Visual Studio for Mac: The target platform identifier was not recognized .NET MAUI
If you are facing issues on macOS, with the retiring Visual Studio for Mac launching your .NET MAUI app, or restoring the packages on it: This error can be also recognized from this toolbar: Ensure whether you have the correct .NET Workloads installed with the terminal command: Check whether you have the latest .NET SDK installed on your machine, from the Microsoft’s official website. Ensure you have enabled “Use the .NET 8 SDK if installed” in the Visual Studio for Mac’s preferences.
.NET MAUI + Visual Studio Code: Debugging Cancelled: XCode Not Found
This content has 1 year. Some of the information in this post may be out of date or no longer work. Please, read this page keeping its age in your mind.One common issue users face is the “Debugging Cancelled: XCode Not Found” error on macOS. In this blog post, we’ll explore a step-by-step guide to troubleshoot and resolve this vexing problem. Solution 1: Verify VS Code Command Line Tools Installation Before diving into complex solutions, let’s start with the basics. Ensure that the VS Code command line tools are correctly installed on your machine. Run the following command in the terminal: This command installs the necessary tools for XCode. After installation, verify that the path is correctly set by running: Ensure that the path points to your XCode installation. If not, set it using the following command: Solution 2: Force Quit and Relaunch VS Code Sometimes, issues can be resolved by simply force quitting VS Code and relaunching it. This action ensures a fresh start, eliminating any temporary glitches that might be causing the problem. Solution 3: Restart VS Code A restart can work wonders in resolving software-related issues. Save your work, close VS Code, and then relaunch it. This simple step can refresh the IDE and might solve the “Debugging Cancelled: XCode Not Found” issue. Solution 4: Reinstall .NET MAUI Extension If the problem persists, the next step is to reinstall the .NET MAUI extension. Extensions can occasionally become corrupted or outdated, leading to compatibility issues. Open the Extensions…
.NET MAUI RC1 is available with VS for Mac support
This content has 3 years. Some of the information in this post may be out of date or no longer work. Please, read this page keeping its age in your mind.Good news for .NET MAUI fans. We’ll soon have a stable version from the wonderful developers at Microsoft, but in the meantime, here we have the first RC version of .NET MAUI.There’s a lot of new features in this version, including integration with the Essentials package, much more customizable styles, etc.But today I want to talk about the most important thing for me, which is the support for Visual Studio for Mac. Well, it’s not so official yet, and it’s not so usable, but we can see progress. VS for Mac 2022 is no longer a stranger to MAUI projects. Unfortunately, I couldn’t get the debugging to work, but you can now start the project on almost any platform. Let’s use MAUI in Visual Studio 2022 for Mac First and most importantly, and I experienced it first hand.If the IDE you want to use throws the following errors: And you can’t install the recommended packages because the following error is displayed: Then be sure to install .NET version 6.0.3XX. You can do this from this url and select the appropriate processor architecture. https://github.com/dotnet/installer To check which version is installed, you can check in the terminal with the following paranncs: If you have installed the required version of .NET 6.0, issue the following command: You can then use MAUI in Visual…
Visual Studio for Mac : Delete all ‘bin’ and ‘obj’ with script
This content has 4 years. Some of the information in this post may be out of date or no longer work. Please, read this page keeping its age in your mind.Open a terminal where your source codes are stored, and give out the following command: Type your superuser password when the terminal prompts it. This will clean up some hard disk space for you.
Hi, I am András,
I am a seasoned software engineer from Budapest, Hungary with a strong focus on mobile app development using .NET MAUI and Xamarin.Forms. My expertise also extends to website building for my happy customers and other complex system designing. I am passionate about developing well-organized, maintainable software solutions.