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Android Tombstone Symbolication

.NET (Microsoft)OfficialPublished by .NET (Microsoft)

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Symbolicate the .NET runtime frames in an Android tombstone file. Extracts BuildIds and PC offsets from the native backtrace, downloads debug symbols from the Microsoft symbol server, and runs llvm-symbolizer to produce function names with source file and line numbers. USE FOR triaging a .NET MAUI or Mono Android app crash from a tombstone, resolving native backtrace frames in libmonosgen-2.0.so or libcoreclr.so to .NET runtime source code, or investigating SIGABRT, SIGSEGV, or other native signals originating from the .NET runtime on Android. DO NOT USE FOR pure Java/Kotlin crashes, managed .NET exceptions that are already captured in logcat, or iOS crash logs. INVOKES Symbolicate-Tombstone.ps1 script, llvm-symbolizer, Microsoft symbol server.
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This skill provides a structured workflow for triaging native crashes in .NET Android applications (MAUI, Xamarin, Mono). It guides the user through parsing Android tombstone files, identifying .NET runtime libraries, downloading the correct debug symbols from the Microsoft symbol server, and using llvm-symbolizer to map PC offsets to specific function names, source files, and line numbers. It is designed to help developers investigate native signals like SIGSEGV or SIGABRT originating from the .NET runtime.

What it does

  • Parses native backtrace frames from Android tombstone files.
  • Identifies .NET runtime libraries like libmonosgen-2.0.so and libcoreclr.so.
  • Downloads debug symbols from the Microsoft symbol server using ELF BuildIds.
  • Resolves PC offsets to function names and source locations using llvm-symbolizer.
  • Automates the process via a provided PowerShell script.
  • Maps CI-based source paths to the .NET VMR repository structure.

When to use it

  • When investigating native crashes (SIGSEGV, SIGABRT) in .NET MAUI or Mono Android apps.
  • When you need to resolve native backtrace frames in .NET runtime libraries.
  • When you have a tombstone file containing BuildIds and PC offsets.
  • When you need to identify the specific .NET runtime version and source commit associated with a crash.

Advantages

  • Enables deep debugging of native runtime crashes that are otherwise opaque.
  • Provides clear mapping to source code locations for faster root cause analysis.
  • Automates the complex manual steps of symbol retrieval and symbolication.
  • Integrates with standard Android NDK and LLVM toolchains.

Usage examples

“How do I symbolicate a crash in my .NET MAUI app using a tombstone file?”
The agent will guide you to use the Symbolicate-Tombstone.ps1 script, pointing you to provide the tombstone file and the path to your llvm-symbolizer executable.
“I have a SIGSEGV in libmonosgen-2.0.so, how can I find the source line?”
The agent will explain how to extract the BuildId and PC offset from the tombstone, download the corresponding debug symbols from the Microsoft server, and run llvm-symbolizer.

Install

  1. Download the skill as a ZIP:

    https://mp-staging.autogineer.com/agent-skills/dotnet/android-tombstone-symbolication/download
  2. Unzip it into the cross-client skills folder of your project:

    mkdir -p .agents/skills && unzip android-tombstone-symbolication.zip -d .agents/skills

Documentation by .NET (Microsoft)

Android Tombstone .NET Symbolication

Resolves native backtrace frames from .NET Android app crashes (MAUI, Xamarin, Mono) to function names, source files, and line numbers using ELF BuildIds and Microsoft's symbol server.

Inputs: Tombstone file or logcat crash output, llvm-symbolizer (from Android NDK or any LLVM 14+ toolchain), internet access for symbol downloads.

Do not use when: The crash is a managed .NET exception (visible in logcat with a managed stack trace), the crashing library is not a .NET component (e.g., libart.so), or the tombstone is from iOS.


Workflow

Step 1: Parse the Tombstone Backtrace

Each backtrace frame has this format:

#NN pc OFFSET  /path/to/library.so (optional_symbol+0xNN) (BuildId: HEXSTRING)

Extract: frame number, PC offset (hex, already library-relative), library name, and BuildId (32–40 hex chars).

Symbolicate all threads by default (background threads like GC/finalizer often have useful .NET frames). The crashing thread's backtrace is listed first; additional threads appear after --- --- --- markers.

Format notes:

  • The script auto-detects #NN pc frame lines with or without a backtrace: header, and strips logcat timestamp/tag prefixes automatically.

  • Logcat-captured tombstones often omit BuildIds. Recover via adb shell readelf -n, CI build artifacts, or the .NET runtime NuGet package.

  • GitHub issue pastes may mangle #1 pc into issue links — replace org/repo#N pc with #N pc before saving to a file.

  • If the script fails to parse a format, fall back to manual extraction of #NN pc OFFSET library.so (BuildId: HEX) tuples.

Step 2: Identify .NET Runtime Libraries

Filter frames to .NET runtime libraries:

LibraryRuntime
libmonosgen-2.0.soMono (MAUI, Xamarin, interpreter)
libcoreclr.soCoreCLR (JIT mode)
libSystem.*.so.NET BCL native components (Native, Globalization.Native, IO.Compression.Native, Security.Cryptography.Native.OpenSsl, Net.Security.Native)

NativeAOT: No libcoreclr.so or libmonosgen-2.0.so — the runtime is statically linked into the app binary (e.g., libMyApp.so). The libSystem.*.so BCL libraries remain separate and can be symbolicated via the symbol server. For the app binary itself, you need the app's own debug symbols.

