PostProcessing v2 cross-referencing Analytics package?

We're trying to create a base project for our team, and by default we didn't want to include the Unity Analytics package, but did want the PostProcessing package included.

In doing so, we're getting the following message:

/Users/michael/Library/Unity/cache/packages/packages.unity.com/com.unity.postprocessing@2.0.14-preview/PostProcessing/Runtime/PostProcessLayer.cs(9,39): error CS1070: The type `UnityEngine.XR.XRSettings' has been forwarded to an assembly that is not referenced. Enable the built in package 'Unity Analytics' in the Package Manager window to fix this error.​

 

I had the same error and trying to get it to work was very annoying, what I can tell you is that the error is within Unity analytics package.

If you are able to open Package manager, go to Analytics Library and change version to be 3.0.5

you can also manually change that from the manifest.json
change
"com.unity.analytics": "3.0.9",
to
"com.unity.analytics": "3.0.5",

I also recommend to AVOID 3.0.11 that version doesn't even compile (Dataprivacy gives errors on Unity.Analytics.Analytics... so that version is worse than 3.0.9)

 

this is the manifest I am using and got project to compile at least:

{

"dependencies": {

"com.unity.analytics": "3.0.9",

"com.unity.collab-proxy": "1.2.9",

"com.unity.package-manager-ui": "2.0.0-preview.7",

"com.unity.purchasing": "2.0.1",

"com.unity.textmeshpro": "1.3.0",

"com.unity.modules.ai": "1.0.0",

"com.unity.modules.animation": "1.0.0",

"com.unity.modules.assetbundle": "1.0.0",

"com.unity.modules.audio": "1.0.0",

"com.unity.modules.cloth": "1.0.0",

"com.unity.modules.director": "1.0.0",

"com.unity.modules.imageconversion": "1.0.0",

"com.unity.modules.imgui": "1.0.0",

"com.unity.modules.jsonserialize": "1.0.0",

"com.unity.modules.particlesystem": "1.0.0",

"com.unity.modules.physics": "1.0.0",

"com.unity.modules.physics2d": "1.0.0",

"com.unity.modules.screencapture": "1.0.0",

"com.unity.modules.terrain": "1.0.0",

"com.unity.modules.terrainphysics": "1.0.0",

"com.unity.modules.tilemap": "1.0.0",

"com.unity.modules.ui": "1.0.0",

"com.unity.modules.uielements": "1.0.0",

"com.unity.modules.umbra": "1.0.0",

"com.unity.modules.unityanalytics": "1.0.0",

"com.unity.modules.unitywebrequest": "1.0.0",

"com.unity.modules.unitywebrequestassetbundle": "1.0.0",

"com.unity.modules.unitywebrequestaudio": "1.0.0",

"com.unity.modules.unitywebrequesttexture": "1.0.0",

"com.unity.modules.unitywebrequestwww": "1.0.0",

"com.unity.modules.vehicles": "1.0.0",

"com.unity.modules.video": "1.0.0",

"com.unity.modules.vr": "1.0.0",

"com.unity.modules.wind": "1.0.0",

"com.unity.modules.xr": "1.0.0"

}

}

 

To further clarify our bug, our issue was caused by _removing_ the analytics package, not having the wrong version.

 

Appears to be a known bug https://issuetracker.unity3d.com/is...project-is-using-unityengine-dot-xr-namespace.

But I have post processing and no analytics on 2018.2 and not a problem. So removing analytics it must have done something in addition to just removing itself. Did it remove the vr or xr packages by chance? Or maybe the uninstall left something behind?

 

Can you write down what you have in your manifest?
I have made small test project and I have been able to remove Unity Analytics while having PostProcessing package enabled without getting the error.

manifest:

Code (JavaScript):

1. {
2.   "dependencies": {
3.     "com.unity.package-manager-ui": "2.0.2",
4.     "com.unity.postprocessing": "2.0.16-preview",
5.     "com.unity.textmeshpro": "1.3.0",
6.     "com.unity.modules.ai": "1.0.0",
7.     "com.unity.modules.animation": "1.0.0",
8.     "com.unity.modules.assetbundle": "1.0.0",
9.     "com.unity.modules.audio": "1.0.0",
10.     "com.unity.modules.cloth": "1.0.0",
11.     "com.unity.modules.director": "1.0.0",
12.     "com.unity.modules.imageconversion": "1.0.0",
13.     "com.unity.modules.imgui": "1.0.0",
14.     "com.unity.modules.jsonserialize": "1.0.0",
15.     "com.unity.modules.particlesystem": "1.0.0",
16.     "com.unity.modules.physics": "1.0.0",
17.     "com.unity.modules.physics2d": "1.0.0",
18.     "com.unity.modules.screencapture": "1.0.0",
19.     "com.unity.modules.terrain": "1.0.0",
20.     "com.unity.modules.terrainphysics": "1.0.0",
21.     "com.unity.modules.tilemap": "1.0.0",
22.     "com.unity.modules.ui": "1.0.0",
23.     "com.unity.modules.uielements": "1.0.0",
24.     "com.unity.modules.umbra": "1.0.0",
25.     "com.unity.modules.unityanalytics": "1.0.0",
26.     "com.unity.modules.unitywebrequest": "1.0.0",
27.     "com.unity.modules.unitywebrequestassetbundle": "1.0.0",
28.     "com.unity.modules.unitywebrequestaudio": "1.0.0",
29.     "com.unity.modules.unitywebrequesttexture": "1.0.0",
30.     "com.unity.modules.unitywebrequestwww": "1.0.0",
31.     "com.unity.modules.vehicles": "1.0.0",
32.     "com.unity.modules.video": "1.0.0",
33.     "com.unity.modules.vr": "1.0.0",
34.     "com.unity.modules.wind": "1.0.0",
35.     "com.unity.modules.xr": "1.0.0"
36.   }
37. }