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@Copilot Copilot AI commented Jun 17, 2025

This PR removes the legacy mono-symbolicate support components that were never implemented for .NET 6+ as requested in the issue.

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Removed Task Classes:

  • CreateMsymManifest MSBuild task (src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/Tasks/CreateMsymManifest.cs)
  • MonoSymbolicate MSBuild task (src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/Tasks/MonoSymbolicate.cs)

Updated MSBuild Targets (Xamarin.Android.Common.targets):

  • Removed UsingTask declarations for both tasks
  • Removed $(MonoSymbolArchive) property definitions and conditions
  • Simplified $(_AndroidSequencePointsMode) logic (removed MonoSymbolArchive dependencies)
  • Removed $(_MSYMDirectory) property definition
  • Removed MonoSymbolArchive from property cache
  • Removed complete mono-symbolicate task usage section in build targets

Updated Documentation:

  • Removed MonoSymbolArchive section from build properties documentation
  • Updated OneDotNet migration guide to clarify mono-symbolicate is not supported for .NET 6+
  • Removed CreateMsymManifest task prefix reference from message documentation

Preserved:

  • Default property in Microsoft.Android.Sdk.DefaultProperties.targets that sets MonoSymbolArchive=false for .NET compatibility
  • AOT-related .msym file creation in Tasks/Aot.cs (separate functionality unrelated to mono-symbolicate tool)

Verification

  • XML syntax validated for all modified targets files
  • Comprehensive search confirms all mono-symbolicate related code removed
  • No existing tests reference the removed components
  • Total impact: 152 lines removed, 6 lines added (formatting adjustments)

The changes are surgical and minimal, removing only the specific mono-symbolicate functionality while preserving all other build system functionality.

Fixes #10220.


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Copilot AI and others added 3 commits June 17, 2025 22:11
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@Copilot Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] Remove <CreateMsymManifest/> MSBuild task and $(MonoSymbolArchive) property Remove <CreateMsymManifest/> MSBuild task and $(MonoSymbolArchive) property Jun 17, 2025
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Find other mentions of mono-symbolicate in the source code and remove them.

I think we could delete tools\scripts\mono-symbolicate,

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Copilot AI commented Jun 18, 2025

Find other mentions of mono-symbolicate in the source code and remove them.

I think we could delete tools\scripts\mono-symbolicate,

Removed all additional mono-symbolicate references including the tools/scripts/mono-symbolicate script, mono-symbolicate from _MonoScript items, and MonoSymbolArchive property from DefaultProperties.targets. Fixed in 9810216.

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@jonathanpeppers jonathanpeppers marked this pull request as ready for review June 18, 2025 14:50
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@jonathanpeppers jonathanpeppers merged commit b8d0669 into main Jun 18, 2025
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Remove <CreateMsymManifest/> MSBuild task and $(MonoSymbolArchive) property
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