Skip libc.so, libart.so, and other Android system libraries unless the user specifically asks.

Step 3: Download Debug Symbols

For each unique .NET BuildId, download debug symbols:

https://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols/_.debug/elf-buildid-sym-<BUILDID>/_.debug
curl -sL "https://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols/_.debug/elf-buildid-sym-1eb39fc72918c7c6c0c610b79eb3d3d47b2f81be/_.debug" \
  -o libmonosgen-2.0.so.debug

Verify with file libmonosgen-2.0.so.debug — should show ELF 64-bit ... with debug_info, not stripped. If the download returns 404 or HTML, symbols are not published for that build. Do not add or subtract library base addresses — offsets in tombstones are already library-relative.

Step 4: Symbolicate Each Frame
llvm-symbolizer --obj=libmonosgen-2.0.so.debug -f -C 0x222098

Output:

ves_icall_System_Environment_FailFast
/__w/1/s/src/runtime/src/mono/mono/metadata/icall.c:6244

The /__w/1/s/ prefix is the CI workspace root — the meaningful path starts at src/runtime/, mapping to dotnet/dotnet VMR.

Step 5: Present the Symbolicated Backtrace

Combine original frame numbers with resolved function names and source locations:

#00  libc.so              abort+164
#01  libmonosgen-2.0.so   ves_icall_System_Environment_FailFast        (mono/metadata/icall.c:6244)
#02  libmonosgen-2.0.so   do_icall                                     (mono/mini/interp.c:2457)
#03  libmonosgen-2.0.so   mono_interp_exec_method                      (mono/mini/interp.c)

For unresolved frames (??), keep the original line with BuildId and PC offset.

Automation Script

scripts/Symbolicate-Tombstone.ps1 automates the full workflow:

pwsh scripts/Symbolicate-Tombstone.ps1 -TombstoneFile tombstone_01.txt -LlvmSymbolizer llvm-symbolizer

Flags: -CrashingThreadOnly (limit to crashing thread), -OutputFile path (write to file), -ParseOnly (report libraries/BuildIds/URLs without downloading), -SkipVersionLookup (skip runtime version identification).


Finding llvm-symbolizer

Check the Android NDK first: $ANDROID_NDK_ROOT/toolchains/llvm/prebuilt/*/bin/llvm-symbolizer or $ANDROID_HOME/ndk/*/toolchains/llvm/prebuilt/*/bin/llvm-symbolizer. Also available via brew install llvm, apt install llvm, or xcrun --find llvm-symbolizer on macOS.

If unavailable, complete steps 1–3 and present the download commands and llvm-symbolizer commands for the user to run. Do not spend time installing LLVM.


Understanding the Output

CI source paths use these prefixes:

Path prefixMaps to
/__w/1/s/src/runtime/src/runtime/ in dotnet/dotnet VMR
/__w/1/s/src/mono/src/mono/ in the VMR (older builds)
/__w/1/s/VMR root
Runtime Version Identification

The script identifies the exact .NET runtime version by matching BuildIds against locally-installed runtime packs. It searches: SDK packs ($DOTNET_ROOT/packs/), NuGet cache (~/.nuget/packages/), and NuGet.org as an online fallback. When found, it extracts the version and source commit from the .nuspec <repository commit="..." /> element. Pass -SkipVersionLookup to disable. Requires llvm-readelf (auto-discovered from the NDK).


Validation

  1. file <debug-file> shows ELF ... with debug_info, not stripped

  2. At least one .NET frame resolves to a function name (not ??)

  3. Resolved paths contain recognizable .NET runtime structure (e.g., mono/metadata/, mono/mini/)

Stop Signals

  • No .NET frames found: Report parsed frames and stop.

  • All frames resolved: Present symbolicated backtrace. Do not trace into source or attempt to build/debug the runtime.

  • Symbols not available (404): One attempt per BuildId, then stop. Report unsymbolicated frames with BuildIds and offsets.

  • llvm-symbolizer not available: Use -ParseOnly, present manual commands. Do not install LLVM.

Common Pitfalls

  • Missing BuildIds: Logcat tombstones often omit BuildIds. Recover via: adb shell readelf -n /path/to/lib.so, CI build artifacts, or the runtime NuGet package (~/.dotnet/packs/Microsoft.NETCore.App.Runtime.Mono.android-arm64/<version>/). Prefer pulling raw tombstone files (adb shell cat /data/tombstones/tombstone_XX) which always include BuildIds.

  • Symbols not found (404): Pre-release/internal builds may not publish symbols. Check for local unstripped .so/.so.dbg in build artifacts or the NuGet runtime pack.

  • NativeAOT: No runtime .so in the tombstone — runtime is in the app binary. libSystem.*.so BCL libraries still work with the symbol server; the app binary needs its own debug symbols.

  • Wrong llvm-symbolizer version: Use LLVM 14+ for best DWARF compatibility.

  • Multiple BuildIds: Each .NET library has its own BuildId — download symbols for each separately.

Files

scripts/Symbolicate-Tombstone.ps1

<#
.SYNOPSIS
    Symbolicates .NET runtime frames in an Android tombstone file.

