How to build Mac host in visualstudio using xamarin

Question

I installed xamarin in windows 7 Home Basic. I need to connect Mac host in visual studio, I get the ios settings to build, but its not host automatically. On the Xamarin guides, they informed Craigs-MacBook.local but I cant get the host in my laptop. I simply struggled Can you please explain me what can i do further to host Mac in windows PC to run iPhone.

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

You need to install Xamarin on your Mac, then you have to activate your Xamarin Studio in both computers (Mac and Windows). To do this you need to:

1. Create a Xamarin account and set it or link it to your Visual Studio(Windows) and Xamarin Studio(Mac) IDEs so they can interact. This is Via Tools > Xamarin Account. It is not necessary to buy a license since you can start with the trial version of Xamarin.

2. Create a Test or whatever Project on both IDEs in order to be prompted to activate your Xamarin Studio and Visual Studio.

3. Once you have "activated" both your IDEs, you have to link Visual Studio to your iOS Xamarin via: Tools > Options > Xamarin > iOS Settings.

And that's all.

Maybe you can't set your Host Mac Xamarin.IOs in Visual Studio because you haven't activated your iOS Xamarin Studio in your Mac, in order to do that, in your Mac Xamarin Studio create a project from a template that utilizes network connections, and you'll be prompted to activate your Xamarin Studio. In Windows Visual Studio you have to create any project and you'll be prompted to activate your Visual Studio.

Also your SDKs on both machines may be out of synch, so you'll have to download some updates on your Mac and Win to synchronize both IDEs and SDKs in order for them to work together.

Also you have to install your Xamarin and Visual Studio in this order:

1. First, Install Visual Studio in Windows.
2. Second, Xamarin Studio in Mac and Windows.
3. Finally Link your Mac and Win through Visual Studio.

Also it is recommended to have a Windows Pro version since you can't use the Windows Phone Emulator on a Home (Core) Version of Windows 8 because you won't be able to install Hyper-V which is needed to run this Emulator. Furthermore, you'll need a Visual Studio Pro or higher version to link your Xamarin to Visual Studio.

Hope it helps!