Embeddinator runs without errors, still no aar file

[MarcK95]

Steps to Reproduce

I created a test project like its described here
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/tools/dotnet-embedding/get-started/java/android

I installed Embeddinator as nuget

I tried all methods of building an aar file like its described here
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/xamarin/tools/dotnet-embedding/get-started/install/install

I get no positive result in any of these possibilities

Expected Behavior

Should generate aar file inside output folder

Actual Behavior

generates a bunch of files but no aar

Environment

Win10 64bit, VS19 (16.4.6)

Logs

WHEN USING COMMAND LINE WITHOUT -c
Embeddinator-4000.exe -gen=Java --platform=Android -out=Foo bin\Debug\hello-from-csharp.dll -v

Pass 'Embeddinator.Passes.CheckDeclarations'
    Found forbidden property name: Java_Lang_Object_Class
Pass 'CppSharp.Passes.CaseRenamePass'
Pass 'Embeddinator.Passes.InterfacesPass'
Pass 'Embeddinator.Passes.CheckReservedKeywords'

Generating binding code...
Generated: hello_from_csharp\hellofromcsharp\Class1.java
Generated: hello_from_csharp\hellofromcsharp\Resource.java
Generated: hello_from_csharp\hellofromcsharp\Animation.java
Generated: hello_from_csharp\hellofromcsharp\Attribute.java
Generated: hello_from_csharp\hellofromcsharp\Boolean.java
Generated: hello_from_csharp\hellofromcsharp\Color.java
Generated: hello_from_csharp\hellofromcsharp\Dimension.java
Generated: hello_from_csharp\hellofromcsharp\Drawable.java
Generated: hello_from_csharp\hellofromcsharp\Id.java
Generated: hello_from_csharp\hellofromcsharp\Integer.java
Generated: hello_from_csharp\hellofromcsharp\Layout.java
Generated: hello_from_csharp\hellofromcsharp\String.java
Generated: hello_from_csharp\hellofromcsharp\Style.java
Generated: hello_from_csharp\hellofromcsharp\Styleable.java
Generated: hello_from_csharp\Native_hello_from_csharp.java
Generated: mscorlib\system\IDisposableImpl.java
Generated: mscorlib\system\IDisposable.java
Generated: mscorlib\Native_mscorlib.java
Generating Java stubs...
Key HKCU\SOFTWARE\Novell\Mono for Android\AndroidSdkDirectory found:
Path contains adb in \platform-tools (C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk).
Key HKCU\SOFTWARE\Novell\Mono for Android\AndroidNdkDirectory found:
Path contains ndk-stack in . (C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\ndk-bundle).
Key HKCU\SOFTWARE\Novell\Mono for Android\JavaSdkDirectory found:
Path contains jarsigner.exe in \bin (C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-14).
Invoking: C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\MSBuild.exe /nologo /verbosity:minimal C:\Users\UserName\Documents\projects\hello\hello-from-csharp\hello-from-csharp\Foo\GenerateJavaStubs.proj

This runs without errors, but there is still no aar file generated in the output folder

WHEN USING COMMAND LINE WITH -c
Embeddinator-4000.exe -gen=Java --platform=Android -out=Foo bin\Debug\hello-from-csharp.dll -v -c

Pass 'Embeddinator.Passes.CheckDeclarations'
Pass 'Embeddinator.Passes.FixMethodParametersPass'
Pass 'Embeddinator.Passes.CheckReservedKeywords'

Generating binding code...
Generated: hello-from-csharp.h
Generated: hello-from-csharp.c
Generated: Mono.Android.h
Generated: Mono.Android.c
Generated: Java.Interop.h
Generated: Java.Interop.c
Generated: mscorlib.h
Generated: mscorlib.c
Generated: c-support.c
Generated: c-support.h
Generated: embeddinator.h
Generated: glib.c
Generated: glib.h
Generated: mono-support.c
Generated: mono-support.h
Generated: mono_embeddinator.c
Generated: mono_embeddinator.h
Compiling binding code...
Key HKCU\SOFTWARE\Novell\Mono for Android\AndroidSdkDirectory found:
Path contains adb in \platform-tools (C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk).
Key HKCU\SOFTWARE\Novell\Mono for Android\AndroidNdkDirectory found:
Path contains ndk-stack in . (C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\ndk-bundle).
Key HKCU\SOFTWARE\Novell\Mono for Android\JavaSdkDirectory found:
Path contains jarsigner.exe in \bin (C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-14).

