Unable to create an Android release version with latest release

[davefxy]

I got the following error when a tried to create an Android Release version of an app using the latest PancakeView version :
Mono.Cecil.ResolutionException: Failed to resolve System.Int32 Xamarin.Forms.PancakeView.Resource/Animation::abc_fade_in
The debug version built just fine.
NOTE:
Ooooops, This occurred when I was targeting Android 11.0. When I went back to targeting Android 10.0 everything workd.
More details:

• 4>C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\MSBuild\Xamarin\Android\Xamarin.Android.Common.targets(1645,5): error XALNK7000: at Mono.Linker.Steps.MarkStep.HandleUnresolvedField(FieldReference reference)
  4>C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\MSBuild\Xamarin\Android\Xamarin.Android.Common.targets(1645,5): error XALNK7000: at Mono.Linker.Steps.MarkStep.MarkField(FieldReference reference)
  4>C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\MSBuild\Xamarin\Android\Xamarin.Android.Common.targets(1645,5): error XALNK7000: at Mono.Linker.Steps.MarkStep.MarkInstruction(Instruction instruction)
  4>C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\MSBuild\Xamarin\Android\Xamarin.Android.Common.targets(1645,5): error XALNK7000: at Mono.Linker.Steps.MarkStep.MarkMethodBody(MethodBody body)
  4>C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\MSBuild\Xamarin\Android\Xamarin.Android.Common.targets(1645,5): error XALNK7000: at Mono.Linker.Steps.MarkStep.ProcessMethod(MethodDefinition method)
  4>C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\MSBuild\Xamarin\Android\Xamarin.Android.Common.targets(1645,5): error XALNK7000: at Mono.Linker.Steps.MarkStep.ProcessQueue()
  4>C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\MSBuild\Xamarin\Android\Xamarin.Android.Common.targets(1645,5): error XALNK7000: --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
  4>C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\MSBuild\Xamarin\Android\Xamarin.Android.Common.targets(1645,5): error XALNK7000: at Mono.Linker.Steps.MarkStep.ProcessQueue()
  4>C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\MSBuild\Xamarin\Android\Xamarin.Android.Common.targets(1645,5): error XALNK7000: at Mono.Linker.Steps.MarkStep.ProcessPrimaryQueue()
  4>C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\MSBuild\Xamarin\Android\Xamarin.Android.Common.targets(1645,5): error XALNK7000: at Mono.Linker.Steps.MarkStep.Process()
  4>C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\MSBuild\Xamarin\Android\Xamarin.Android.Common.targets(1645,5): error XALNK7000: at Mono.Linker.Steps.MarkStep.Process(LinkContext context)
  4>C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\MSBuild\Xamarin\Android\Xamarin.Android.Common.targets(1645,5): error XALNK7000: at MonoDroid.Tuner.MonoDroidMarkStep.Process(LinkContext context)
  4>C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\MSBuild\Xamarin\Android\Xamarin.Android.Common.targets(1645,5): error XALNK7000: at Mono.Linker.Pipeline.ProcessStep(LinkContext context, IStep step)
  4>C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\MSBuild\Xamarin\Android\Xamarin.Android.Common.targets(1645,5): error XALNK7000: at Mono.Linker.Pipeline.Process(LinkContext context)
  4>C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\MSBuild\Xamarin\Android\Xamarin.Android.Common.targets(1645,5): error XALNK7000: at MonoDroid.Tuner.Linker.Process(LinkerOptions options, ILogger logger, LinkContext& context)
  4>C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\MSBuild\Xamarin\Android\Xamarin.Android.Common.targets(1645,5): error XALNK7000: at Xamarin.Android.Tasks.LinkAssemblies.Execute(DirectoryAssemblyResolver res)
  4>C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\MSBuild\Xamarin\Android\Xamarin.Android.Common.targets(1645,5): error XALNK7000: at Xamarin.Android.Tasks.LinkAssemblies.RunTask()
  4>C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\MSBuild\Xamarin\Android\Xamarin.Android.Common.targets(1645,5): error XALNK7000: at Xamarin.Android.Tasks.AndroidTask.Execute()

[lndalmd]

Same here, but already targeting to Android 10.0

Description:

