Deployment for debugging on emulators with android 4 fails because of wrong pm option

[babakRz63ai]

Steps to Reproduce

1. Create a new android application project
2. Set target SDK version to 28
3. Set Minimum SDK version to 15
4. Create and start an emulator with android 4.0 or 4.1 (API 15 or 16)
5. Build and try to start the application in the Debug mode

Expected Behavior

Application get installed and start running

Actual Behavior

An error dialog appears telling there was deployment errors. content of the output window is in the logfile.

Version Information

Microsoft Visual Studio Community 2017 Preview
Version 15.9.0 Preview 4.0
VisualStudio.15.Preview/15.9.0-pre.4.0+28219.56
Microsoft .NET Framework
Version 4.7.02053

Installed Version: Community

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Log File

Severity	Code	Description	Project	File	Line	Suppression State
Error		ADB0000:  Deployment failed
Mono.AndroidTools.InstallFailedException: Unexpected install output: Error: Unknown option: -d
usage: pm list packages [-f] [-d] [-e] [-s] [-e] [-u] [FILTER]
       pm list permission-groups
       pm list permissions [-g] [-f] [-d] [-u] [GROUP]
       pm list instrumentation [-f] [TARGET-PACKAGE]
       pm list features
       pm list libraries
       pm path PACKAGE
       pm install [-l] [-r] [-t] [-i INSTALLER_PACKAGE_NAME] [-s] [-f] PATH
       pm uninstall [-k] PACKAGE
       pm clear PACKAGE
       pm enable PACKAGE_OR_COMPONENT
       pm disable PACKAGE_OR_COMPONENT
       pm disable-user PACKAGE_OR_COMPONENT
       pm set-install-location [0/auto] [1/internal] [2/external]
       pm get-install-location
       pm createUser USER_NAME
       pm removeUser USER_ID

pm list packages: prints all packages, optionally only
  those whose package name contains the text in FILTER.  Options:
    -f: see their associated file.
    -d: filter to only show disbled packages.
    -e: filter to only show enabled packages.
    -s: filter to only show system packages.
    -3: filter to only show third party packages.
    -u: also include uninstalled packages.

pm list permission-groups: prints all known permission groups.

pm list permissions: prints all known permissions, optionally only
  those in GROUP.  Options:
    -g: organize by group.
    -f: print all information.
    -s: short summary.
    -d: only list dangerous permissions.
    -u: list only the permissions users will see.

pm list instrumentation: use to list all test packages; optionally
  supply <TARGET-PACKAGE> to list the test packages for a particular
  application.  Options:
    -f: list the .apk file for the test package.

pm list features: prints all features of the system.

pm path: print the path to the .apk of the given PACKAGE.

pm install: installs a package to the system.  Options:
    -l: install the package with FORWARD_LOCK.
    -r: reinstall an exisiting app, keeping its data.
    -t: allow test .apks to be installed.
    -i: specify the installer package name.
    -s: install package on sdcard.
    -f: install package on internal flash.

pm uninstall: removes a package from the system. Options:
    -k: keep the data and cache directories around after package removal.

pm clear: deletes all data associated with a package.

pm enable, disable, disable-user: these commands change the enabled state
  of a given package or component (written as "package/class").

pm get-install-location: returns the current install location.
    0 [auto]: Let system decide the best location
    1 [internal]: Install on internal device storage
    2 [external]: Install on external media

pm set-install-location: changes the default install location.
  NOTE: this is only intended for debugging; using this can cause
  applications to break and other undersireable behavior.
    0 [auto]: Let system decide the best location
    1 [internal]: Install on internal device storage
    2 [external]: Install on external media

   at Mono.AndroidTools.Internal.AdbOutputParsing.CheckInstallSuccess(String output, String packageName) in E:\A\_work\21\s\External\androidtools\Mono.AndroidTools\Internal\AdbOutputParsing.cs:line 345
   at Mono.AndroidTools.AndroidDevice.<>c__DisplayClass95_0.<InstallPackage>b__0(Task`1 t) in E:\A\_work\21\s\External\androidtools\Mono.AndroidTools\AndroidDevice.cs:line 753
   at System.Threading.Tasks.ContinuationTaskFromResultTask`1.InnerInvoke()
   at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.Execute()		 	0	

VS bug #752037

[xamarin-release-manager]

[VS sync] The field 'Milestone' contains the value '15.9' that is not in the list of supported values

[dellis1972]

This looks like this is the line causing the problem

https://github.com/xamarin/androidtools/blob/6757427b1e4c0f710f044ffb06686d91de247bb6/Mono.AndroidTools/Internal/AdbShellCommand.cs#L104

and

https://github.com/xamarin/androidtools/blob/728dab579da21ff30a0afd087ec35b9f737d52a1/Xamarin.AndroidTools/Devices/AndroidDeviceExtensions.cs#L184

[dellis1972]

the version of pm on the device does not support the -d option on the install command. Does it work on a newer device?

[dellis1972]

what version of adb do you have installed?

[dellis1972]

My version

Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.40
Version 4797878

supports the -d

[brendanzagaeski]

For cross-referencing, @JonDouglas took a first look at reproducing this and was able to reproduce the reported behavior on an API 16 emulator:

I can reproduce against API 16, it takes almost 10 minutes to hang before spitting out the ADB0010/ADB0000 regarding the unknown -d option

[dellis1972]

Potential fix up at https://github.com/xamarin/androidtools/pull/158

[matteozoni]

I have installed today VS 15.9.1 and I have the same issue