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Failed to install Visual Studio for Mac Preview on macOS Sierra

On macOS Sierra 10.12.2, you cannot install Visual Studio for Mac Preview. Version for installation is 3.0.0. (one).

All software requirements are installed, but the installer cannot determine the Android SDK at some point:

[2017-01-12 10:08:52.260] [Debug] Detecting software item 'Mono Framework' [2017-01-12 10:08:52.260] [Info] Checking whether Mono needs update/installation [2017-01-12 10:08:52.260] [Debug] In IsCurrentMonoNewEnough [2017-01-12 10:08:52.260] [Debug] current == /Library/Frameworks/Mono.framework/Versions/Current [2017-01-12 10:08:52.260] [Debug] current symlink: /Library/Frameworks/Mono.framework/Versions/4.6.2 [2017-01-12 10:08:52.260] [Debug] file name: 4.6.2 [2017-01-12 10:08:52.261] [Debug] parsed version: 4.6.2 [2017-01-12 10:08:52.261] [Info] Mono 4.8.0 needs to be installed. [2017-01-12 10:08:52.362] [Info] Status: successful [2017-01-12 10:08:52.362] [Info] Software item 'Mono Framework': not up to date [2017-01-12 10:08:52.368] [Info] Component 'Mono Framework' v. 4.8.0 absent [2017-01-12 10:08:52.369] [Debug] Component Mono Framework enqueuing URL https://dl.xamarin.com/MonoFrameworkMDK/Macx86/MonoFramework-MDK-4.8.0.344.macos10.xamarin.universal.pkg [2017-01-12 10:08:53.506] [Debug] Detecting software item 'Java SDK' [2017-01-12 10:08:53.507] [Info] Checking whether Oracle JDK needs update/installation [2017-01-12 10:08:53.509] [Info] Status: successful [2017-01-12 10:08:53.509] [Info] Component 'Java SDK' v. 1.8.0 1.8.0 present [2017-01-12 10:08:53.509] [Info] Software item 'Java SDK': up to date [2017-01-12 10:08:53.509] [Debug] Detecting software item 'Android SDK' [2017-01-12 10:08:53.509] [Info] Checking if Android SDK needs to be updated/installed [2017-01-12 10:08:53.510] [Info] Using default samples: [2017-01-12 10:08:53.510] [Info] Downloading from 'http://download.xamarin.com/Installer/xamarin-android-sdk.xml'. [2017-01-12 10:08:53.510] [Debug] Setting download timeout for 'http://download.xamarin.com/Installer/xamarin-android-sdk.xml' to 60s [2017-01-12 10:08:54.229] [Warning] Cannot map element 'lldb' to descriptor type. [2017-01-12 10:08:54.229] [Warning] Cannot map element 'lldb' to descriptor type. [2017-01-12 10:08:54.231] [Warning] Cannot map element 'lldb' to descriptor type. [2017-01-12 10:08:54.231] [Warning] Cannot map element 'lldb' to descriptor type. [2017-01-12 10:08:54.232] [Warning] Cannot map element 'licenses' to descriptor type. [2017-01-12 