xamarin - Android App Compile Not Generating Package Resources

Question

When attempting to compile my Xamarin.Android app I get the compile error:

Error 3 The file "objDebugandroidinpackaged_resources" does not exist. MyApp.UI.Droid

This error occurred after I made some changes (added some new classes - cannot remember what it was). But I didn't change any project settings, nor go delete actual files in the obj folder.

What is the cause of this error and how can I fix this?

Some information that may be useful:

• The project is a Cross-Platform PCL project - Core, Android, and iOS Projects
• The project uses MVVM Cross

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/32292577/android-app-compile-not-generating-package-resources

Answer 1

I encountered the same issue. Ensure that your resource files do not include any special characters

The actual error you may be encountering is:

Invalid file name: must contain only [a-z0-9_.]

Change your build output verbosity in visual studio to see better log output.