Better workaround for long path issue with XamarinBuildDownloadCache?

[devenv2]

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Description:
Hi, I'm using Plugin.MauiMTAdmob in my .NET MAUI project. When building in Release mode, I encountered the following error:

Unpacking failed. Please download 'https://dl.google.com/firebase/ios/analytics/59128155f949f77d/GoogleAppMeasurement-8.9.1.tar.gz' and extract it to the 'C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\XamarinBuildDownloadCache\GAppM-8.9.1' directory and create an empty file called 'C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\XamarinBuildDownloadCache\GAppM-8.9.1.unpacked'.

After some research, I realized that Goolge enforces strict path length limitations, which causes issues with Xamarin.Firebase.iOS.Core.

Workaround I Found:

I shortened the NuGet package path by modifying nuget.config like this:

<configuration>
    <config>
        <add key="globalPackagesFolder" value="C:\np" />
    </config>
</configuration>

This fixed the issue, but I wonder if there is a better solution that doesn't require manually adjusting paths.

My Question:
Is there a way to configure XamarinBuildDownloadCache to use a shorter path (e.g., ) or another official workaround?C:\XBDCache

It feels strange that Google enforces such strict path limitations, and I'm curious if there's an alternative that doesn’t involve modifying environment variables or manually managing package locations.

Environment:
.NET MAUI
Visual Studio (last version)
Plugin.MauiMTAdmob (latest version)
Any guidance would be appreciated. Thanks! 🙌

[san-spar]

Thanks for suggesting the work-around solution !!