{"action":"opened","issue":{"url":"https://api.github.com/repos/xamarin/xamarin-forms-samples/issues/97","repository_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/xamarin/xamarin-forms-samples","labels_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/xamarin/xamarin-forms-samples/issues/97/labels{/name}","comments_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/xamarin/xamarin-forms-samples/issues/97/comments","events_url":"https://api.github.com/repos/xamarin/xamarin-forms-samples/issues/97/events","html_url":"https://github.com/xamarin/xamarin-forms-samples/issues/97","id":150655381,"number":97,"title":"CocoSharp Templates:  PathTooLongException","user":{"login":"MidnightCow2016","id":12645143,"avatar_url":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/12645143?v=3","gravatar_id":"","url":"https://api.github.com/users/MidnightCow2016","html_url":"https://github.com/MidnightCow2016","followers_url":"https://api.github.com/users/MidnightCow2016/followers","following_url":"https://api.github.com/users/MidnightCow2016/following{/other_user}","gists_url":"https://api.github.com/users/MidnightCow2016/gists{/gist_id}","starred_url":"https://api.github.com/users/MidnightCow2016/starred{/owner}{/repo}","subscriptions_url":"https://api.github.com/users/MidnightCow2016/subscriptions","organizations_url":"https://api.github.com/users/MidnightCow2016/orgs","repos_url":"https://api.github.com/users/MidnightCow2016/repos","events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/MidnightCow2016/events{/privacy}","received_events_url":"https://api.github.com/users/MidnightCow2016/received_events","type":"User","site_admin":false},"labels":[],"state":"open","locked":false,"assignee":null,"milestone":null,"comments":0,"created_at":"2016-04-24T11:56:10Z","updated_at":"2016-04-24T11:56:10Z","closed_at":null,"body":"Hi,\r\n\r\nThe CocoSharp Templates installed via the VisualStudio ( 2015 Community ) Extensions & Updates tool throw the following error when a project is created in the default ThisPc/Documents/VisualStudio2015/ location:\r\n\r\n`\r\nSeverity\tCode\tDescription\tProject\tFile\tLine\tSuppression State\r\nError\t\tThe \"CreateAdditionalLibraryResourceCache\" task failed unexpectedly.\r\nSystem.IO.PathTooLongException: The specified path, file name, or both are too long. The fully qualified file name must be less than 260 characters, and the directory name must be less than 248 characters.\r\n   at System.IO.Path.NormalizePath(String path, Boolean fullCheck, Int32 maxPathLength, Boolean expandShortPaths)\r\n   at System.IO.Path.GetDirectoryName(String path)\r\n   at Xamarin.Android.Tools.Files.CopyIfChanged(String source, String destination)\r\n   at Xamarin.Android.Tasks.CreateAdditionalLibraryResourceCache.Execute()\r\n   at Microsoft.Build.BackEnd.TaskExecutionHost.Microsoft.Build.BackEnd.ITaskExecutionHost.Execute()\r\n   at Microsoft.Build.BackEnd.TaskBuilder.<ExecuteInstantiatedTask>d__26.MoveNext()\tCocosSharpFormsPortable1.Droid\t\t\t\r\n`\r\n\r\nI think other templates within the Xamarin ecosystem are causing similar.  Template project was CocoSharp Game ( Xamarin.Forms Portable ).  Problem fixed by moving project folder to C:\\Dev\\ so not a huge deal but a bit annoying.\r\n\r\nThanks."}}