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Reputation: 126

MAUI workload & TargetFrameworks

I don't really know how to title this. I just started using MAUI and I have a few questions about it.

  1. The first step to use MAUI is to run dotnet workload install or dotnet workload update. After running this command, I run dotnet workload list and I get this output:
Installed Workload Id Manifest Version Installation Source
ios 17.2.8053/8.0.100 SDK 8.0.200, VS 17.9.34728.123
maui 8.0.21/8.0.100 SDK 8.0.200
maui-windows 8.0.21/8.0.100 VS 17.9.34728.123
android 34.0.95/8.0.100 VS 17.9.34728.123
maccatalyst 17.2.8053/8.0.100 VS 17.9.34728.123

Coming from Xamarin, I imagine ios and android are the old Xamarin.iOS and Xamarin.Android. The same concept for the other platforms when it comes to maui-windows and maccatalyst. But, what is maui workload? Has anything to do with NuGet packages Microsoft.Maui.Controls and Microsoft.Maui.Controls.Compatbility?

  1. What does that Manifest Version mean? Is Android 34.0.95/8.0.100 meaning Android sdk 34.0.95 for .net 8.0.100?

  2. By double clicking my project, I can see the following lines in it (I just left Android and iOS since I'm only deploying my application on those two):

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What does that TargetFramework mean? How is it going to affect my Android manifest where I specify my Minimum Android Version is API 28 and the Target Android Version is API 34?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 575

Answers (1)

Guangyu Bai - MSFT
Guangyu Bai - MSFT

Reputation: 4546

What does that Manifest Version mean?

Just as android 34.0.95/8.0.100, the 34.0.95 means the android version and 8.0.100 means the .net version.

What does that TargetFramework mean?

You can check this document about Configure multi-targeting. The folders for each target platform contain platform-specific code that starts the app on each platform, plus any additional platform code you add. At build time, the build system only includes the code from each folder when building for that specific platform. For example, when you build for Android the files in the Platforms > Android folder will be built into the app package, but the files in the other Platforms folders won't be.

.NET MAUI apps can also be multi-targeted based on your own filename and folder criteria. This enables you to structure your .NET MAUI app project so that you don't have to place your platform code into sub-folders of the Platforms folder.

Upvotes: 0

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