Wrong xamarin.forms version referenced in template

Reported by andre.ziegler Dec 05, 2017 at 03:26 PM windows 10.0 visual studio 2017 version 15.5 fixed in: visual studio 2017 version 15.5.1

I've updated to 15.5 and tried the Crossplatform Template with .net standard as shared code type. When I try to compile the project I get an error that Xamarin.Forms can't be found:

Unable to find package Xamarin.Forms with version (>= 250121934.0.0)
- Found 163 version(s) in nuget.org [ Nearest version: 2.5.0.121934 ]

In the .csproj of the shared code I see this line:

<ItemGroup>
<PackageReference Include="Xamarin.Forms" Version="250121934" />
</ItemGroup>

so the "." are missing. Unloading the project, adding the missing "." fixes it:

<PackageReference Include="Xamarin.Forms" Version="2.5.0.121934" />

Please fix this template in the next update.

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Jimmy Garrido [MSFT] · Dec 06, 2017 at 05:19 PM 0

Thank you for your feedback! We have fixed the problem in an upcoming service release. Thank you for helping us build a better Visual Studio!

Johannes Kleinz · Dec 06, 2017 at 07:49 PM 0

Same problem with .NET standard code type

Sandro Ponte Ramirez · Dec 08, 2017 at 05:36 AM 0

Good evening, I have installed visual studio 2017 version 15.5 and when I want to create a PCL project in xamarin, it does not appear and only allows me to create shared projects .NET

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Added a solution by andre.ziegler · Dec 08, 2017 at 05:30 PM

The issue is fixed in Update 15.5.1 and the project now compiles fine with correct NuGet references :

https://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/news/releasenotes/vs2017-relnotes#15.5.1

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Added a solution by Blair Wang [MSFT] · Dec 11, 2017 at 02:38 AM

This issue has been fixed and is now available in our latest update. You can download the update via the in-product notification or from here: https://www.visualstudio.com/vs/ Thanks to all who provided feedback and solutions for this problem.

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