[CB-9270] Plugman fails reading the sdk.dir value

• Type: Bug
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Component/s: cordova-lib

Environment

Windows 10/Cordova 5.1.1/Android SDK 19

• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Arcadio Garcia
• Created: 30/Jun/15 17:06
• Updated: 03/May/17 07:20

Description

When trying to install the Cordova-admob-pro plugin, I experience this error:

C:\Users\Arcadio\Documents\GitHub\PhoneKeyboard\phone\cordova\keystroke\Keystroke>cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-admobpro
Fetching plugin "cordova-plugin-admobpro" via npm
npm http GET https://registry.npmjs.org/cordova-plugin-admobpro
npm http 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/cordova-plugin-admobpro
Installing "cordova-plugin-admobpro" for android
Error during processing of action! Attempting to revert...
Failed to install 'cordova-plugin-admobpro':TypeError: Uh oh!
Arguments to path.resolve must be strings
at Object.exports.resolve (path.js:116:15)
at Object.module.exports.framework.install (C:\Users\Arcadio\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\cordova\node_modules\cordova-lib\src\plugman\platforms\android.js:139:35)
at installWrapper (C:\Users\Arcadio\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\cordova\node_modules\cordova-lib\src\platforms\platforms.js:77:32)
at Object.ActionStack.process (C:\Users\Arcadio\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\cordova\node_modules\cordova-lib\src\plugman\util\action-stack.js:68:25)
at handleInstall (C:\Users\Arcadio\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\cordova\node_modules\cordova-lib\src\plugman\install.js:550:20)
at C:\Users\Arcadio\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\cordova\node_modules\cordova-lib\src\plugman\install.js:342:28
at _fulfilled (C:\Users\Arcadio\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\cordova\node_modules\q\q.js:787:54)
at self.promiseDispatch.done (C:\Users\Arcadio\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\cordova\node_modules\q\q.js:816:30)
at Promise.promise.promiseDispatch (C:\Users\Arcadio\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\cordova\node_modules\q\q.js:749:13)
at C:\Users\Arcadio\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\cordova\node_modules\q\q.js:509:49
TypeError: Uh oh!
Arguments to path.resolve must be strings
at Object.exports.resolve (path.js:116:15)
at Object.module.exports.framework.install (C:\Users\Arcadio\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\cordova\node_modules\cordova-lib\src\plugman\platforms\android.js:139:35)
at installWrapper (C:\Users\Arcadio\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\cordova\node_modules\cordova-lib\src\platforms\platforms.js:77:32)
at Object.ActionStack.process (C:\Users\Arcadio\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\cordova\node_modules\cordova-lib\src\plugman\util\action-stack.js:68:25)
at handleInstall (C:\Users\Arcadio\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\cordova\node_modules\cordova-lib\src\plugman\install.js:550:20)
at C:\Users\Arcadio\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\cordova\node_modules\cordova-lib\src\plugman\install.js:342:28
at _fulfilled (C:\Users\Arcadio\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\cordova\node_modules\q\q.js:787:54)
at self.promiseDispatch.done (C:\Users\Arcadio\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\cordova\node_modules\q\q.js:816:30)
at Promise.promise.promiseDispatch (C:\Users\Arcadio\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\cordova\node_modules\q\q.js:749:13)
at C:\Users\Arcadio\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\cordova\node_modules\q\q.js:509:49

I seems that the file platforms\android\local.properties does not contain the value sdk.dir, so when the code in android.js tries to resolve the path it fails (it is undefined). I'm not sure when should that value be set, but it is obviously missing, the only content of the file is:

1. This file is automatically generated.
2. Do not modify this file – YOUR CHANGES WILL BE ERASED!