My app is a Xamarin.Forms app, though this post is specific to Xamarin.Forms.iOS.
I'm having a hard time determining where to go with this one, primarily because I'm unable to determine what exactly is failing when I choose "Link Framework SDKs only".
The problem is happening with a call made somewhere inside the Q42.HueApi nuget library. This is a library that controls the Philips Hue lighting system. Most calls succeed - but a couple key calls don't work unless "Don't Link" is set.
I actually have no problem building with "Don't Link" set, but it causes issues with the App Store. The automated submission process detects every possible usage description that could be used by any of my package references. I've found people with similar issues who say you can just add the usage descriptions in Info.plist and as long as you don't actually request the given resource, nobody is any the wiser. I'd like to avoid having to do this, but it's not a showstopper.
The showstopper for me is "Missing Push Notification Entitlement". I don't use Push Notifications and just don't want to add this Entitlement.
This is the stack trace from the failing call (works fine with "Don't Link" however):
System.ArgumentNullException: Value cannot be null.
Parameter name: method
at System.Linq.Expressions.Expression.Call (System.Linq.Expressions.Expression instance, System.Reflection.MethodInfo method, System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable1[T] arguments) [0x00111] in /Library/Frameworks/Xamarin.iOS.framework/Versions/11.9.1.24/src/Xamarin.iOS/external/corefx/src/System.Linq.Expressions/src/System/Linq/Expressions/MethodCallExpression.cs:1239 at System.Linq.Expressions.Expression.Call (System.Linq.Expressions.Expression instance, System.Reflection.MethodInfo method, System.Linq.Expressions.Expression[] arguments) [0x00000] in /Library/Frameworks/Xamarin.iOS.framework/Versions/11.9.1.24/src/Xamarin.iOS/external/corefx/src/System.Linq.Expressions/src/System/Linq/Expressions/MethodCallExpression.cs:1046 at System.Linq.Expressions.Expression.Call (System.Reflection.MethodInfo method, System.Linq.Expressions.Expression[] arguments) [0x00000] in /Library/Frameworks/Xamarin.iOS.framework/Versions/11.9.1.24/src/Xamarin.iOS/external/corefx/src/System.Linq.Expressions/src/System/Linq/Expressions/MethodCallExpression.cs:1001 at System.Dynamic.ExpandoObject+MetaExpando.BindSetMember (System.Dynamic.SetMemberBinder binder, System.Dynamic.DynamicMetaObject value) [0x00033] in /Library/Frameworks/Xamarin.iOS.framework/Versions/11.9.1.24/src/Xamarin.iOS/external/corefx/src/System.Linq.Expressions/src/System/Dynamic/ExpandoObject.cs:863 at System.Dynamic.SetMemberBinder.Bind (System.Dynamic.DynamicMetaObject target, System.Dynamic.DynamicMetaObject[] args) [0x00035] in /Library/Frameworks/Xamarin.iOS.framework/Versions/11.9.1.24/src/Xamarin.iOS/external/corefx/src/System.Linq.Expressions/src/System/Dynamic/SetMemberBinder.cs:57 at System.Dynamic.DynamicMetaObjectBinder.Bind (System.Object[] args, System.Collections.ObjectModel.ReadOnlyCollection1[T] parameters, System.Linq.Expressions.LabelTarget returnLabel) [0x000c6] in /Library/Frameworks/Xamarin.iOS.framework/Versions/11.9.1.24/src/Xamarin.iOS/external/corefx/src/System.Linq.Expressions/src/System/Dynamic/DynamicMetaObjectBinder.cs:90
at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CallSiteBinder.BindCore[T] (System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CallSite1[T] site, System.Object[] args) [0x00019] in <4b284bfdf0034973b11698729c2d63bc>:0 at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CallSiteOps.Bind[T] (System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CallSiteBinder binder, System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CallSite1[T] site, System.Object[] args) [0x00000] in <4b284bfdf0034973b11698729c2d63bc>:0
at (wrapper managed-to-native) System.Reflection.MonoMethod.InternalInvoke(System.Reflection.MonoMethod,object,object[],System.Exception&)
at System.Reflection.MonoMethod.Invoke (System.Object obj, System.Reflection.BindingFlags invokeAttr, System.Reflection.Binder binder, System.Object[] parameters, System.Globalization.CultureInfo culture) [0x00032] in /Library/Frameworks/Xamarin.iOS.framework/Versions/11.9.1.24/src/Xamarin.iOS/mcs/class/corlib/System.Reflection/MonoMethod.cs:305
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw () [0x0000c] in /Library/Frameworks/Xamarin.iOS.framework/Versions/11.9.1.24/src/Xamarin.iOS/mcs/class/referencesource/mscorlib/system/runtime/exceptionservices/exceptionservicescommon.cs:152
