Missing parts in setup of .NET Maui development Environment

[HobDev]

Type of issue

Missing information

Description

I am setting up the .NET Maui development Environment on Mac following the documentation. There are several problems I faced while completing the setup.

1. I used the recommended approach to install Android SDK using the following command:
   dotnet build -t:InstallAndroidDependencies -f:net9.0-android -p:AndroidSdkDirectory=Library/Android/sdk -p:JavaSdkDirectory=Library/Java/sdk -p:AcceptAndroidSDKLicenses=True
   But this command can't be run outside the project. I am forced to run this command in the newly created project which result in the creation of the installation folders inside the project folder. To get the Android and Java skd's at system level i have to move the folders from the project to the system level. The command should allow to create the folders at the user preferred location/path.

2. I am confused about the Microsoft OpenJDK and JavaSdk. Are they same?. If they are same why instructions are given to install it twice once from the url and once from the command line.

3. The minimum versions of installed Android dependencies are pointing to the older versions. The latest cmdline tools are 12 and the platform is 35.

Page URL

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/maui/get-started/installation?view=net-maui-9.0&tabs=visual-studio-code#using-the-installandroiddependencies-target

Content source URL

https://github.com/dotnet/docs-maui/blob/main/docs/get-started/installation.md

Document Version Independent Id

9a62d421-d009-30b3-843e-a92bfc21c061

Article author

@davidbritch

Metadata

• ID: 7607155a-9a56-d752-c5ac-c3aeb6b128bc
• Service: dotnet-mobile
• Sub-service: dotnet-maui

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