How to set-up Github Actions for Xamarin apps in windows-latest VM?

Question

In the docs provided here - https://docs.github.com/en/actions/automating-builds-and-tests/building-and-testing-xamarin-applications#building-xamarinios-apps

The Xamain SDK is installed in the VM is done via this command

$VM_ASSETS/select-xamarin-sdk-v2.sh --mono=6.12 --ios=14.10

and this is run in the macos-latest VM.

How can I do the same thing in the windows-latest VM for both Android and iOS Xamarin Apps? If someone tells me how, I'll send a PR to update that doc too.

Thanks.

Answer 1

You simply can't unless you also connect that build agent to a macOS machine with all the tools necessary.

Instead, I suggest you use the macOS-11 agents and build your iOS Apps using those. Just like the documentation you link to suggests.