[CB-6301] Create Cordova platform wp8 or windows8 got error "Non-whitespace before first tag"

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Won't Fix
• Affects Version/s: 3.4.0
• Fix Version/s: 3.4.0
• Component/s: cordova-cli
• Labels: newbie

Environment

Windows 8.1 Pro(Chinese-Simplified)
Visual Studio 2013 Ultimate with Update 1(Chinese-Simplified)

• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: steelair
• Created: 18/Mar/14 07:50
• Updated: 23/Aug/18 10:35
• Resolved: 23/Aug/18 10:35

Description

When I use Command-Line to add platforms like this:
cordova platform add wp8
cordova platform add windows8

The issue occurs like this:
C:\testproject>cordova platform add windows8
Checking windows8 requirements...
Creating windows8 project...
Creating Cordova Windows 8 Project:
App Name : testproject
Namespace : testproject
Path : C:\testproject\platforms\windows8
Project created
[Error: Non-whitespace before first tag.
Line: 0
Column: 1
Char: �]

I got the same issue when I Add plugin like this:
cordova plugin add org.apache.cordova.device

The issue goes to:
C:\testproject>cordova plugin add org.apache.cordova.device
Fetching plugin "org.apache.cordova.device" via plugin registry
Installing org.apache.cordova.device (windows8)
Error: Non-whitespace before first tag.
Line: 0
Column: 1
Char: �
at error (C:\Users\steelAir\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\cordova\node_mo
dules\elementtree\node_modules\sax\lib\sax.js:347:8)
at strictFail (C:\Users\steelAir\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\cordova\no
de_modules\elementtree\node_modules\sax\lib\sax.js:364:22)
at Object.write (C:\Users\steelAir\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\cordova\
node_modules\elementtree\node_modules\sax\lib\sax.js:603:11)
at XMLParser.feed (C:\Users\steelAir\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\cordov
a\node_modules\elementtree\lib\parsers\sax.js:48:15)
at ElementTree.parse (C:\Users\steelAir\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\cor
dova\node_modules\elementtree\lib\elementtree.js:263:10)
at Object.exports.XML (C:\Users\steelAir\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\co
rdova\node_modules\elementtree\lib\elementtree.js:593:13)
at Object.module.exports.parseElementtreeSync (C:\Users\steelAir\AppData\Roa
ming\npm\node_modules\cordova\node_modules\plugman\src\util\xml-helpers.js:120:3
8)
at Object.module.exports.package_name (C:\Users\steelAir\AppData\Roaming\npm
\node_modules\cordova\node_modules\plugman\src\platforms\windows8.js:35:36)
at PlatformMunger.generate_plugin_config_munge (C:\Users\steelAir\AppData\Ro
aming\npm\node_modules\cordova\node_modules\plugman\src\util\config-changes.js:2
85:54)
at PlatformMunger.add_plugin_changes (C:\Users\steelAir\AppData\Roaming\npm\
node_modules\cordova\node_modules\plugman\src\util\config-changes.js:211:29)

Issue Links

• is related to: CB-6932 Cannot build wp8 under Chinese (Simplified) System locale