Unhandled Exception: System.Exception: Unable to find NDK toolchain for Arm!
at Xamarin.Android.Tasks.NdkUtil.GetNdkClangBin(String toolchainsPath, AndroidTargetArch arch)
at Embeddinator.Driver.CompileNDK(IEnumerable1 files) at Embeddinator.Driver.CompileNativeCode(IEnumerable1 files)
at Embeddinator.Driver.CompileCode()
at Embeddinator.Driver.Run()
at Embeddinator.CLI.Main(String[] args)

WHEN USING MSBUILD TARGETS

The command "set K_OUTPUT='C:\Users\UserName\Documents\projects\hello\hello-from-csharp\output'
if exist K_OUTPUT% rmdir /S /Q K_OUTPUT%
'C:\Users\UserName\Documents\projects\hello\hello-from-csharp\packages\Embeddinator-4000.0.2.0.80\tools\Embeddinator-4000.exe' 'C:\Users\UserName\Documents\projects\hello\hello-from-csharp\hello-from-csharp\bin\Debug\hello-from-csharp.dll' --gen=Java --platform=Android --outdir=K_OUTPUT% -c" exited with code 123

WHEN USING POST-BUILD STEPS

The command "set E4K_OUTPUT="C:\Users\UserName\Documents\projects\hello\hello-from-csharp\output"
if exist %E4K_OUTPUT% rmdir /S /Q %E4K_OUTPUT%
"C:\Users\UserName.nuget\packages\Embeddinator-4000\0.4.0\tools\Embeddinator-4000.exe" "C:\Users\UserName\Documents\projects\hello\hello-from-csharp\hello-from-csharp\bin\Debug\hello-from-csharp.dll" --gen=Java --platform=Android --outdir=%E4K_OUTPUT% -c" exited with code -532462766

[lindexi]

Could you run C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\MSBuild.exe /nologo C:\Users\UserName\Documents\projects\hello\hello-from-csharp\hello-from-csharp\Foo\GenerateJavaStubs.proj

Remove the /verbosity:minimal code from msbuild command.

[lindexi]

jamesmontemagno/embeddinator-hellosharedui#3

[MarcK95]

I ran the command you mentioned with the following result:

Build` started 09.04.2020 09:02:40.
Project "C:\Users\UserName\Documents\projects\hello\hello-from-csharp\hello-from-csharp\Foo\GenerateJavaStubs.proj" on node 1 (default targets).
Build:
  Copying file from "C:\Users\UserName\Documents\projects\hello\hello-from-csharp\hello-from-csharp\Foo\obj\lp\hello-from-csharp\jl\res\layout\hello.xml" to "C:\Users\UserName\Documents\projec
  ts\hello\hello-from-csharp\hello-from-csharp\Foo\android\res\layout\hello.xml".
  Copying file from "C:\Users\UserName\Documents\projects\hello\hello-from-csharp\hello-from-csharp\Foo\obj\lp\hello-from-csharp\jl\res\values\strings.xml" to "C:\Users\UserName\Documents\proj
  ects\hello\hello-from-csharp\hello-from-csharp\Foo\android\res\values\strings.xml".
  Made 1 replacement(s).
  Made 2 replacement(s).
  Made 2 replacement(s).
Done Building Project "C:\Users\UserName\Documents\projects\hello\hello-from-csharp\hello-from-csharp\Foo\GenerateJavaStubs.proj" (default targets).