Mono.Linker.MarkException: Error processing method: 'System.Void MyProject.Droid.Resource::UpdateIdValues()' in assembly: 'MyProject.Android.dll' ---> Mono.Cecil.ResolutionException: Failed to resolve System.Int32 Xamarin.Forms.PancakeView.Resource/Animation::abc_fade_in
at Mono.Linker.Steps.MarkStep.HandleUnresolvedField (Mono.Cecil.FieldReference reference) [0x00013] in <3e53085892e04b628169d0ea2d9ff8b6>:0
at Mono.Linker.Steps.MarkStep.MarkField (Mono.Cecil.FieldReference reference) [0x00024] in <3e53085892e04b628169d0ea2d9ff8b6>:0
at Mono.Linker.Steps.MarkStep.MarkInstruction (Mono.Cecil.Cil.Instruction instruction) [0x0002e] in <3e53085892e04b628169d0ea2d9ff8b6>:0
at Mono.Linker.Steps.MarkStep.MarkMethodBody (Mono.Cecil.Cil.MethodBody body) [0x000c2] in <3e53085892e04b628169d0ea2d9ff8b6>:0
at Mono.Linker.Steps.MarkStep.ProcessMethod (Mono.Cecil.MethodDefinition method) [0x001b1] in <3e53085892e04b628169d0ea2d9ff8b6>:0
at Mono.Linker.Steps.MarkStep.ProcessQueue () [0x0001b] in <3e53085892e04b628169d0ea2d9ff8b6>:0

--- End of inner exception stack trace ---

at Mono.Linker.Steps.MarkStep.ProcessQueue () [0x00047] in <3e53085892e04b628169d0ea2d9ff8b6>:0
at Mono.Linker.Steps.MarkStep.ProcessPrimaryQueue () [0x0000a] in <3e53085892e04b628169d0ea2d9ff8b6>:0
at Mono.Linker.Steps.MarkStep.Process () [0x000f6] in <3e53085892e04b628169d0ea2d9ff8b6>:0
at Mono.Linker.Steps.MarkStep.Process (Mono.Linker.LinkContext context) [0x0000d] in <3e53085892e04b628169d0ea2d9ff8b6>:0
at MonoDroid.Tuner.MonoDroidMarkStep.Process (Mono.Linker.LinkContext context) [0x0000b] in <3e53085892e04b628169d0ea2d9ff8b6>:0
at Mono.Linker.Pipeline.ProcessStep (Mono.Linker.LinkContext context, Mono.Linker.Steps.IStep step) [0x0000d] in <3e53085892e04b628169d0ea2d9ff8b6>:0
at Mono.Linker.Pipeline.Process (Mono.Linker.LinkContext context) [0x0000f] in <3e53085892e04b628169d0ea2d9ff8b6>:0
at MonoDroid.Tuner.Linker.Run (Mono.Linker.Pipeline pipeline, Mono.Linker.LinkContext context) [0x00000] in <3e53085892e04b628169d0ea2d9ff8b6>:0
at MonoDroid.Tuner.Linker.Process (MonoDroid.Tuner.LinkerOptions options, Mono.Linker.ILogger logger, Mono.Linker.LinkContext& context) [0x00071] in <3e53085892e04b628169d0ea2d9ff8b6>:0
at Xamarin.Android.Tasks.LinkAssemblies.Execute (Java.Interop.Tools.Cecil.DirectoryAssemblyResolver res) [0x001dd] in <3e53085892e04b628169d0ea2d9ff8b6>:0
at Xamarin.Android.Tasks.LinkAssemblies.RunTask () [0x0001b] in <3e53085892e04b628169d0ea2d9ff8b6>:0
at Xamarin.Android.Tasks.AndroidTask.Execute () [0x00000] in <3e53085892e04b628169d0ea2d9ff8b6>:0

[lndalmd]

After change Linker behavior to LinkNone in Droid project, it compiled.

[Deepfreezed]

Having the same issue, it would work with linker off, but we need to have linker for production release. Version 2.1.0.714 works. This is an issue with the latest version 2.3.0.759.

Linker works when targeting Android 10. Error happens when targeting Android 11 with linking on.

[InquisitorJax]

same :(

Can confirm: downgrade 2.1.0.714 works.