[CB-10708] `cordova prepare` breaks plugins added by plugman

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 6.0.0
• Component/s: cordova-lib, cordova-plugman
• Labels: cordova-6.0.0 plugman triaged

Environment

osx
plugman --version
1.1.0
cordova --version
6.0.0

• Assignee: Vladimir Kotikov
• Reporter: Istvan Tabanyi
• Created: 26/Feb/16 16:24
• Updated: 23/Aug/18 06:51
• Resolved: 01/Mar/16 07:08

Description

Steps to reproduce:

cordova platform add android
plugman install --project platforms/android --platform android --plugin cordova-plugin-device
stat platforms/android/assets/www/cordova_plugins.js
[at this point everything is fine]
cordova prepare android
stat platforms/android/assets/www/cordova_plugins.js
stat: platforms/android/assets/www/cordova_plugins.js: stat: No such file or directory
plugman install --project platforms/android --platform android --plugin cordova-plugin-device
Plugin "cordova-plugin-device" already installed on android.
[At this point you can build your application, but won't have any plugins in it]

How can someone overcome this situation? I want some plugins installed for specific platforms only and I don't want to fork existing plugins only to remove <android> section from plugin.xml

plugman --version
1.1.0
cordova --version
6.0.0
cordova platform ls
Installed platforms: android 5.1.0

Issue Links

• is related to: CB-10274 plugman ignores --www parameter