[CB-13254] node 4 with cordova-cli causes platform add issues

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Won't Do
• Component/s: cordova-cli
• Labels: tools-next
• Assignee: Chris Brody
• Reporter: Shazron Abdullah
• Created: 08/Sep/17 10:15
• Updated: 23/Mar/19 22:08
• Resolved: 23/Mar/19 22:08

Description

From jcesarmobile in dev@:

I'm trying to do cordova platform add
https://github.com/apache/cordova-ios#4.5.0 and getting this error

Using CLI 7.0.1:

cordova platform add https://github.com/apache/cordova-ios#4.5.0
Using cordova-fetch for https://github.com/apache/cordova-ios#4.5.0
Adding ios project...
 Using this version of Cordova with older version of cordova-ios is
deprecated. Upgrade to cordova-ios@4.0.0 or newer.
Error: Your ios platform does not have Api.js

Using nightly CLI:

cordova platform add https://github.com/apache/cordova-ios#4.5.0
Warning: using prerelease version 7.0.2-nightly.2017.9.7.596da5df
(cordova-lib@7.0.2-nightly.2017.9.7.6f5be6a7)
Using cordova-fetch for https://github.com/apache/cordova-ios#4.5.0
Adding ios project...
Unable to load PlatformApi from platform. Error: Cannot find module 'unorm'
Error: Uncaught, unspecified "error" event. (The platform "ios" does not
appear to be a valid cordova platform. It is missing API.js. ios not
supported.)

node -v
v4.4.7

npm -v
2.15.8