.DESCRIPTION
    Parses an Android tombstone file, extracts backtrace frames from .NET runtime
    libraries (libmonosgen-2.0.so, libcoreclr.so, etc.), downloads debug symbols
    from the Microsoft symbol server using the ELF BuildId, and runs llvm-symbolizer
    to resolve each frame to function name, source file, and line number.

.PARAMETER TombstoneFile
    Path to the Android tombstone text file.

.PARAMETER LlvmSymbolizer
    Path to llvm-symbolizer. Defaults to 'llvm-symbolizer' (assumes it is on PATH).

.PARAMETER SymbolCacheDir
    Directory to cache downloaded debug symbol files. Defaults to a temp directory.

.PARAMETER OutputFile
    Optional path to write the symbolicated backtrace. If omitted, writes to stdout.

.PARAMETER SymbolServerUrl
    Base URL for the symbol server. Defaults to Microsoft's public server.

.EXAMPLE
    pwsh Symbolicate-Tombstone.ps1 -TombstoneFile tombstone_01.txt

.EXAMPLE
    pwsh Symbolicate-Tombstone.ps1 -TombstoneFile tombstone_01.txt -LlvmSymbolizer /path/to/llvm-symbolizer -OutputFile symbolicated.txt
#>

[CmdletBinding()]
param(
    [Parameter(Mandatory = $true)]
    [string]$TombstoneFile,

    [Parameter()]
    [string]$LlvmSymbolizer = 'llvm-symbolizer',

    [Parameter()]
    [string]$SymbolCacheDir,

    [Parameter()]
    [string]$OutputFile,

    [Parameter()]
    [string]$SymbolServerUrl = 'https://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols',

    [Parameter()]
    [switch]$CrashingThreadOnly,

    [Parameter()]
    [switch]$ParseOnly,

    [Parameter()]
    [switch]$SkipVersionLookup
)

Set-StrictMode -Version Latest
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'

# Required for NuGet package inspection in Find-RuntimeVersionOnline
Add-Type -AssemblyName System.IO.Compression -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

# .NET runtime libraries we know how to symbolicate
$dotnetLibraries = @(
    'libmonosgen-2.0.so'
    'libcoreclr.so'
    'libSystem.Native.so'
    'libSystem.Globalization.Native.so'
    'libSystem.Security.Cryptography.Native.OpenSsl.so'
    'libSystem.IO.Compression.Native.so'
    'libSystem.Net.Security.Native.so'
)

function Test-DotNetLibrary([string]$libraryName) {
    foreach ($lib in $dotnetLibraries) {
        if ($libraryName -like "*$lib*") { return $true }
    }
    return $false
}

# Strip logcat prefixes from a line.
# Supports common logcat formats:
#   threadtime (default): "05-06 11:27:48.795  2931  2931 F DEBUG   : text"
#   time:                 "05-06 11:27:48.795 F/DEBUG( 2931): text"
#   brief:                "F/DEBUG( 2931): text"
# Returns the content after the prefix, or the original line if no prefix found.
function Remove-LogcatPrefix([string]$line) {
    # threadtime: MM-DD HH:MM:SS.mmm  PID  TID PRIO TAG  : content
    if ($line -match '^\d{2}-\d{2}\s+\d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}\.\d+\s+\d+\s+\d+\s+[A-Z]\s+.*?:\s*(.*)$') {
        return $Matches[1]
    }
    # time: MM-DD HH:MM:SS.mmm PRIO/TAG(PID): content
    if ($line -match '^\d{2}-\d{2}\s+\d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}\.\d+\s+[A-Z]/[^\(]+\(\s*\d+\):\s*(.*)$') {
        return $Matches[1]
    }
    # brief: PRIO/TAG(PID): content
    if ($line -match '^[A-Z]/[^\(]+\(\s*\d+\):\s*(.*)$') {
        return $Matches[1]
    }
    return $line
}

# Parse tombstone backtrace frames, grouped by thread
# Returns an array of thread objects, each with Header and Frames properties
function Get-BacktraceFrames([string[]]$lines, [bool]$firstThreadOnly) {
    $threads = @()
    $currentFrames = @()
    $currentHeader = 'Crashing thread'
    $inBacktrace = $false

    foreach ($rawLine in $lines) {
        # Strip logcat prefix if present (CI systems often capture tombstones via logcat)
        $line = Remove-LogcatPrefix $rawLine
        # Thread separator — save current thread and start a new one
        if ($line -match '^---\s+---\s+---') {
            if ($currentFrames.Count -gt 0) {
                $threads += [PSCustomObject]@{ Header = $currentHeader; Frames = @($currentFrames) }
                if ($firstThreadOnly) { return @($threads) }
                $currentFrames = @()
            }
            $inBacktrace = $false
            $currentHeader = $null
            continue
        }

