If i add the xamarin forms version 1.3.1.6296 nuget to a brand new iOS project, then put
Xamarin.Forms.Forms.Init ();
in my FinishedLaunching method, and then hit debug to my connected iPad, the app is indeed deployed, but it always crashes within a couple of seconds. I notice that the breakpoint i put on the line i mention above never gets hit either. So basically, xamarin.forms is not usable to me at all right now.
My iPad has 7.1 on it, and i haven't yet upgraded my mac book pro to use Yosemite, all xamarin bits are up to date.
In the package console i get the below (with reference to another post, playing with the linking feature doesn't help).
/Library/Frameworks/Xamarin.iOS.framework/Versions/Current/bin/mtouch -sdkroot "/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer" -installdev "/Users/stuartlyon/Documents/Projects/Xamarin/TestForms/TestingForms/bin/iPhone/Debug/TestingForms.app" "--devname=Stuart's iPad"
Please ensure your device is connected...
Connected to: Stuart's iPad
Installing application bundle
MDMCreateDeltaDirectory:1853 calling MDMDirectoryDiff with:
state->old_bundle: /Users/stuartlyon/Documents/Projects/Xamarin/TestForms/TestingForms/obj/iPhone/Debug/mtouch-cache/install-shadow-directory/8be5bc812c5256894a7e1e21f2bd8f5e/4957f3c56994e7d9f6bd894e84c92870490f4706/TestingForms.app
state->new_bundle: /Users/stuartlyon/Documents/Projects/Xamarin/TestForms/TestingForms/bin/iPhone/Debug/TestingForms.app
state->dst_bundle: /Users/stuartlyon/Documents/Projects/Xamarin/TestForms/TestingForms/obj/iPhone/Debug/mtouch-cache/install-shadow-directory/TestingForms.app.xQkAhf/TestingForms.app_sparse.ipa/Payload//TestingForms.app, binaryDiff flag: FALSE
dst_ipa: /Users/stuartlyon/Documents/Projects/Xamarin/TestForms/TestingForms/obj/iPhone/Debug/mtouch-cache/install-shadow-directory/TestingForms.app.xQkAhf/TestingForms.app_sparse.ipa
createDictFromFile:1281 open failed for /Users/stuartlyon/Documents/Projects/Xamarin/TestForms/TestingForms/obj/iPhone/Debug/mtouch-cache/install-shadow-directory/8be5bc812c5256894a7e1e21f2bd8f5e/4957f3c56994e7d9f6bd894e84c92870490f4706/ManifestCache.plist : No such file or directory
__MDMDirectoryDiff_block_invoke29:1414 calling writeDictToFile with: /Users/stuartlyon/Documents/Projects/Xamarin/TestForms/TestingForms/obj/iPhone/Debug/mtouch-cache/install-shadow-directory/TestingForms.app.xQkAhf/TestingForms.app_sparse.ipa/ManifestCache.plist
writeDictToFile:1258 ==== Successfully wrote Manifest cache to /Users/stuartlyon/Documents/Projects/Xamarin/TestForms/TestingForms/obj/iPhone/Debug/mtouch-cache/install-shadow-directory/TestingForms.app.xQkAhf/TestingForms.app_sparse.ipa/ManifestCache.plist
MDMPatchBundle:1700 unable to realpath "/Users/stuartlyon/Documents/Projects/Xamarin/TestForms/TestingForms/obj/iPhone/Debug/mtouch-cache/install-shadow-directory/8be5bc812c5256894a7e1e21f2bd8f5e/4957f3c56994e7d9f6bd894e84c92870490f4706/TestingForms.app", result: "/Users/stuartlyon/Documents/Projects/Xamarin/TestForms/TestingForms/obj/iPhone/Debug/mtouch-cache/install-shadow-directory/8be5bc812c5256894a7e1e21f2bd8f5e/4957f3c56994e7d9f6bd894e84c92870490f4706/TestingForms.app": No such file or directory
MDMPatchAndVerifyBundles:1579 MDMPatchBundle failed
Application bundle installed