10:08:54.433] [Debug] Detecting Android SDK in '/Users/loretoparisi/Library/Developer/Xamarin/android-sdk-macosx' [2017-01-12 10:08:54.538] [Debug] Download size for 'http://dl-ssl.google.com/android/repository/android-ndk-r13b-darwin-x86_64.zip': 665967997 [2017-01-12 10:08:54.538] [Debug] NDK found in '/Users/loretoparisi/Library/Developer/Xamarin/android-ndk/android-ndk-r13b', no update necessary [2017-01-12 10:08:54.538] [Error] Failed to find archive for component 'system-image---default'. Tried any:any:64, any:any:0 [2017-01-12 10:08:54.538] [Error] Android component 'system-image-23-armeabi-v7a-default': archive for OS any and architecture any not found in the manifest [2017-01-12 10:08:54.538] [Exception] Attempt to initialize component 'system-image-23-armeabi-v7a-default' failed [2017-01-12 10:08:54.538] [Exception] System.InvalidOperationException: No suitable component archive found. [2017-01-12 10:08:54.538] [Exception] at Xamarin.Installer.AndroidSDK.AndroidComponentBase.Init (Xamarin.Installer.AndroidSDK.AndroidComponentDescriptorBase descriptor, System.Uri repositoryUrl) [0x0011f] in /Users/builder/data/lanes/4029/b49471af/source/installer/Xamarin.Installer.AndroidSDK/Xamarin.Installer.AndroidSDK/AndroidComponentBase.cs:299 [2017-01-12 10:08:54.538] [Exception] at Xamarin.Installer.AndroidSDK.AndroidComponentSystemImage.Init (Xamarin.Installer.AndroidSDK.AndroidComponentDescriptorBase descriptor, System.Uri repositoryUrl) [0x00000] in /Users/builder/data/lanes/4029/b49471af/source/installer/Xamarin.Installer.AndroidSDK/Xamarin.Installer.AndroidSDK/AndroidComponentSystemImage.cs:36 [2017-01-12 10:08:54.538] [Exception] at Xamarin.Installer.AndroidSDK.AndroidComponentDescriptorBase.CreateComponent (System.String baseDownloadUrl, Xamarin.Installer.AndroidSDK.AndroidSDKInstaller installer) [0x00075] in /Users/builder/data/lanes/4029/b49471af/source/installer/Xamarin.Installer.AndroidSDK/Xamarin.Installer.AndroidSDK/AndroidComponentDescriptorBase.cs:196 [2017-01-12 10:08:54.538] [Info] Status: failed. [2017-01-12 10:08:54.538] [Exception] Failed to detect component 'Android SDK' [2017-01-12 10:08:54.538] [Exception] System.InvalidOperationException: No suitable component archive found. [2017-01-12 10:08:54.538] [Exception] at Xamarin.Installer.AndroidSDK.AndroidComponentBase.Init (Xamarin.Installer.AndroidSDK.AndroidComponentDescriptorBase descriptor, System.Uri repositoryUrl) [0x0011f] in /Users/builder/data/lanes/4029/b49471af/source/installer/Xamarin.Installer.AndroidSDK/Xamarin.Installer.AndroidSDK/AndroidComponentBase.cs:299