        # Thread header line — flush any accumulated frames as a new thread
        # Standard tombstone format: "pid: NNN, tid: NNN, name: ..."
        # Debuggerd short-form: "name (native):tid=NNN systid=NNN"
        if ($line -match '^\s*pid:\s*\d+,\s*tid:\s*(\d+),\s*name:\s*(.+)' -or
            $line -match '^\s*(\S.*?)\s*\(native\)\s*:\s*tid=(\d+)') {
            if ($currentFrames.Count -gt 0) {
                $threads += [PSCustomObject]@{ Header = $currentHeader; Frames = @($currentFrames) }
                if ($firstThreadOnly) { return @($threads) }
                $currentFrames = @()
                $inBacktrace = $false
            }
            # Extract thread id and name (capture groups are in different order for the two patterns)
            if ($line -match '^\s*pid:\s*\d+,\s*tid:\s*(\d+),\s*name:\s*(.+)') {
                $threadId = $Matches[1]; $threadName = $Matches[2].Trim()
            } else {
                $line -match '^\s*(\S.*?)\s*\(native\)\s*:\s*tid=(\d+)' | Out-Null
                $threadId = $Matches[2]; $threadName = $Matches[1].Trim()
            }
            # Keep 'Crashing thread' label for the first thread (before any separator)
            if ($threads.Count -gt 0 -or $currentHeader -ne 'Crashing thread') {
                $currentHeader = "Thread $threadId ($threadName)"
            }
            continue
        }

        if ($line -match '^\s*backtrace:') {
            $inBacktrace = $true
            continue
        }

        if ($line -match '^\s*#(\d+)\s+pc\s+(0x)?([0-9a-fA-F]+)\s+(\S+)(.*)$') {
            $inBacktrace = $true
            $frameNum = $Matches[1]
            $pcOffset = '0x' + $Matches[3]
            $libraryPath = $Matches[4]
            $remainder = $Matches[5]

            $buildId = $null
            if ($remainder -match '\(BuildId:\s*([0-9a-fA-F]+)\)') {
                $buildId = $Matches[1].ToLowerInvariant()
            }

            $existingSymbol = $null
            if ($remainder -match '^\s*\(([^)]+)\)') {
                $sym = $Matches[1]
                if ($sym -notmatch '^BuildId:') {
                    $existingSymbol = $sym
                }
            }

            $libraryName = Split-Path $libraryPath -Leaf

            $currentFrames += [PSCustomObject]@{
                FrameNumber    = [int]$frameNum
                PcOffset       = $pcOffset
                LibraryPath    = $libraryPath
                LibraryName    = $libraryName
                BuildId        = $buildId
                ExistingSymbol = $existingSymbol
                IsDotNet       = (Test-DotNetLibrary $libraryName)
                OriginalLine   = $line.Trim()
            }
        }
        elseif ($inBacktrace -and $line -match '^\s*#\d+\s+pc\s+') {
            # Looks like a frame but didn't fully parse — warn about truncation/malformation
            Write-Warning "Skipping malformed frame line: $($line.Trim())"
        }
        elseif ($inBacktrace -and $line -notmatch '^\s*#\d+' -and $line.Trim() -ne '') {
            # End of this backtrace section
            $inBacktrace = $false
        }
    }

    # Save the last thread
    if ($currentFrames.Count -gt 0) {
        $threads += [PSCustomObject]@{ Header = $currentHeader; Frames = @($currentFrames) }
    }

    return @($threads)
}

# Download debug symbols from the Microsoft symbol server
function Get-DebugSymbols([string]$buildId, [string]$cacheDir, [string]$serverUrl) {
    $debugFile = Join-Path $cacheDir "$buildId.debug"

    if (Test-Path $debugFile) {
        Write-Verbose "Using cached symbols for BuildId $buildId"
        return $debugFile
    }

    $url = "$serverUrl/_.debug/elf-buildid-sym-$buildId/_.debug"
    Write-Verbose "Downloading symbols from $url"

    $savedProgressPreference = $ProgressPreference
    try {
        $ProgressPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'
        Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url -OutFile $debugFile -UseBasicParsing -TimeoutSec 120

        # Verify the download is an ELF file (starts with 0x7f ELF)
        $stream = [System.IO.File]::OpenRead($debugFile)
        try {
            $header = [byte[]]::new(4)
            $bytesRead = $stream.Read($header, 0, 4)
        }
        finally {
            $stream.Close()
        }
        if ($bytesRead -ge 4 -and $header[0] -eq 0x7f -and $header[1] -eq 0x45 -and $header[2] -eq 0x4c -and $header[3] -eq 0x46) {
            $size = (Get-Item $debugFile).Length
            Write-Verbose "Downloaded $([math]::Round($size / 1MB, 1)) MB debug symbols for BuildId $buildId"
            return $debugFile
        }
        else {
            Write-Warning "Downloaded file for BuildId $buildId is not a valid ELF file (symbols may not be published)"
            Remove-Item $debugFile -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
            return $null
        }
    }
    catch {
        Write-Warning "Failed to download symbols for BuildId $buildId`: $_"
        Remove-Item $debugFile -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
        return $null
    }
    finally {
        $ProgressPreference = $savedProgressPreference
    }
}

# Try to identify the .NET runtime version and commit hash by matching a BuildId against
# locally-installed runtime packs (SDK workloads) and the NuGet package cache.
function Find-RuntimeVersion([string]$buildId, [string]$libraryName, [string]$llvmReadelf) {
    # Map library name to candidate runtime pack names
    $packNames = @()
    if ($libraryName -like '*monosgen*') {
        $packNames += 'Microsoft.NETCore.App.Runtime.Mono.android-{0}'
    }
    elseif ($libraryName -like '*coreclr*') {
        $packNames += 'Microsoft.NETCore.App.Runtime.android-{0}'
    }
    else {
        # libSystem.*.so can be in either pack
        $packNames += 'Microsoft.NETCore.App.Runtime.Mono.android-{0}'
        $packNames += 'Microsoft.NETCore.App.Runtime.android-{0}'
    }

