F# tooling rejects any use of <AndroidAppBundleMetaDataFile>

[Happypig375]

Xamarin Android defines a build item that is not a file path in the Include parameter. However, F# tooling reads this information and rejects the project altogether.

Repro steps

Add

<ItemGroup>
  <AndroidAppBundleMetaDataFile
    Include="com.android.tools.build.obfuscation/proguard.map:$(OutputPath)mapping.txt"
  />
</ItemGroup>

to an existing F# Xamarin.Android project. For example, one generated from Fabulous Xamarin Forms template.

Expected behavior

Project loads, builds, and archives as specified.

Actual behavior

Known workarounds

Not using this attribute. This impacts F# apps submitted to Google Play store as Google Play displays a warning without this build item.

Related information

Provide any related information (optional):

• Operating system Windows
• .NET Runtime kind (.NET Core, .NET Framework, Mono) Xamarin Android
• Editing Tools (e.g. Visual Studio Version, Visual Studio) VS17.2.3

[vzarytovskii]

I wonder where it happens, i will check the binlog.