[CB-7655] Cordova app fails to build/run with Visual Studio without pre building via console.

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 3.6.3
• Fix Version/s: 3.7.0
• Component/s: cordova-windows
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Vladimir Kotikov
• Created: 29/Sep/14 12:12
• Updated: 23/Aug/18 07:10
• Resolved: 07/Oct/14 21:51

Description

Repro steps:
1. Create mobilespec app with windows platform
2. Open CordovaApp.sln with Visual Studio
3. Try to build/run solution

Error:

File content does not conform to specified schema.
The element 'Capabilities' in namespace 'http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/2010/manifest' has invalid child element 'Capability' in namespace 'http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/2010/manifest'.
List of possible elements expected: 'DeviceCapability' in namespace 'http://schemas.microsoft.com/appx/2010/manifest'.
d:\Projects\cordova\release3.6.1\mobilespec_merged\platforms\windows\build\windows80\Debug\AnyCPU\AppxManifest.xml 36 6 CordovaApp.Windows80

Problem here is that appxmanifest files in application directory is not valid, until we run build/run scripts from cordova directory.
One possible solution is to add custom prebuild event that calls cordova/lib/prepare.js to jsproj files, that will update appxmanifests. To avoid running this script twice, we need to add additional parameter from build script to msbuild and run prebuild event only if this parameter is not specified.

Issue Links

• relates to: CB-9025 Call platform-specific 'prepare' logic on windows as part of the 'prepare' step