    $rids = @('arm64', 'arm', 'x64', 'x86')
    $expandedPackNames = foreach ($tmpl in $packNames) { foreach ($rid in $rids) { $tmpl -f $rid } }

    # Build list of directories to search
    $searchRoots = @()

    # 1. SDK packs folder (workload installs — most likely for MAUI apps)
    $dotnetRoot = if ($env:DOTNET_ROOT) { $env:DOTNET_ROOT }
                  elseif (Test-Path (Join-Path $HOME '.dotnet')) { Join-Path $HOME '.dotnet' }
                  else { $null }
    if ($dotnetRoot) {
        foreach ($pn in $expandedPackNames) {
            $p = Join-Path $dotnetRoot "packs/$pn"
            if (Test-Path $p) { $searchRoots += $p }
        }
    }

    # 2. NuGet packages cache
    $nugetDir = if ($env:NUGET_PACKAGES) { $env:NUGET_PACKAGES }
                else { Join-Path $HOME '.nuget/packages' }
    foreach ($pn in $expandedPackNames) {
        $p = Join-Path $nugetDir $pn.ToLowerInvariant()
        if (Test-Path $p) { $searchRoots += $p }
    }

    foreach ($root in $searchRoots) {
        foreach ($versionDir in (Get-ChildItem $root -Directory -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)) {
            # Find the native library under this version directory
            $soFile = Get-ChildItem $versionDir.FullName -Recurse -Filter $libraryName -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Select-Object -First 1
            if (-not $soFile) { continue }

            # Read BuildId from the local binary
            $localBuildId = $null
            if ($llvmReadelf) {
                $readelfOut = (& $llvmReadelf --notes $soFile.FullName 2>$null) -join "`n"
                if ($readelfOut -match 'Build ID:\s*([0-9a-fA-F]+)') {
                    $localBuildId = $Matches[1].ToLowerInvariant()
                }
            }
            if (-not $localBuildId) { continue }
            if ($localBuildId -ne $buildId) { continue }

            # Match found — extract commit hash from .nuspec
            $version = $versionDir.Name
            $commit = $null
            $nuspec = Get-ChildItem $versionDir.FullName -Filter '*.nuspec' -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Select-Object -First 1
            if ($nuspec) {
                try {
                    $xml = [xml](Get-Content $nuspec.FullName -Raw)
                    $repoNode = $xml.package.metadata.repository
                    if ($repoNode -and $repoNode.commit) {
                        $commit = $repoNode.commit
                    }
                }
                catch {
                    Write-Verbose "Could not parse nuspec for version $version`: $_"
                }
            }

            return [PSCustomObject]@{
                Version  = $version
                Commit   = $commit
                PackPath = $versionDir.FullName
            }
        }
    }

    return $null
}

# Fallback: query NuGet.org to identify the .NET version when the runtime pack is not installed locally.
# Downloads candidate nupkg files and checks the BuildId of the contained native library.
function Find-RuntimeVersionOnline([string]$buildId, [string]$libraryName, [string]$llvmReadelf, [string]$cacheDir) {
    # Determine which NuGet package IDs and RIDs to try
    $packNames = @()
    if ($libraryName -like '*monosgen*') {
        $packNames += 'Microsoft.NETCore.App.Runtime.Mono.android-{0}'
    }
    elseif ($libraryName -like '*coreclr*') {
        $packNames += 'Microsoft.NETCore.App.Runtime.android-{0}'
    }
    else {
        $packNames += 'Microsoft.NETCore.App.Runtime.Mono.android-{0}'
        $packNames += 'Microsoft.NETCore.App.Runtime.android-{0}'
    }

    # Try arm64 first (most common), then others
    $rids = @('arm64', 'arm', 'x64', 'x86')
    $packageIds = foreach ($tmpl in $packNames) { foreach ($rid in $rids) { ($tmpl -f $rid).ToLowerInvariant() } }

    $nugetBase = 'https://api.nuget.org/v3-flatcontainer'
    $savedProgressPreference = $ProgressPreference

    try {
        $ProgressPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'

        foreach ($pkgId in $packageIds) {
            # List available versions
            $indexUrl = "$nugetBase/$pkgId/index.json"
            try {
                $indexJson = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $indexUrl -TimeoutSec 15 -UseBasicParsing
            }
            catch {
                Write-Verbose "Could not fetch version index for $pkgId`: $_"
                continue
            }

            # Only check stable release versions (no previews/RCs), newest first
            $versions = @($indexJson.versions | Where-Object { $_ -notmatch '-' }) | Sort-Object { [version]($_ -replace '[^0-9.]', '') } -Descending

            if ($versions.Count -eq 0) { continue }
            Write-Host "  Checking $($versions.Count) release versions of $pkgId on NuGet.org..." -ForegroundColor DarkGray

            foreach ($ver in $versions) {
                $nupkgUrl = "$nugetBase/$pkgId/$ver/$pkgId.$ver.nupkg"
                $nupkgFile = Join-Path $cacheDir "$pkgId.$ver.nupkg"
                $extractDir = Join-Path $cacheDir "$pkgId.$ver"

                try {
                    # Download the nupkg (zip file)
                    if (-not (Test-Path $nupkgFile)) {
                        Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $nupkgUrl -OutFile $nupkgFile -UseBasicParsing -TimeoutSec 120
                    }

