Error creating hybrid app mobile salesforce sdk [closed]

Question

I have been struggling for a couple of days creating an hybrid app with salesforce mobile sdk. I managed to execute some samples app in by cloning the saleseforce mobile sdk git repo and following these instructions: https://github.com/forcedotcom/SalesforceMobileSDK-Android/blob/master/hybrid/README.md.

I wanted to create a new app from scratch cause I need to import some plugins, I couldn't do it with the sample projects (cordova says they are not valid cordova project directories).

I followed several guides: http://paste.scsys.co.uk/465779

and other variants.... (I didn't save all the links)

I always receive that error when I build the project:

    Running command: C:\Users\giovi\Desktop\testApp\TestApp\platforms\android\cordov
a\build.bat
Buildfile: C:\Users\giovi\Desktop\testApp\TestApp\platforms\android\build.xml

-set-mode-check:

-set-debug-files:

-check-env:
 [checkenv] Android SDK Tools Revision 24.0.2
 [checkenv] Installed at C:\Users\giovi\AppData\Local\Android\android-sdk

-setup:
     [echo] Project Name: com.plugin.gcm.PushHandlerActivity
  [gettype] Project Type: Application

-set-debug-mode:

-debug-obfuscation-check:

-pre-build:

-build-setup:
[getbuildtools] Using latest Build Tools: 21.1.2
     [echo] Resolving Build Target for com.plugin.gcm.PushHandlerActivity...
[gettarget] Project Target:   Android 5.0.1
[gettarget] API level:        21
     [echo] ----------
     [echo] Creating output directories if needed...
     [echo] ----------
     [echo] Resolving Dependencies for com.plugin.gcm.PushHandlerActivity...

BUILD FAILED
C:\Users\giovi\AppData\Local\Android\android-sdk\tools\ant\build.xml:577: ../../
external/cordova/framework resolve to a path with no project.properties file for
 project C:\Users\giovi\Desktop\testApp\TestApp\plugins\com.salesforce\src\andro
id\libs\SalesforceSDK

Total time: 0 seconds

C:\Users\giovi\Desktop\testApp\TestApp\platforms\android\cordova\node_modules\q\
q.js:126
                    throw e;
                          ^
Error code 1 for command: cmd with args: /s,/c,ant,debug,-f,C:\Users\giovi\Deskt
op\testApp\TestApp\platforms\android\build.xml,-Dout.dir=ant-build,-Dgen.absolut
e.dir=ant-gen
ERROR building one of the platforms: Error: C:\Users\giovi\Desktop\testApp\TestA
pp\platforms\android\cordova\build.bat: Command failed with exit code 1
You may not have the required environment or OS to build this project

I don't think it's a problem related with my environment because if a I try to create a cordova project without the salesforce Mobile Sdk plugins, the compilation step works as expected.

I've tried several options and I don't know what to do know, could anyone help me?

Thanks

Answer 1

This would happen in a few cases

A) You do not have a clean build. Run the following commands in your app folder (assuming you have added android platform with cordova)

cd platforms/android
ant clean
cd ../../
cordova build android

B) Make sure the sdk.dir variable in your project.properties is pointing to the correct location

C) The value of android.library.reference.1 parameter is not set correctly

D) check that your config.xml has these tags

<platform name="ios">
</platform>
<platform name="android">
</platform>

This seems a known issue with recent Cordova version

Answer 2

Unfortunately, there's a known issue with 'cordova build'. You should be able to build your project using eclipse though.

Answer 3

Eventually I managed to compile my project. I installed a fresh Linux environment (ubuntu 14.10) using a virtual machine. In this new system I configured all the dependencies: java, jdk, git, ant, adt... I can now build a cordova project using the salesforce mobile sdk by following these steps (different from the ones provided in the user guide):

1)cordova create test com.company.test test

2)cd test

3)cordova platform add android

4)cordova build (without this first build it won't compile after)

5)cordova plugin add https://github.com/forcedotcom/SalesforceMobileSDK-CordovaPlugin

6)add bootconfig.json file properly configured

7)cordova build

8)cordova run