Build succeeded.
    0 Warning(s)
    0 Error(s)

I didn't get what you mean with this:

yes, remove the /verbosity:minimal code

[lindexi]

@MarcKammermann I find the old issus : jamesmontemagno/embeddinator-hellosharedui#3

And the msbuild output is without any error but still no arr file. This is a confusing question

[andrejs-mamontovs]

I ran the command you mentioned with the following result:

Build` started 09.04.2020 09:02:40.
Project "C:\Users\UserName\Documents\projects\hello\hello-from-csharp\hello-from-csharp\Foo\GenerateJavaStubs.proj" on node 1 (default targets).
Build:
  Copying file from "C:\Users\UserName\Documents\projects\hello\hello-from-csharp\hello-from-csharp\Foo\obj\lp\hello-from-csharp\jl\res\layout\hello.xml" to "C:\Users\UserName\Documents\projec
  ts\hello\hello-from-csharp\hello-from-csharp\Foo\android\res\layout\hello.xml".
  Copying file from "C:\Users\UserName\Documents\projects\hello\hello-from-csharp\hello-from-csharp\Foo\obj\lp\hello-from-csharp\jl\res\values\strings.xml" to "C:\Users\UserName\Documents\proj
  ects\hello\hello-from-csharp\hello-from-csharp\Foo\android\res\values\strings.xml".
  Made 1 replacement(s).
  Made 2 replacement(s).
  Made 2 replacement(s).
Done Building Project "C:\Users\UserName\Documents\projects\hello\hello-from-csharp\hello-from-csharp\Foo\GenerateJavaStubs.proj" (default targets).


Build succeeded.
    0 Warning(s)
    0 Error(s)

I didn't get what you mean with this:

yes, remove the /verbosity:minimal code

Same problem

[robinwit]

Same here… Is this project still actively being maintainted? 👀

[Raykud]

Same here… Is this project still actively being maintainted? 👀

I doubt it. You just have to check the commits and see that its so long since they made a fix and not to count the documentation is as old as 3 years at least (referencing VS2017) not to count the 100+ issues without resolving.

[Harishez]

Downgrading NDK to v14 helped in overcoming this. The project isn't updated for the latest NDKs

[Harishez]

@lindexi
Faced this error? Any help appreciated!

Unhandled Exception: System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception: The system cannot fin d the file specified at System.Diagnostics.Process.StartWithCreateProcess(ProcessStartInfo startIn fo) at System.Diagnostics.Process.Start() at Embeddinator.Helpers.Invoke(String program, String arguments, Dictionary2 envVars) at Embeddinator.Driver.CompileJava(IEnumerable1 files) at Embeddinator.Driver.CompileCode() at Embeddinator.Driver.Run() at Embeddinator.CLI.Main(String[] args)

[lindexi]

@Harishez I do not know which file not found.

[Harishez]

@lindexi It doesn't point to any file. I get this after the following in log

Compiling binding code...

Full Log:

Generating Java stubs...
Invoking: C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\MSBuild.exe /nologo /verbosity:minimal C:\Users\HarishZ\Documents\gofrugal\print_poc\Gofrugal.POS.Ex portRuntime\Gofrugal.POS.ExportRuntime\obj\Debug\foo\GenerateJavaStubs.proj
Compiling binding code...
Unhandled Exception: System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception: The system cannot fin d the file specified at System.Diagnostics.Process.StartWithCreateProcess(ProcessStartInfo startIn fo) at System.Diagnostics.Process.Start()
at Embeddinator.Helpers.Invoke(String program, String arguments, Dictionary2 envVars) at Embeddinator.Driver.CompileJava(IEnumerable1 files)
at Embeddinator.Driver.CompileCode()
at Embeddinator.Driver.Run()
at Embeddinator.CLI.Main(String[] args)

And then the exception I had shared being thrown

[seacco]

Downgrading NDK to v14 helped in overcoming this. The project isn't updated for the latest NDKs

did you change anything else? I am facing the same issue and downgrading to NDK v14 alone does not resolve it.