[Windows - Packaged][MauiEmbedding] Project doesn't know how to run the profile with name 'NameOfTheApp (WinAppSDK Packaged)' and command 'MsixPackage'

[agneszitte]

Current behavior

Error popup when running Windows as Packaged for a blank Maui Embedding sample app

Expected behavior

Being able to run Windows as Packaged for a blank Maui Embedding sample app

How to reproduce it (as minimally and precisely as possible)

• Create a blank maui embedding sample app with latest template 5.3.0-dev.19. dotnet new unoapp -preset blank -maui -o MauiEmbeddingApp
• Try to run Windows as Packaged for the Maui Embedding sample app
• Notice the Error popup
• Try to update the Uno packages to latest
• Still noticing the Error popup

Sample app used for the tests: MauiEmbeddingBlankApp.zip

Environment

    "Uno.Sdk": "5.3.0-dev.168"
    <UnoExtensionsVersion>4.2.0-dev.13</UnoExtensionsVersion>
    <UnoToolkitVersion>6.1.0-dev.7</UnoToolkitVersion>
    <UnoThemesVersion>5.1.0-dev.8</UnoThemesVersion>
    <UnoCSharpMarkupVersion>5.3.0-dev.11</UnoCSharpMarkupVersion>
    Microsoft.WindowsAppSDK: 1.5.240311000
    Microsoft.Windows.SDK.BuildTools: 10.0.22621.3233
    MauiVersion: 8.0.6

Affected platform(s):

• [ ] iOS
• [ ] macOS (AppKit)
• [ ] Mac Catalyst
• [ ] Android
• [ ] WebAssembly
• [X] Windows (Packaged)
• [ ] Skia (WPF)
• [ ] Skia (GTK on Linux/macOS/Windows)
• [ ] Skia (Linux Framebuffer)
• [ ] Build tasks

Visual Studio:

• [ ] 2019 (version: )
• [X] 2022 (version: 17.9.6)
• [ ] Visual Studio Code (version: )
• [ ] Rider Windows (version: )
• [ ] Rider macOS (version: )

Additional info

[!IMPORTANT] No issues for default blank or recommended apps with latest template 5.3.0-dev.19 when testing Windows Packaged.

[jeromelaban]

This is a single project issue, it may be a caused by the main project not being set as startup when VS starts. A newer update, most likely from https://github.com/unoplatform/uno/pull/16203 will fix that.

[jeromelaban]

A workaround is to set the windows tfm first in the list.

[agneszitte]

A workaround is to set windows tfm first in the list.

@jeromelaban I tried to set windows tfm first in the list in the csproj, but still getting the error popup even after properly closing+reopening VS.

Am I missing something?

[jeromelaban]

@agneszitte You have to restart VS for the change to apply.

[agneszitte]

@agneszitte You have to restart VS for the change to apply.

It was already the case @jeromelaban I just restarted one last time right now to make sure and still getting the error popup

[jeromelaban]

Should be fixed by https://github.com/unoplatform/uno/pull/16203.

[agneszitte]

@Darsh0307 can you help test this issue with latest stable / dev packages now that https://github.com/unoplatform/uno/pull/16203 is merged please

[Darsh0307]

Hey @agneszitte I will check with latest 5.2 templates and let you know :)

Edit :-

Both 5.2 and 5.3 have the same error. The erorr are mentioned at the bottom.

Uno.Templates.5.2.15.nupkg "Uno.Sdk": "5.2.42"

Uno.Templates.5.3.0-dev.31.nupkg "Uno.Sdk": "5.3.0-dev.315"

This was the error which i was getting

I also made sure that configuration manager is updated properly

When building i also saw an error in deployment.

[Darsh0307]

The comment given on the same issue.

It is still the same error which i am getting

Uno.Templates.5.2.28 Uno VISX:- 5.2.33 "Uno.Sdk": "5.2.83"

[agneszitte]

@Darsh0307 if you can do a test with latest version please

[Darsh0307]

The application was created using CLI dotnet new unoapp -preset blank -maui -o MauiEmbeddingApp Uno.Sdk: 5.3.0-dev.1901 Uno.Templates:- 5.3.0-dev.1901 VS version:- 17.10.1

Build

DEP0700: Registration of the app failed. [0x80080204] error 0xC00CE015: App manifest validation error: The app manifest must be valid as per schema: Line 31, Column 85, Reason: The attribute '{http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/manifest/foundation/windows10}MaxVersionTested' on the element '{http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/manifest/foundation/windows10}TargetDeviceFamily' is not defined in the DTD/Schema.

========== Build: 2 succeeded, 0 failed, 0 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========
========== Build completed at 4:38 PM and took 18.311 seconds ==========
========== Deploy: 1 succeeded, 0 failed, 0 skipped ==========
========== Deploy completed at 4:38 PM and took 18.311 seconds =========

Deployment

Registering the application to run from layout...
DEP0700: Registration of the app failed. [0x80080204] error 0xC00CE015: App manifest validation error: The app manifest must be valid as per schema: Line 31, Column 85, Reason: The attribute '{http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/manifest/foundation/windows10}MaxVersionTested' on the element '{http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/manifest/foundation/windows10}TargetDeviceFamily' is not defined in the DTD/Schema.

	DeploymentSucceeded = False
	DeploymentError = Err_Deploy_Register
	DeploymentUserError = False
	DeploymentHRESULT = -2146958844
	HasSharedCode = False
	Target.Id = 256
	ProjectGuid = {4779d8f3-b1d2-4140-909e-9371e82b0e5a

This was the error which i was getting

I also made sure that configuration manager is updated properly.

