Unable to build React-Native-Windows App that forces a target SDK >= 10.0.15063

[adam-bratin]

Environment

1. react-native -v: react-native-cli: 2.0.1, react-native: 0.52.0
2. npm ls rnpm-plugin-windows: 0.2.8
3. npm ls react-native-windows: 0.52.0-rc.0
4. node -v: v9.4.0
5. npm -v: 5.6.0
6. yarn --version: 1.3.2

Then, specify:

• Target Platform: UWP

• Target Platform Version(s):
  Target SDK: 10.0.16299
  Min SDK: 10.0.15063

• Target Device(s):
  Desktop

• Development Operating System:
  Windows

• Visual Studio Version:
  Visual Studio 2017 (15.5.5)

Steps to Reproduce

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1. Trying to run MSBuild /t:restore /t:Rebuild /p:Configuration=Release /p:Platform=x64

Expected Behavior

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The project should successfully build and generate an Appxbundle

Actual Behavior

error NU1201: Project ReactNative is not compatible with uap10.0 (UAP,Version=v10.0). Project ReactNative supports: uap10.0.10240 (UAP,Version=v10.0.10240)

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Reproducible Demo

Potential fix would be to retarget react-native-windows to have a target SDK Version of 10.0.15063.

Create a new react-native windows app and change the target sdk for the UWP to RS3 and the min tested SDK to RS2. Then try to run MSBuild /t:restore

[rozele]

@adam-bratin - can you try upgrading Visual Studio to 15.5.6? I can't seem to reproduce the issue.

[adam-bratin]

@rozele - So when I go to visual studio installer there is no update for 15.5.6

[rozele]

What is the output for msbuild /version? Maybe 15.5.6 is internal preview right now.

[adam-bratin]

15.5.180.51428

[rozele]

Okay - that's the same as what's available in 15.5.6 - also, should be generally available https://thewincentral.com/visual-studio-2017-version-15-5-6-released-full-changelog/

[rozele]

@adam-bratin can you try to repro w/ react-native@0.52.0 and react-native-windows@0.52.0-rc.2?

[adam-bratin]

@rozele So the wierd thing is if I try to create a react-native project from scratch and retarget the UWP to be max RS3 and min RS2 everything is fine.
When I look at the logs from MSBuild more carefully it specifically is giving me the error in relation to react-native-code-push so it might be an issue with their code.

[adam-bratin]

@rozele When I update their target SDK version to RS2 everything restore correctly. I think the major issue still applies as was discussed in offline conversation. It might be a good practice to update SDK target for React Native code to keep up with the currently shipped OS version available to customers. This will also trigger 3rd party developers to try and follow the cadence pattern set by react-native-windows. All of this will allow application developers to specifically need to add UWP features only available in newer SDK versions to still be able to build their application without issue.

[adam-bratin]

@rozele If you want to see a easy repro of this issue I create a bare bones project at https://github.com/adam-bratin/ReactNativeTest

[eastcoastcoder]

I had the same issue with two modules I was using. For some reason "uap10.0" doesn't seem to be valid.
Instead I had to modify the project.json files for those modules to point to something slightly higher like 10240 or 10586. I'm not sure if this is the proper way to fix it but that's exactly what I did.
craftzdog/react-native-sqlite-2#24
itinance/react-native-fs#447