[mono-android] Maps API key issue

[Brian Long]

Aha! That seems to be what I needed to know :-)

"By default, the signing target generates a new debug-signing key if
necessary."

I shall start digging into how to use the cited msbuild properties

Thank you

- Brian

On 21 March 2011 21:35, Jonathan Pobst <monkey at jpobst.com> wrote:

> I don't know if the keystore is your issue, but here's how to play with the
> settings:
>
> http://mono-android.net/Documentation/Build_Process
>
> See "Signing" at the bottom.
>
> Jonathan
>
>
>
> On 3/21/2011 4:27 PM, Brian Long wrote:
>
>> Hello all
>>
>> I'm failing to get a MapView example up and running
>>
>> I've read the README in
>> https://github.com/mono/monodroid-samples/tree/master/GoogleMaps and
>> have a general understanding of the requirement
>>
>> The symptom is that the MapView shows no tiles - just an empty grid
>>
>> Wisdom suggests I haven't generated my API key successfully, and I'm
>> sure that's right
>>
>> Various posts online suggest I should generate the key from what appears
>> to be a single original debug.keystore in %USERPROFILE%\Local
>> Settings\Application Data\Android\debug.keystore (or some equivalent in
>> Windows 7), though I can;t actually find this
>>
>> However I notice that each of my projects has a debug.keystore in
>> obj\Debug. Furthermore, it _seems_ that msbuild is generating this
>> afresh each time I build, using a cmdline of:
>>
>> "C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.6.0_23\bin\keytool.exe"  -genkeypair -alias
>> "androiddebugkey" -dname "CN=Android Debug,O=Android,C=US" -storepass
>> "android" -keypass "android" -keystore "obj\Debug\debug.keystore"
>>
>> Moreover, it _appears_ that each time I get a new one generated, I get a
>> different fingerprint. Consequently this yields a different API key, and
>> by the time I insert the key and run the app, the fingerprint has
>> changed meaning the key is wrong....
>>
>> Presumably there is some way of making the project reference a singular
>> pre-built keystore, especially given one needs to make a new one with
>> keytool for non-debug deployments, but I cannot fathom how just yet
>>
>> Anyway, you can see I'm floundering. I'm hoping I've given enough info
>> for it to be obvious for those who've been down this road to know what
>> is going on and what obvious step I've missed
>>
>> Thanks for any help
>>
>> - Brian
>>
>>
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