MauiEmbeddingApp.zip

[jeromelaban]

This needs to be tested again after https://github.com/unoplatform/uno.templates/pull/743.

[agneszitte]

This needs to be tested again after unoplatform/uno.templates#743.

@Darsh0307 https://github.com/unoplatform/uno.templates/pull/743 is merged, can you retest it again please

[Darsh0307]

Templates version:- 5.3.2 The app was created using the above cli.

But when trying to run windows packaged then i was getting this error.

\MauiEmbeddingApp.MauiControls.dll
1>MauiEmbeddingApp.MauiControls -> F:\source\1916\MauiEmbeddingApp\MauiEmbeddingApp.MauiControls\bin\Debug\net8.0-android\MauiEmbeddingApp.MauiControls.dll
2>------ Build started: Project: MauiEmbeddingApp, Configuration: Debug Any CPU ------
2>Skipping analyzers to speed up the build. You can execute 'Build' or 'Rebuild' command to run analyzers.
2>MauiEmbeddingApp -> F:\source\1916\MauiEmbeddingApp\MauiEmbeddingApp\bin\Debug\net8.0-windows10.0.19041\MauiEmbeddingApp.dll
2>C:\Users\DarshPatel\.nuget\packages\microsoft.windowsappsdk\1.5.240607001\buildTransitive\Microsoft.Build.Msix.Packaging.targets(921,5): error APPX0002: Task 'WinAppSdkGenerateAppxManifest' failed. Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
2>C:\Users\DarshPatel\.nuget\packages\microsoft.windowsappsdk\1.5.240607001\buildTransitive\Microsoft.Build.Msix.Packaging.targets(921,5): error APPX0002:
2>C:\Users\DarshPatel\.nuget\packages\microsoft.windowsappsdk\1.5.240607001\buildTransitive\Microsoft.Build.Msix.Packaging.targets(921,5): error MSB4018: The "WinAppSdkGenerateAppxManifest" task failed unexpectedly.
2>C:\Users\DarshPatel\.nuget\packages\microsoft.windowsappsdk\1.5.240607001\buildTransitive\Microsoft.Build.Msix.Packaging.targets(921,5): error MSB4018: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
2>C:\Users\DarshPatel\.nuget\packages\microsoft.windowsappsdk\1.5.240607001\buildTransitive\Microsoft.Build.Msix.Packaging.targets(921,5): error MSB4018:    at Microsoft.Build.Msix.AppxManifest.WinAppSdkGenerateAppxManifest.ProcessDocument()
2>C:\Users\DarshPatel\.nuget\packages\microsoft.windowsappsdk\1.5.240607001\buildTransitive\Microsoft.Build.Msix.Packaging.targets(921,5): error MSB4018:    at Microsoft.Build.Msix.AppxManifest.WinAppSdkGenerateAppxManifest.ExecuteImplementation()
2>C:\Users\DarshPatel\.nuget\packages\microsoft.windowsappsdk\1.5.240607001\buildTransitive\Microsoft.Build.Msix.Packaging.targets(921,5): error MSB4018:    at Microsoft.Build.Msix.AppxPackagingTaskHelper.Execute(String file)
2>C:\Users\DarshPatel\.nuget\packages\microsoft.windowsappsdk\1.5.240607001\buildTransitive\Microsoft.Build.Msix.Packaging.targets(921,5): error MSB4018:    at Microsoft.Build.Msix.AppxManifest.WinAppSdkGenerateAppxManifest.Execute()
2>C:\Users\DarshPatel\.nuget\packages\microsoft.windowsappsdk\1.5.240607001\buildTransitive\Microsoft.Build.Msix.Packaging.targets(921,5): error MSB4018:    at Microsoft.Build.BackEnd.TaskExecutionHost.Microsoft.Build.BackEnd.ITaskExecutionHost.Execute()
2>C:\Users\DarshPatel\.nuget\packages\microsoft.windowsappsdk\1.5.240607001\buildTransitive\Microsoft.Build.Msix.Packaging.targets(921,5): error MSB4018:    at Microsoft.Build.BackEnd.TaskBuilder.<ExecuteInstantiatedTask>d__26.MoveNext()
2>Done building project "MauiEmbeddingApp.csproj" -- FAILED.
========== Build: 1 succeeded, 1 failed, 0 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========
========== Build completed at 6:15 PM and took 15.728 seconds ==========
========== Deploy: 0 succeeded, 0 failed, 0 skipped ==========
========== Deploy completed at 6:15 PM and took 15.728 seconds ==========

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[jeromelaban]

This is fixed in latest vsix 5.3.8. @Darsh0307 could you test again?

[Darsh0307]

Hello @jeromelaban

Well the issue is still available

Uno vsix:- 5.3.8.8 Uno templates:- 5.3.4

Copying files: Total 103 mb to layout...
Registering the application to run from layout...
DEP0700: Registration of the app failed. [0x80080204] error 0xC00CE015: App manifest validation error: The app manifest must be valid as per schema: Line 31, Column 85, Reason: The attribute '{http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/manifest/foundation/windows10}MaxVersionTested' on the element '{http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/manifest/foundation/windows10}TargetDeviceFamily' is not defined in the DTD/Schema.

========== Build: 1 succeeded, 0 failed, 1 up-to-date, 0 skipped ==========
========== Build completed at 2:59 PM and took 01.611 seconds ==========
========== Deploy: 1 succeeded, 0 failed, 0 skipped ==========
========== Deploy completed at 2:59 PM and took 01.611 seconds ==========

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[jeromelaban]

@Darsh0307 I'm not able to reproduce. Can you run dotnet new uninstall (without parameters) and paste the result here?

[Darsh0307]

Its working fine

Tested using uno templates:- 5.3.5