XamariniOS@2 - Xamarin.iOS v2 task

Artikkeli
08/20/2024

XamariniOS@2 is deprecated. Originally, this task was used as a pipeline to build an iOS app with Xamarin on macOS. For more information, see the Xamarin guidance and Sign your app during CI.

Note

This task is deprecated and was retired May 1, 2024.

XamariniOS@2 is deprecated. Originally, this task was used as a pipeline to build an iOS app with Xamarin on macOS. For more information, see the Xamarin guidance and Sign your app during CI.

Note

This task is deprecated and was retired May 1, 2024.

Syntax

# Xamarin.iOS v2
# Build an iOS app with Xamarin on macOS.
- task: XamariniOS@2
  inputs:
    solutionFile: '**/*.sln' # string. Alias: solution. Required. Solution. Default: **/*.sln.
    configuration: 'Release' # string. Required. Configuration. Default: Release.
    #clean: false # boolean. Clean. Default: false.
    #packageApp: true # boolean. Create app package. Default: true.
    #buildForSimulator: false # boolean. Alias: forSimulator. Build for iOS Simulator. Default: false.
  # Advanced
    #runNugetRestore: false # boolean. Run NuGet restore. Default: false.
    #args: # string. Arguments. 
    #workingDirectory: # string. Alias: cwd. Working directory. 
    #mdtoolFile: # string. Alias: buildToolLocation | mdtoolLocation. Build tool path. 
  # Signing & Provisioning
    #signingIdentity: # string. Alias: iosSigningIdentity. Signing identity. 
    #signingProvisioningProfileID: # string. Alias: provProfileUuid. Provisioning profile UUID.

Inputs

solutionFile - Solution
Input alias: solution. string. Required. Default value: **/*.sln.

Specifies the relative path from the repository root of the Xamarin.iOS solution or csproj project to the build. May contain wildcards.

configuration - Configuration
string. Required. Default value: Release.

Specifies the configuration. Standard configurations are Ad-Hoc, AppStore, Debug, and Release.

clean - Clean
boolean. Default value: false.

Optional. Runs a clean build (/t:clean) prior to the build.

packageApp - Create app package
boolean. Default value: true.

If set to true, generates an IPA as a part of the build.

buildForSimulator - Build for iOS Simulator
Input alias: forSimulator. boolean. Default value: false.

Optional. Builds for the iOS Simulator instead of physical iOS devices.

runNugetRestore - Run NuGet restore
boolean. Default value: false.

Runs nuget restore on the Xamarin iOS solution to install all referenced packages before the build. The nuget tool in the PATH of the build agent machine is used. To use a different version of NuGet or set additional arguments, use the NuGet Installer Task.

args - Arguments
string.

Optional. Specifies additional command line arguments that are used to build.

workingDirectory - Working directory
Input alias: cwd. string.

Optional. Specifies the working directory in which builds will run. If the value is empty, the root of the repository is used.

mdtoolFile - Build tool path
Input alias: buildToolLocation | mdtoolLocation. string.

Optional. Supplies the path to xbuild (the Xamarin Studio mono build tool) or MSBuild (the Visual Studio for Mac build tool). If the value is empty, the default xbuild or MSBuild path is used.

signingIdentity - Signing identity
Input alias: iosSigningIdentity. string.

Optional. Overrides the signing identity that will be used to sign the build. If the value is empty, the setting in the Xcode project will be used. You may need to select signingUnlockDefaultKeychain if you use this option.

signingProvisioningProfileID - Provisioning profile UUID
Input alias: provProfileUuid. string.

Optional. Specifies the UUID of an installed provisioning profile override to be used for this build.

Task control options

All tasks have control options in addition to their task inputs. For more information, see Control options and common task properties.

Output variables

None.

Remarks

Use this task in a pipeline to build an iOS app with Xamarin on macOS. For more information, see the Xamarin guidance and Sign your app during CI.

What's new in this task version

iOS signing set up has been removed from the task. Use Secure Files with supporting tasks Install Apple Certificate and Install Apple Provisioning Profile to setup signing. Updated options to work better with Visual Studio for Mac.

Examples

Build your Xamarin app

Requirements

Requirement	Description
Pipeline types	YAML, Classic build
Runs on	Agent, DeploymentGroup
Demands	Self-hosted agents must have capabilities that match the following demands to run jobs that use this task: Xamarin.iOS
Capabilities	This task does not satisfy any demands for subsequent tasks in the job.
Command restrictions	Any
Settable variables	Any
Agent version	All supported agent versions.
Task category	Build

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