[CB-4971] Installation of plugins does not work for iOS - config.xml feature lines not added

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Critical
• Resolution: Duplicate
• Affects Version/s: 3.0.0, 3.1.0
• Fix Version/s: 3.4.0
• Component/s: cordova-cli, cordova-plugman
• Labels: ios plugin

Environment

iOS

• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Oleg
• Created: 02/Oct/13 08:07
• Updated: 23/Aug/18 07:19
• Resolved: 24/Jan/14 00:43

Description

Installation of iOS plugins does not work for iOS.

Update: does not work in 3.1 cordova either.

When installing the plugin via "cordova plugin add", the plugins fail to install correctly to the iOS platform:

• source code (.js, .m, .h and .bundle) files are not copied over
• proper frameworks are not being added to the project
• config.xml file is not updated with plugin information

Tried it on Device, Contacts and Dialogs and some other plugins.
Update: tried on network-information plugin with cordova 3.1

the workaround is to perform the above steps manually. but it is not documented anywhere.

Note: it worked for me during one test, when the project was fresh. However after making a few minor changes and running "cordova prepare" or "cordova build" a few times, it stops working for iOS - i.e. you cannot add plugins without issues above. Android works fine.

Issue Links

• duplicates: CB-5495 Running `cordova build` a 2nd time regenerates config.xml with the installed plugins missing (ios only)
• is duplicated by: CB-5146 While installing new plugin (ios) via cli plugin files not found inside plugin folder of xcode project