[CB-13152] The command 'cordova prepare' breaks a path to an installed package

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: cordova@7.0.0
• Fix Version/s: 8.0.0
• Component/s: cordova-fetch

Environment

OS: macOS Sierra 10.12.6 /Windows 10 Pro 1703
node: 8.2.1
npm: 5.3.0
cordova: 7.0.1

• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Eugene Rychagov
• Created: 07/Aug/17 08:35
• Updated: 23/Aug/18 07:57
• Resolved: 12/Jun/18 23:13

Description

I made an example where I reproduce the issue each time: https://github.com/erychagov/cordova-prepare-issue

1. Clone the project
2. Make npm i
3. Make ls -l node_modules. Result (short version): local-package -> ../local-package
4. Make cordova prepare android.

Actual:
1. Output after step 4:
Discovered plugin "local-package" in config.xml. Adding it to the project
Failed to restore plugin "local-package" from config.xml. You might need to try adding it again. Error: Failed to fetch plugin local-package@./local-package via registry.
Probably this is either a connection problem, or plugin spec is incorrect.
Check your connection and plugin name/version/URL.
Failed to get absolute path to installed module

2. Output after a command ls -l node_modules (short version):
local-package -> local-package

3. package.info is modified.
before command:
"local-package": "./local-package"
After command:
"local-package": "file:node_modules/local-package"

Expected:
1. Output is empty after step 4.
2. Output after a command ls -l node_modules (short version):
local-package -> ../local-package
3. package.info is not modified.