at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw (System.Exception source) [0x00000] in /Library/Frameworks/Xamarin.iOS.framework/Versions/11.9.1.24/src/Xamarin.iOS/mcs/class/referencesource/mscorlib/system/runtime/exceptionservices/exceptionservicescommon.cs:156
at System.Linq.Expressions.Interpreter.ExceptionHelpers.UnwrapAndRethrow (System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException exception) [0x00000] in /Library/Frameworks/Xamarin.iOS.framework/Versions/11.9.1.24/src/Xamarin.iOS/external/corefx/src/System.Linq.Expressions/src/System/Linq/Expressions/Interpreter/Utilities.cs:172
at System.Linq.Expressions.Interpreter.MethodInfoCallInstruction.Run (System.Linq.Expressions.Interpreter.InterpretedFrame frame) [0x00035] in /Library/Frameworks/Xamarin.iOS.framework/Versions/11.9.1.24/src/Xamarin.iOS/external/corefx/src/System.Linq.Expressions/src/System/Linq/Expressions/Interpreter/CallInstruction.cs:327
at System.Linq.Expressions.Interpreter.Interpreter.Run (System.Linq.Expressions.Interpreter.InterpretedFrame frame) [0x00015] in /Library/Frameworks/Xamarin.iOS.framework/Versions/11.9.1.24/src/Xamarin.iOS/external/corefx/src/System.Linq.Expressions/src/System/Linq/Expressions/Interpreter/Interpreter.cs:63
at System.Linq.Expressions.Interpreter.LightLambda.Run3[T0,T1,T2,TRet] (T0 arg0, T1 arg1, T2 arg2) [0x00038] in <4b284bfdf0034973b11698729c2d63bc>:0
at Q42.HueApi.HueClient+d__15.MoveNext () [0x000b5] in :0
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw () [0x0000c] in /Library/Frameworks/Xamarin.iOS.framework/Versions/11.9.1.24/src/Xamarin.iOS/mcs/class/referencesource/mscorlib/system/runtime/exceptionservices/exceptionservicescommon.cs:152
at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess (System.Threading.Tasks.Task task) [0x00037] in /Library/Frameworks/Xamarin.iOS.framework/Versions/11.9.1.24/src/Xamarin.iOS/mcs/class/referencesource/mscorlib/system/runtime/compilerservices/TaskAwaiter.cs:187
at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification (System.Threading.Tasks.Task task) [0x00028] in /Library/Frameworks/Xamarin.iOS.framework/Versions/11.9.1.24/src/Xamarin.iOS/mcs/class/referencesource/mscorlib/system/runtime/compilerservices/TaskAwaiter.cs:156
at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ValidateEnd (System.Threading.Tasks.Task task) [0x00008] in /Library/Frameworks/Xamarin.iOS.framework/Versions/11.9.1.24/src/Xamarin.iOS/mcs/class/referencesource/mscorlib/system/runtime/compilerservices/TaskAwaiter.cs:128
at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.ConfiguredTaskAwaitable`1+ConfiguredTaskAwaiter[TResult].GetResult () [0x00000] in <0f7865fc4fbb4fddaab6f86c915ebae0>:0
at Q42.HueApi.Streaming.StreamingHueClient+d__12.MoveNext () [0x00091] in <88e6e7daf100469d84c7f4213d723d5e>:0
--- End of stack trace from previous location where exception was thrown ---
at System.Runtime.ExceptionServices.ExceptionDispatchInfo.Throw () [0x0000c] in /Library/Frameworks/Xamarin.iOS.framework/Versions/11.9.1.24/src/Xamarin.iOS/mcs/class/referencesource/mscorlib/system/runtime/exceptionservices/exceptionservicescommon.cs:152
at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ThrowForNonSuccess (System.Threading.Tasks.Task task) [0x00037] in /Library/Frameworks/Xamarin.iOS.framework/Versions/11.9.1.24/src/Xamarin.iOS/mcs/class/referencesource/mscorlib/system/runtime/compilerservices/TaskAwaiter.cs:187
at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.HandleNonSuccessAndDebuggerNotification (System.Threading.Tasks.Task task) [0x00028] in /Library/Frameworks/Xamarin.iOS.framework/Versions/11.9.1.24/src/Xamarin.iOS/mcs/class/referencesource/mscorlib/system/runtime/compilerservices/TaskAwaiter.cs:156
at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.ValidateEnd (System.Threading.Tasks.Task task) [0x00008] in /Library/Frameworks/Xamarin.iOS.framework/Versions/11.9.1.24/src/Xamarin.iOS/mcs/class/referencesource/mscorlib/system/runtime/compilerservices/TaskAwaiter.cs:128
at System.Runtime.CompilerServices.TaskAwaiter.GetResult () [0x00000] in /Library/Frameworks/Xamarin.iOS.framework/Versions/11.9.1.24/src/Xamarin.iOS/mcs/class/referencesource/mscorlib/system/runtime/compilerservices/TaskAwaiter.cs:113
at MYAPP.ApplicationState+d__63.MoveNext () [0x000a3] in MYAPP\ApplicationState.cs:182
What options do I have here?
Thanks!