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Compile error: Can not encode offset X in resulting scattered relocation

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1>C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\MSBuild\Xamarin\iOS\Xamarin.iOS.Common.targets(804,3): error GDC116A36: can not encode offset ‘0x1155504’ in resulting scattered relocation.
1> .long mono_aot_Xamarin_iOS_got - . + 12 (TaskId:141)
1> ^ (TaskId:141)
1>C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\MSBuild\Xamarin\iOS\Xamarin.iOS.Common.targets(804,3): error GDC116A36: can not encode offset ‘0x11555B8’ in resulting scattered relocation.
1> .long mono_aot_Xamarin_iOS_got - . + 16 (TaskId:141)

This issue occurs when building for 32-bit architectures, such as ARMv7, when the final binary is too large for the native toolchain.

To resolve this:

  • Drop building for that architecture in the iOS Build pane of project options.
  • Enable linking or manually remove code to reduce final executable size