How to install the development build?

pythonix · August 12, 2021, 11:55am

Hi I would like to install the latest development build of MonoGame but I am not sure how.

I found this tutorial here - is it still up to date?

I have added the feed but I don’t understand this line:

From the folder with your game’s .csproj:

dotnet add package MonoGame.Framework.DesktopGL --prerelease
dotnet add package MonoGame.Content.Builder.Task --prerelease

How do I add the package specifically from the folder? When I run these commands in Nuget console in VS I just receive an error. I did replace ‘DesktopGL’ with ‘Android’

Thanks

Apostolique · August 12, 2021, 5:19pm

You can run the commands in something like PowerShell, or the Windows Terminal.

In Windows, you can shift + right click in your folder in Windows Explorer and choose “Open in PowerShell”.

There’s also a way to install directly from visual studio, but I forgot how.

pythonix · August 12, 2021, 5:34pm

Thanks for your reply. After trying to run in command prompt in the folder with the .csproj file I receive this error:

C:\Users[hidden]\source\repos[hidden]>dotnet add package MonoGame.Framework.Android --prerelease
C:\Users[hidden]\source\repos[hidden][hidden].csproj(190,3): error MSB4019: The imported project “C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\5.0.301\Xamarin\Android\Xamarin.Android.CSharp.targets” was not found. Confirm that the expression in the Import declaration “C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\5.0.301\Xamarin\Android\Xamarin.Android.CSharp.targets” is correct, and that the file exists on disk.
Unable to create dependency graph file for project ‘C:\Users[hidden]\source\repos[hidden][hidden].csproj’. Cannot add package reference.

Apostolique · August 13, 2021, 2:23am

Looking at the artifacts, I indeed don’t see any android packages: snip. I guess they are somewhere else?

Edit: here

pythonix · August 13, 2021, 9:27am

Thank you very much but how do I install the packages from the link you provided?

Edit: Nevermind I realised I had to manually connect the NuGet package to VS

pythonix · November 23, 2021, 8:29pm

Hi again, I have been using this fine for the past few months but for about a week I haven’t been able to search for updates for the NuGet package. Is there a problem with the server?

pythonix · June 27, 2022, 12:35pm

Hi, I would like to update my MonoGame development build to the latest version but the above issue is occurring again for the MonoGame.Framework.Android package, while MonoGame.Content.Builder.Task has the option to update to the latest build:

Using PowerShell I receive the following:

C:\Users\name\source\repos\appname\appname.csproj(220,3): error MSB4019: The imported project "C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\5.0.409\Xamarin\Android\Xamarin.Android.CSharp.targets" was not found. Confirm that the expression in the Import declaration "C:\Program Files\dotnet\sdk\5.0.409\\Xamarin\Android\Xamarin.Android.CSharp.targets" is correct, and that the file exists on disk.
Unable to create dependency graph file for project 'C:\Users\name\source\repos\appname\appname.csproj'. Cannot add package reference.