                    # Extract only the native library
                    if (-not (Test-Path $extractDir)) {
                        New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $extractDir -Force | Out-Null
                    }
                    $zip = [System.IO.Compression.ZipFile]::OpenRead($nupkgFile)
                    try {
                        $entry = $zip.Entries | Where-Object { $_.Name -eq $libraryName } | Select-Object -First 1
                        if (-not $entry) {
                            Remove-Item $nupkgFile -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
                            continue
                        }
                        $soPath = Join-Path $extractDir $libraryName
                        if (-not (Test-Path $soPath)) {
                            [System.IO.Compression.ZipFileExtensions]::ExtractToFile($entry, $soPath, $true)
                        }
                    }
                    finally {
                        $zip.Dispose()
                    }

                    # Check BuildId
                    $readelfOut = (& $llvmReadelf --notes $soPath 2>$null) -join "`n"
                    if ($readelfOut -match 'Build ID:\s*([0-9a-fA-F]+)') {
                        $localBuildId = $Matches[1].ToLowerInvariant()
                        if ($localBuildId -eq $buildId) {
                            # Match — extract commit from .nuspec inside the nupkg
                            $commit = $null
                            $zip2 = [System.IO.Compression.ZipFile]::OpenRead($nupkgFile)
                            try {
                                $nuspecEntry = $zip2.Entries | Where-Object { $_.FullName -like '*.nuspec' } | Select-Object -First 1
                                if ($nuspecEntry) {
                                    $reader = [System.IO.StreamReader]::new($nuspecEntry.Open())
                                    try {
                                        $xml = [xml]$reader.ReadToEnd()
                                        $repoNode = $xml.package.metadata.repository
                                        if ($repoNode -and $repoNode.commit) {
                                            $commit = $repoNode.commit
                                        }
                                    }
                                    finally { $reader.Dispose() }
                                }
                            }
                            finally { $zip2.Dispose() }

                            # Clean up downloaded packages (keep only the match)
                            Remove-Item $extractDir -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
                            Remove-Item $nupkgFile -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

                            return [PSCustomObject]@{
                                Version  = $ver
                                Commit   = $commit
                                PackPath = $null
                            }
                        }
                    }

                    # No match — clean up this version
                    Remove-Item $extractDir -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
                    Remove-Item $nupkgFile -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
                }
                catch {
                    Write-Verbose "Failed to check version $ver`: $_"
                    Remove-Item $nupkgFile -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
                    Remove-Item $extractDir -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
                }
            }
        }
    }
    finally {
        $ProgressPreference = $savedProgressPreference
    }

    return $null
}
function Resolve-Frame([string]$debugFile, [string]$pcOffset, [string]$symbolizerPath) {
    try {
        $output = & $symbolizerPath "--obj=$debugFile" -f -C $pcOffset 2>$null
        if ($LASTEXITCODE -ne 0 -or -not $output) { return $null }

        $lines = $output -split "`n" | Where-Object { $_.Trim() -ne '' }
        if ($lines.Count -ge 2) {
            $functionName = $lines[0].Trim()
            $sourceLocation = $lines[1].Trim()

            if ($functionName -eq '??' -and $sourceLocation -eq '??:0') { return $null }

            # Strip common CI build agent path prefixes (Azure DevOps hosted agents)
            $sourceLocation = $sourceLocation -replace '^/__w/\d+/s/', ''

            return [PSCustomObject]@{
                Function = $functionName
                Source   = $sourceLocation
            }
        }
    }
    catch {
        Write-Verbose "llvm-symbolizer failed for offset $pcOffset`: $_"
    }

    return $null
}

# --- Main ---

if (-not (Test-Path $TombstoneFile)) {
    Write-Error "Tombstone file not found: $TombstoneFile"
    exit 1
}

# Set up symbol cache directory
if (-not $SymbolCacheDir) {
    $SymbolCacheDir = Join-Path ([System.IO.Path]::GetTempPath()) 'dotnet-tombstone-symbols'
}
if (-not (Test-Path $SymbolCacheDir)) {
    New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $SymbolCacheDir -Force | Out-Null
}
Write-Verbose "Symbol cache: $SymbolCacheDir"

# Read and parse tombstone
$tombstoneLines = Get-Content $TombstoneFile
$threads = Get-BacktraceFrames $tombstoneLines $CrashingThreadOnly

$allFrames = @($threads | ForEach-Object { $_.Frames } | ForEach-Object { $_ })
if ($allFrames.Count -eq 0) {
    Write-Error "No backtrace frames found in $TombstoneFile"
    exit 1
}