Looking at the logs, it seems that the Android SDK and NKD are first found in the default folder, but then something fails.

I have both Xamarin Studio Community Edition and Android Studio installed, so all the necessary components must be satisfied.

The error log continues

 [2017-01-12 10:08:54.538] [Exception] Failed to detect component 'Android SDK' [2017-01-12 10:08:54.538] [Exception] System.InvalidOperationException: No suitable component archive found. [2017-01-12 10:08:54.538] [Exception] at Xamarin.Installer.AndroidSDK.AndroidComponentBase.Init (Xamarin.Installer.AndroidSDK.AndroidComponentDescriptorBase descriptor, System.Uri repositoryUrl) [0x0011f] in /Users/builder/data/lanes/4029/b49471af/source/installer/Xamarin.Installer.AndroidSDK/Xamarin.Installer.AndroidSDK/AndroidComponentBase.cs:299 [2017-01-12 10:08:54.538] [Exception] at Xamarin.Installer.AndroidSDK.AndroidComponentSystemImage.Init (Xamarin.Installer.AndroidSDK.AndroidComponentDescriptorBase descriptor, System.Uri repositoryUrl) [0x00000] in /Users/builder/data/lanes/4029/b49471af/source/installer/Xamarin.Installer.AndroidSDK/Xamarin.Installer.AndroidSDK/AndroidComponentSystemImage.cs:36 [2017-01-12 10:08:54.538] [Exception] at Xamarin.Installer.AndroidSDK.AndroidComponentDescriptorBase.CreateComponent (System.String baseDownloadUrl, Xamarin.Installer.AndroidSDK.AndroidSDKInstaller installer) [0x00075] in /Users/builder/data/lanes/4029/b49471af/source/installer/Xamarin.Installer.AndroidSDK/Xamarin.Installer.AndroidSDK/AndroidComponentDescriptorBase.cs:196 [2017-01-12 10:08:54.538] [Exception] Detection failed for task Android SDK. [2017-01-12 10:08:54.538] [Exception] System.InvalidOperationException: No suitable component archive found. [2017-01-12 10:08:54.538] [Exception] at Xamarin.Web.Installer.TasksManager.DetectComponents () [0x00097] in /Users/builder/data/lanes/4029/b49471af/source/installer/Xamarin.Web.Installer/TasksManager.cs:297 [2017-01-12 10:08:54.539] [Info] Status: failed. [2017-01-12 10:08:54.539] [Exception] Initial task interrupted by exception [2017-01-12 10:08:54.539] [Exception] System.AggregateException: One or more errors occurred. ---> System.InvalidOperationException: No suitable component archive found. [2017-01-12 10:08:54.539] [Exception] at Xamarin.Web.Installer.TasksManager.DetectComponents () [0x00097] in /Users/builder/data/lanes/4029/b49471af/source/installer/Xamarin.Web.Installer/TasksManager.cs:297 [2017-01-12 10:08:54.539] [Exception] --- End of inner exception stack trace --- [2017-01-12 10:08:54.539] [Exception] at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.ThrowIfExceptional (System.Boolean includeTaskCanceledExceptions) [0x00014] in /Library/Frameworks/Xamarin.Mac.framework/Versions/2.10.0.113/src/mono/mcs/class/referencesource/mscorlib/system/threading/Tasks/Task.cs:2157 [2017-01-12 10:08:54.539] [Exception] at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.Wait (System.Int32 millisecondsTimeout, System.Threading.CancellationToken cancellationToken) [0x00052] in /Library/Frameworks/Xamarin.Mac.framework/Versions/2.10.0.113/src/mono/mcs/class/referencesource/mscorlib/system/threading/Tasks/Task.cs:3189 [2017-01-12 10:08:54.539] [Exception] at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.Wait (System.Threading.CancellationToken cancellationToken) [0x00000] in /Library/Frameworks/Xamarin.Mac.framework/Versions/2.10.0.113/src/mono/mcs/class/referencesource/mscorlib/system/threading/Tasks/Task.cs:3107 [2017-01-12 10:08:54.539] [Exception] at Xamarin.Web.Installer.TasksManager.WaitForTask (System.Threading.Tasks.Task task, System.String taskName) [0x00084] in /Users/builder/data/lanes/4029/b49471af/source/installer/Xamarin.Web.Installer/TasksManager.cs:165 [2017-01-12 10:08:54.539] [Exception] ---> (Inner Exception #0) System.InvalidOperationException: No suitable component archive found. [2017-01-12 10:08:54.539] [Exception] at Xamarin.Web.Installer.TasksManager.DetectComponents () [0x00097] in /Users/builder/data/lanes/4029/b49471af/source/installer/Xamarin.Web.Installer/TasksManager.cs:297 <--- [2017-01-12 10:08:54.648] [Debug] Detection complete on the introduction page, determining the next step.
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I had the same problem and fixed it. I assume the problem is with the Visual Studio for Mac webpage and clicked the download button that loads the installer. When this fails, you are presented with a list of Android SDK requirements, which are as follows:

  • Android SDK Tools
  • Platforms for Android SDK
  • Built-in Android SDK Tools
  • Android API 15
  • Android API 19
  • Android API 21

Open the SDK manager and install them. The binar for starting my SDK Manager installation is as follows:

  • / Users / Matt / Library / Developer / Xamarin / android-KFOR-MacOSX / tools / android

Obviously replace "Matt" in the path above for any of your usernames. After installing them, you need to download the following:

This is a full download, not the 20 MB installer that you get on the main site. Click the file and install, and you should be kind. Anyway, this worked for me :-)

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I was able to localize this behavior locally and registered Bug 51529 in the Xamarin bug tracking system.

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