the log:
braas@chickenrun:~/projects/ligplekkenonderweg/LPOWC$ cordova plugin add org.apache.cordova.dialogs
Fetching plugin "org.apache.cordova.dialogs" via plugin registry
Installing org.apache.cordova.dialogs (android)
Installing org.apache.cordova.dialogs (firefoxos)
ReferenceError: xml_helpers is not defined
at Object.module.exports.package_name (/var/tmp/braas/projects/cordova/cordova-github/cordova-plugman/src/platforms/firefoxos.js:27:26)
at PlatformMunger.generate_plugin_config_munge (/var/tmp/braas/projects/cordova/cordova-github/cordova-plugman/src/util/config-changes.js:285:54)
at PlatformMunger.add_plugin_changes (/var/tmp/braas/projects/cordova/cordova-github/cordova-plugman/src/util/config-changes.js:211:29)
at /var/tmp/braas/projects/cordova/cordova-github/cordova-plugman/src/util/config-changes.js:368:14
at Array.forEach (native)
at PlatformMunger_process [as process] (/var/tmp/braas/projects/cordova/cordova-github/cordova-plugman/src/util/config-changes.js:367:45)
at Object.exports.process (/var/tmp/braas/projects/cordova/cordova-github/cordova-plugman/src/util/config-changes.js:77:12)
at Object.handlePrepare (/var/tmp/braas/projects/cordova/cordova-github/cordova-plugman/src/prepare.js:72:20)
at /var/tmp/braas/projects/cordova/cordova-github/cordova-plugman/src/install.js:413:33
at _fulfilled (/var/tmp/braas/projects/cordova/cordova-github/cordova-plugman/node_modules/q/q.js:798:54)

fix at:
https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugman/pull/61

Commit 78e3650e9b483fa1e98bfe01458a00b76d422446 in cordova-plugman's branch refs/heads/master from Steve Gill
[ https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf?p=cordova-plugman.git;h=78e3650 ]

Merge branch 'CB-6160' of github.com:Steckelfisch/cordova-plugman

Steve Gill: That merge is unfortunate.

cordova create yip; cd yip; cordova platform add android ios blackberry10; node --debug-brk cordova plugin add org.cordova.mobile-spec-dependencies --searchpath ~/Cordova/cordova-mobile-spec; cordova plugin remove org.cordova.mobile-spec-dependencies; cordova plugin

Failed to install 'org.cordova.mobile-spec-dependencies':TypeError: Arguments to path.join must be strings
at path.js:360:15
at Array.filter (native)
at Object.exports.join (path.js:358:36)
at cordova-plugman/src/install.js:338:39

commit ae2ce7ac6325d1c6558365b4be82e5a8ff0983b9
Author: Jonathan Bond
+ dep.subdir = path.join(dep.subdir.split('/'));
...

• dep_subdir = path.join.apply(null, dep_subdir.split('/'));

Broke this. I'm not sure what sort of testing people are doing. But I'm not a fan. At the very least the test which I'm showing above should pass for each and every change to plugman.

Even with that, I get:

Error: ENOENT, no such file or directory '.../Cordova/cordova-mobile-spec/plugin.xml'
at Object.fs.openSync (fs.js:427:18)
at Object.fs.readFileSync (fs.js:284:15)
at Object.module.exports.parseElementtreeSync (cordova-plugman/src/util/xml-helpers.js:119:27)

It should be looking for:
.../Cordova/cordova-mobile-spec/dependencies-plugin/plugin.xml

It's tested on my CB-6160 branch on github with 'npm test'.
I'm afraid I'm not aware of any other tests.

how does a 2-line change in src/platforms/firefoxos.js affect anything in android, ios or blackberry10?

if I look at
[ https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf?p=cordova-plugman.git;h=78e3650 ]
it seems to me there is a lot more changed than just the alteration I made.

Ping. What test should be run to test plugman?
We need this shipped. I believe bug was introduced in 0.20.1 or 0.20.2
I will try tomorrow, but I haven't been working on plugman yet

As far as I can see this merge is actually in master here: https://github.com/apache/cordova-plugman/blob/master/src/platforms/firefoxos.js#L4
Can we please ship it?

issues seem similar

Is this issue still valid ? It seems fixed in :
https://github.com/apache/cordova-lib/blob/master/cordova-lib/src/plugman/platforms/firefoxos.js#L29.
Can we resolve this issue ?

Yes. I think that's OK.
It was a blocker, and it seems to be fixed

This issues has already been fixed in new plugman releases