$dotnetFrames = @($allFrames | Where-Object { $_.IsDotNet })
Write-Host "Found $($allFrames.Count) backtrace frames across $($threads.Count) thread(s) ($($dotnetFrames.Count) from .NET libraries)" -ForegroundColor Cyan

if ($dotnetFrames.Count -eq 0) {
    Write-Warning "No .NET runtime frames found in the backtrace. Nothing to symbolicate."
    Write-Host "`nBacktrace frames found:" -ForegroundColor Yellow
    foreach ($t in $threads) {
        if ($t.Header) { Write-Host "  $($t.Header)" }
        foreach ($f in $t.Frames) { Write-Host "    $($f.OriginalLine)" }
    }
    exit 0
}

# --- ParseOnly mode: report what was found without downloading or symbolicating ---
if ($ParseOnly) {
    Write-Host "`n=== Tombstone Parse Report ===" -ForegroundColor Green
    Write-Host "Threads: $($threads.Count)"
    Write-Host "Total frames: $($allFrames.Count)"
    Write-Host ".NET frames: $($dotnetFrames.Count)"

    $uniqueBuildIds = @($dotnetFrames | Where-Object { $_.BuildId } | Select-Object -ExpandProperty BuildId -Unique)
    $framesWithoutBuildId = @($dotnetFrames | Where-Object { -not $_.BuildId })

    Write-Host "`n--- .NET Libraries ---"
    $libGroups = $dotnetFrames | Group-Object LibraryName
    foreach ($g in $libGroups) {
        $bidFrame = $g.Group | Where-Object { $_.BuildId } | Select-Object -First 1
        if ($bidFrame) {
            Write-Host "  $($g.Name)  BuildId: $($bidFrame.BuildId)  ($($g.Count) frame(s))"
            Write-Host "    Symbol URL: $SymbolServerUrl/_.debug/elf-buildid-sym-$($bidFrame.BuildId)/_.debug"
        }
        else {
            Write-Host "  $($g.Name)  (no BuildId)  ($($g.Count) frame(s))"
        }
    }

    if ($framesWithoutBuildId.Count -gt 0) {
        Write-Host "`n--- Frames Without BuildId ---"
        foreach ($f in $framesWithoutBuildId) {
            Write-Host "  #$($f.FrameNumber)  $($f.LibraryName)  pc $($f.PcOffset)"
        }
    }

    Write-Host "`n--- Frames to Symbolicate ---"
    foreach ($t in $threads) {
        if ($threads.Count -gt 1 -and $t.Header) {
            Write-Host "  [$($t.Header)]"
        }
        foreach ($f in $t.Frames) {
            if ($f.IsDotNet) {
                $marker = if ($f.BuildId) { "✓" } else { "✗ (no BuildId)" }
                Write-Host "    #$($f.FrameNumber)  $($f.LibraryName)  pc $($f.PcOffset)  $marker"
            }
        }
    }

    Write-Host "`n=== End Parse Report ==="
    exit 0
}

# Collect unique BuildIds and download symbols
$buildIdMap = @{} # BuildId -> debug file path
$uniqueBuildIds = @($dotnetFrames | Where-Object { $_.BuildId } | Select-Object -ExpandProperty BuildId -Unique)
$framesWithoutBuildId = @($dotnetFrames | Where-Object { -not $_.BuildId })

if ($framesWithoutBuildId.Count -gt 0) {
    Write-Warning "$($framesWithoutBuildId.Count) .NET frame(s) have no BuildId metadata — these cannot be symbolicated via the symbol server."
}

if ($uniqueBuildIds.Count -eq 0) {
    Write-Warning "No BuildIds found on any .NET frame. Outputting unsymbolicated backtrace."
}
else {
    # Verify llvm-symbolizer is available (only needed when we have symbols to resolve)
    $symbolizerCmd = Get-Command $LlvmSymbolizer -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

    # If not on PATH, try common NDK locations
    if (-not $symbolizerCmd) {
        $ndkPaths = @()
        if ($env:ANDROID_NDK_ROOT) {
            $ndkPaths += Join-Path $env:ANDROID_NDK_ROOT 'toolchains/llvm/prebuilt/*/bin/llvm-symbolizer'
        }
        if ($env:ANDROID_HOME) {
            $ndkPaths += Join-Path $env:ANDROID_HOME 'ndk/*/toolchains/llvm/prebuilt/*/bin/llvm-symbolizer'
        }
        foreach ($pattern in $ndkPaths) {
            $found = Get-Item $pattern -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Select-Object -First 1
            if ($found) {
                $LlvmSymbolizer = $found.FullName
                $symbolizerCmd = Get-Command $LlvmSymbolizer -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
                break
            }
        }
    }

    if (-not $symbolizerCmd) {
        Write-Error "llvm-symbolizer not found. Set ANDROID_NDK_ROOT, add it to PATH, or pass -LlvmSymbolizer."
        exit 1
    }
    Write-Verbose "Using llvm-symbolizer: $($symbolizerCmd.Source)"

    Write-Host "Downloading debug symbols for $($uniqueBuildIds.Count) unique .NET BuildId(s)..." -ForegroundColor Cyan
    foreach ($bid in $uniqueBuildIds) {
        $lib = ($dotnetFrames | Where-Object { $_.BuildId -eq $bid } | Select-Object -First 1).LibraryName
        Write-Host "  $lib (BuildId: $bid)" -ForegroundColor DarkGray
        $debugFile = Get-DebugSymbols $bid $SymbolCacheDir $SymbolServerUrl
        if ($debugFile) {
            $buildIdMap[$bid] = $debugFile
        }
    }

