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Xamarin Update on VS 2013 says I need the Build Tools for VS 2015

JimWilcoxJimWilcox Jim WilcoxUSMember ✭
in Xamarin Tools for Visual Studio

When I try to install the Xamarin Update, it says that "This Setup requires Microsoft Build Tools 2015". That is only applicable to VS 2015. I am running VS 2013. Do I just miss out on this update?

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  • BrendanZagaeskiBrendanZagaeski Brendan Zagaeski USForum Administrator, Xamarin Team Xamurai
    edited June 16

    Update for June 2017

    These tools can be downloaded from the Download tab of My.VisualStudio.com with a Visual Studio subscription or a Dev Essentials account.

    Old information from June 2016

    See https://releases.xamarin.com/stable-release-cycle-7/: "The Cycle 7 version of Xamarin.VS requires Microsoft Build Tools 2015 (or Visual Studio 2015) to be installed".

    Or the release notes under "Only if Visual Studio 2015 is not installed ..."

    Both of those documents provide links to the Microsoft Build Tools 2015 installer package.

    Hope that helps!

  • ChristopheDeLangheChristopheDeLanghe Christophe De Langhe USMember ✭

    The same for Visual Studio 2012 ... working with Microsoft Build Tools 2015!

  • NathanielAcutNathanielAcut Nathaniel Acut USMember ✭

    Hi Brendan,

    I still can't install the xamarin update even after I installed Microsoft Build Tools 2015 (as per the provided link).

    What I did is, at VS 2013->Tools->Xamarin->Other and Check Now (Stable)
    Xamarin 4.1.1.3 and clicked install. Then later I got this popup: "This setup requires Microsoft Build Tools package to be installed for this installation to continue." Then the Xamarin setup wizard will exit immediately.

    Current setup is:
    Windows 7
    Visual Studio 2013 Update 5 with:
    Xamarin 4.0.3.214
    Xamarin.Android 6.0.3.5
    Xamarin.iOS 9.6.1.8

  • LiSLiS Vitaliy Kurakin RUMember ✭
    edited August 2016

    Hi!

    I have exactly the same problem!
    I downloaded Xamarin.VisualStudio_4.1.2.18.msi and clicked install.
    I got this popup: "This setup requires Microsoft Build Tools 2015 package to be installed for this installation to continue."
    But i had already installed Microsoft Build Tools 2015!!!

    Current setup is:
    Windows 7

    Microsoft Visual Studio Premium 2013
    Version 12.0.31101.00 Update 4

    Microsoft .NET Framework
    Version 4.6.01055

    Microsoft LightSwitch for Visual Studio 2013
    Microsoft Team Explorer for Visual Studio 2013
    Microsoft Visual Basic 2013
    Microsoft Visual C# 2013
    Microsoft Visual C++ 2013
    Microsoft Visual F# 2013
    Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2013 Code Analysis Spell Checker
    ASP.NET and Web Tools 12.4.51016.0
    ASP.NET Web Frameworks and Tools 2012.2 4.1.21001.0
    ASP.NET Web Frameworks and Tools 2013 5.2.21010.0
    BusinessObjectEditor 1.0
    Common Azure Tools 1.3
    CreateLayoutWizard 1.0
    DevExpress.DeploymentTool 1.0
    DevExpress.ExpressApp.Design.DynamicPackage 1.0
    DevExpress.ExpressApp.DesignPackage 1.0
    DevExpress.Win.LayoutAssistant Extension 1.0
    DevExtreme.Design 15.2.7
    Indent Guides 14
    Microsoft Azure Mobile Services Tools 1.3
    NuGet Package Manager 2.8.50926.663
    Office Developer Tools for Visual Studio 2013 ENU 12.0.30626
    PowerShell Tools 1.3
    PreEmptive Analytics Visualizer 1.2
    Release Management for Visual Studio Package 1.0
    SQL Server Data Tools 12.0.41012.0
    Microsoft SQL Server Data Tools
    Telerik ASP.NET AJAX VSExtensions 2015.3.622.0
    TFS Source Control History Visualization 2.0
    Toggle Comment 1.1
    Windows Phone 8.1 SDK Integration 1.0
    Workflow Manager Tools 1.0 1.0
    XtraReports package 1.0

  • AaronMertzenichAaronMertzenich Aaron Mertzenich USUniversity ✭

    I am also having the same issue. I have Visual Studio 2015 installed on my system, but am unable to update Xamarin. Attempting to manually install Microsoft Build Tools 2015 has no effect, and the error is still displayed when attempting to update Xamarin.

    My system:
    Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2015 with Update 3
    Windows 10 Anniversary (14393) Enterprise

  • wesmantoothwesmantooth Weston Eighmy USMember ✭✭

    I have this problem as well.

    Visual Studio 2015 Professional
    Windows 10

  • ThomasNasbyThomasNasby Thomas Nasby USMember ✭✭

    I'm having the same issue, nobody ever figured it out?

  • PeterMaPeterMa Peter Ma USMember ✭

    It worked for me when I started the installation while running Visual Studio 2015 as administrator.

  • AbhinashPatiAbhinashPati Abhinash Pati USMember ✭

    @PeterMa said:
    It worked for me when I started the installation while running Visual Studio 2015 as administrator.

    This also worked for me. Thanks a lot!

  • JimWilcoxJimWilcox Jim Wilcox USMember ✭
    Accepted Answer

    Install these is the fix. You can get to them through BrendanZagaeski's link but this will make it simpler.

    Microsoft Build Tools 2015
    https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=48159

    Microsoft Build Tools 2013
    https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=40760

  • truckerjimtruckerjim Jim Phillips GBMember ✭

    I had this problem, I installed build tools using the links, then ran Visual Studio as an administrator. Xamarin would update then..

  • godlikemousegodlikemouse Jason Graves USMember ✭

    Same problem. Downloaded the .Net framework installer, installed MS Build Tools 2013 and now it's requiring the install of MS Build Tools 2015. The main problem is located the download. The provided links for the 2015 Build Tools no longer work. Are there any alternatives?

  • godlikemousegodlikemouse Jason Graves USMember ✭

    As an update, I found a working link for the MSBuild Tools 2015, it was hard to find.

    https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=615458

  • HenryOsabohienHenryOsabohien Henry Osabohien AEMember ✭

    Thanks Jason, your link helped

  • VladimirTorbekVladimirTorbek Vladimir Torbek USMember ✭

    @godlikemouse said:
    As an update, I found a working link for the MSBuild Tools 2015, it was hard to find.

    https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=615458

    Thanks!

  • SchmittySchmitty Robert Schmitt USMember ✭✭

    Both 2013 and 2015 Build Tools were previously installed. Even though I am an admin on my Windows 10 machine, I had to select, "Run as Admin" on VS2015 for the Xamarin update to run.

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