I am attempting to open a Xamarin Android .csproj file in a .NET 5.0 console application using an instance of Microsoft.Build.Evaluation.Project. Additionally I have also attempted to do the same with a .NET Framework 4.6.1 project.
The code for loading is:
var fileName = @"C:\Users\vchel\source\repos\BlankAndroid\BlankAndroid\BlankAndroid.csproj";
var project = new global::Microsoft.Build.Evaluation.Project(fileName, null, null, new ProjectCollection());
When I attempt to instantiate the Project object, I get the following exception:
Microsoft.Build.Exceptions.InvalidProjectFileException:
The imported project "C:\Users\vchel\source\repos\ProjectLoadTest\ProjectLoadTest\bin\Debug\net5.0\Xamarin\Android\Xamarin.Android.CSharp.targets" was not found.
Confirm that the expression in the Import declaration "C:\Users\vchel\source\repos\ProjectLoadTest\ProjectLoadTest\bin\Debug\net5.0\Xamarin\Android\Xamarin.Android.CSharp.targets" is correct, and that the file exists on disk. C:\Users\vchel\source\repos\BlankAndroid\BlankAndroid\BlankAndroid.csproj
The Xamarin.Android.CSharp.targets file referenced in the error above appears in the .csproj that I am loading as shown in the following snippet:
<Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\Xamarin\Android\Xamarin.Android.CSharp.targets" />
Notice that the .csproj references the Xamarin.Android.CSharp.targtets file with the $(MSBuildExtensionPath) prefix, but at runtime this is swapped with the location of the running console application .exe rather than
The Android project which I am attempting to load opens correctly in Visual Studio and compiles/runs with no problems.
Why does this Android project open without any problems in Visual Studio, yet it fails when attempting to open in a Microsoft.Build.Evaluation.Project object?