    $downloadedCount = $buildIdMap.Count
    if ($downloadedCount -eq 0) {
        Write-Warning "Could not download debug symbols for any .NET library. Outputting unsymbolicated backtrace."
    }
    else {
        Write-Host "Successfully downloaded symbols for $downloadedCount/$($uniqueBuildIds.Count) BuildId(s)" -ForegroundColor Green
    }

    # Try to identify .NET runtime version from locally-installed packs
    $llvmReadelf = Join-Path (Split-Path $symbolizerCmd.Source) 'llvm-readelf'
    if (-not (Test-Path $llvmReadelf)) {
        $llvmReadelf = (Get-Command 'llvm-readelf' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)?.Source
    }
    $versionMap = @{} # BuildId -> version info
    if (-not $SkipVersionLookup -and $llvmReadelf) {
        Write-Host "Identifying .NET runtime version..." -ForegroundColor Cyan
        foreach ($bid in $uniqueBuildIds) {
            $lib = ($dotnetFrames | Where-Object { $_.BuildId -eq $bid } | Select-Object -First 1).LibraryName
            $versionInfo = Find-RuntimeVersion $bid $lib $llvmReadelf
            if (-not $versionInfo) {
                # Fallback: search NuGet.org
                Write-Host "  Not found locally — searching NuGet.org..." -ForegroundColor DarkGray
                $versionInfo = Find-RuntimeVersionOnline $bid $lib $llvmReadelf $SymbolCacheDir
            }
            if ($versionInfo) {
                $versionMap[$bid] = $versionInfo
                $commitShort = if ($versionInfo.Commit) { " (commit $($versionInfo.Commit.Substring(0, [Math]::Min(12, $versionInfo.Commit.Length))))" } else { '' }
                Write-Host "  $lib → .NET $($versionInfo.Version)$commitShort" -ForegroundColor Green
            }
        }
    }
}

# Symbolicate each frame, grouped by thread
Write-Host "`nSymbolicating backtrace..." -ForegroundColor Cyan
$output = @()
$resolvedCount = 0

foreach ($thread in $threads) {
    if ($threads.Count -gt 1 -and $thread.Header) {
        $output += ""
        $output += "--- $($thread.Header) ---"
    }

    foreach ($frame in $thread.Frames) {
        if ($frame.IsDotNet -and $frame.BuildId -and $buildIdMap.ContainsKey($frame.BuildId)) {
            $resolved = Resolve-Frame $buildIdMap[$frame.BuildId] $frame.PcOffset $LlvmSymbolizer
            if ($resolved) {
                $resolvedCount++
                # Keep last 2-3 path segments for context (e.g., "mono/metadata/icall.c:6244")
                $sourceParts = $resolved.Source -split '/'
                if ($sourceParts.Count -gt 3) {
                    $sourceShort = ($sourceParts[-3..-1]) -join '/'
                }
                elseif ($sourceParts.Count -gt 1) {
                    $sourceShort = ($sourceParts[-2..-1]) -join '/'
                }
                else {
                    $sourceShort = $resolved.Source
                }
                $line = "#{0:D2}  {1,-24} {2,-48} ({3})" -f $frame.FrameNumber, $frame.LibraryName, $resolved.Function, $sourceShort
                $output += $line
                continue
            }
        }

        # Fallback: preserve original detail for triage (BuildId, path, symbol)
        if ($frame.ExistingSymbol) {
            $line = "#{0:D2}  {1,-24} {2}" -f $frame.FrameNumber, $frame.LibraryName, $frame.ExistingSymbol
        }
        elseif ($frame.BuildId) {
            $line = "#{0:D2}  {1,-24} pc {2}  (BuildId: {3})" -f $frame.FrameNumber, $frame.LibraryName, $frame.PcOffset, $frame.BuildId
        }
        else {
            $line = "#{0:D2}  {1,-24} pc {2}  {3}" -f $frame.FrameNumber, $frame.LibraryName, $frame.PcOffset, $frame.LibraryPath
        }
        $output += $line
    }
}

# Output results
$header = @(
    "--- Symbolicated Backtrace ---"
    ""
)
$footer = @(
    ""
    "--- $resolvedCount of $($dotnetFrames.Count) .NET frame(s) symbolicated ---"
)

# Append runtime version info if identified
if ($versionMap.Count -gt 0) {
    $footer += ""
    $footer += "--- .NET Runtime Version ---"
    foreach ($bid in $versionMap.Keys) {
        $vi = $versionMap[$bid]
        $lib = ($dotnetFrames | Where-Object { $_.BuildId -eq $bid } | Select-Object -First 1).LibraryName
        $commitInfo = if ($vi.Commit) { "  Commit: https://github.com/dotnet/runtime/commit/$($vi.Commit)" } else { '' }
        $footer += "$lib → .NET $($vi.Version)"
        if ($commitInfo) { $footer += $commitInfo }
    }
}

$result = ($header + $output + $footer) -join "`n"

if ($OutputFile) {
    $result | Out-File -FilePath $OutputFile -Encoding utf8
    Write-Host "`nWrote symbolicated backtrace to $OutputFile" -ForegroundColor Green
}
else {
    Write-Host ""
    Write-Host $result
}

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