Fresh Xamarin Multiplatform Library fails to build (created from Visual Studio for Mac)

Question

I created a Xamarin Multiplatform Library using Visual Studio for Mac.

Then I just built the MyProject.NuGet project without any change and it fails.

When looking into the error, it shows,

Cannot create a package that has no dependencies nor content.

and also there were these warnings,

warning : The referenced project 'MyProject.Android' does not exist.
warning : The referenced project 'MyProject.iOS' does not exist.

but the MyProject.Android and MyProject.iOS are existing in the solution and they are having reference links in the MyProject.NuGet project too.

Answer 1

• In the .NuGet project, open the References, then delete the iOS and Android project references.

  

• Save the solution.

• Re-add the iOS and Android projects as project references to the .NuGet project.

  

• Try building the .NuGet project now!

NOTE: Make sure the changes update in the .NuGet.csproj file

The project reference should have changed from,

<ProjectReference Include="MyProject.iOS">
  ...
</ProjectReference>
<ProjectReference Include="MyProject.Android">
  ...
</ProjectReference>

to

<ProjectReference Include="..\MyProject.iOS\MyProject.iOS.csproj">
  ...
</ProjectReference>
<ProjectReference Include="..\MyProject.Android\MyProject.Android.csproj">
  ...
</ProjectReference>

in the MyProject.NuGet.csproj file