d2e89-d785-4493-aaf3-73864627a1ea/245bdfaa9c46b87acfb2afbd10ecb0d0/dotnet-sdk-6.0.400-win-x64.exe

rename sdk 6.0.401 in C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk

Also worked for me. Thanks @transnity

https://developercommunity.visualstudio.com/t/Build-failed-with-error-Manifest-file-a/10144594

dotnet workload restore

For those who performed dotnet workload update and then deleted the still-failing-to-build project, preventing dotnet workload restore, try dotnet workload install maui instead.

Right now I guess this is the best workaround till Microsoft provides with a solution. Thanks

No the advised workaround is to run dotnet workload restore in the project directory.

I’m on the same boat.

If you want to use VS 17.3.4 with MAUI now, try this.

1. Install SDK 6.0.400
2. Specify SDK version as 6.0.400 at global.json

{
    "sdk": {
        "version": "6.0.400"
    }
}

Maybe SDK issue?

Thank you this works for me too, I have updated the main ticket with this workaround to help others. 😊

Same issue. Uninstalled 17.3.4 and installed 17.3.2 again and now it’s totally bricked. Reinstalled 17.3.4, same errors again as @jordanwilcox stated in initial post.

Tried to install the 6.0.400 SDK and put it in the global.json but doesn’t work.

Global.json was in the wrong directory for some reason. Works again now with 6.0.400

Also seems like it’s rebuilding everytime you deploy to a local Android device. Takes ages to test things. Edit: fast deploy was automatically disabled after the update…