[build] Git Shallow Clone problem. `make all` in xamarin-android repo produce an error

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Android application type

.NET Android (net7.0-android, net8.0-android, etc.)

Affected platform version

debian:bullseye-slim, NET 8.0

Description

The command 'make prepare' works ok. However, when commands make or make jenkins ALL_HOST_ABIS="$(uname)" ALL_AOT_ABIS="" are executed they display an error:

 error MSB6006: "git" exited with code 128. [/xamarin/xamarin-android/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks.csproj]

Steps to Reproduce

1. use fresh debian:bullseye-slim
2. clone the xamarin-android repo ( last commit for now is 9d39576 )
3. install all necessary dependencies mentioned in dependecies.md
4. make prepare
5. make or make jenkins ALL_HOST_ABIS="uname" ALL_AOT_ABIS=""

Did you find any workaround?

No.

make jenkins ALL_HOST_ABIS="`uname`" ALL_AOT_ABIS="" and other advices from
#2594 (comment)
#2594
didn't work too.

Relevant log output

`make`
or
`make jenkins ALL_HOST_ABIS="`uname`" ALL_AOT_ABIS=""`
shows an error:

 "/xamarin/xamarin-android/Xamarin.Android.sln" (default target) (1:2) ->
       "/xamarin/xamarin-android/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks.csproj" (default target) (22:9) ->
       (GetXAVersionInfo target) ->
         /xamarin/xamarin-android/build-tools/scripts/XAVersionInfo.targets(43,5): error MSB6006: "git" exited with code 128. [/xamarin/xamarin-android/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks.csproj]


       "/xamarin/xamarin-android/Xamarin.Android.sln" (default target) (1:2) ->
       "/xamarin/xamarin-android/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks.csproj" (default target) (22:9) ->
         /xamarin/xamarin-android/build-tools/scripts/XAVersionInfo.targets(58,5): error MSB6006: "git" exited with code 128. [/xamarin/xamarin-android/src/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks/Xamarin.Android.Build.Tasks.csproj]


       "/xamarin/xamarin-android/Xamarin.Android.sln" (default target) (1:2) ->
       "/xamarin/xamarin-android/external/Java.Interop/tools/java-source-utils/java-source-utils.csproj" (default target) (49:8) ->
       (_CompileTestResources target) ->
         /xamarin/xamarin-android/external/Java.Interop/tools/java-source-utils/java-source-utils.targets(51,5): error MSB3073: The command ""/root/android-toolchain/jdk-17/bin/javac" src/test/resources/com/microsoft/android/Outer.java" exited with code 1. [/xamarin/xamarin-android/external/Java.Interop/tools/java-source-utils/java-source-utils.csproj]

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The problem is resolved.
The issue was caused by the Git Shallow Clone (git clone -–depth [depth] [remote-url]). xamarin-android build interacts with git somehow and requires full copy of the repository. Running git fetch --unshallow prevents this error from reoccurring.
However, another error has emerged, I'm going to open a separate issue for it.