[iOS] Trimming in Release is too aggressive, is there a workaround?

[semdevel]

Description

I'm facing a problem that I'm trying to resolve. My MAUI Blazor Hybrid app implements Blazor wrapper for a JavaScript library Leaflet for interactive maps in Blazor. Everything works well, map is properly drawed for Windows (Debug/Release) and for Android (Debug/ Release).

Debug mode on iOS platform works normally. Release mode on iOS doens't work properly and map is not drawed. On Android it works, because it is possible to turn trimming off and publish without it, but it is not allowed on iOS.

Is there a workaround or can someone help? I created public repo, the problem can be demostrated there.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Switch to Release.
2. Start without debugging on physical devices. Expect same behaviour on iOS simulators.

Link to public reproduction project repository

https://github.com/semdevel/MapApp

Version with bug

8.0.90 SR9

Is this a regression from previous behavior?

Not sure, did not test other versions

Last version that worked well

Unknown/Other

Affected platforms

iOS

Affected platform versions

iOS 18.0, iOS 12.5.5

Did you find any workaround?

Not yet

Relevant log output

No response

[pictos]

From docs you can define a descriptor format, as shown in docs. Here you can find guidance on how to do it

[semdevel]

I made changes according to your description.

What I did:

1. I created ILLink.Descriptors.xml file.
   

2. Then I set the file as embedded resource.
   

3. Then I set a content of created file to preserve both razor components so they should not be trimmed?
   

4. At the end, I used this according to the docs.
   

Still same, it doesn't work. Can you or somebody else try to implement it using my demo app in public repo? I still don't know what I'm doing wrong.