Cordova: You may not have the required environment or OS to run this project

Question

On Linux Mint 17.1 x86_64, Cordova v4.3.0 gives this error:

$ cordova run android

Running command: /home/naman/test/platforms/android/cordova/run 
WARNING : No target specified, deploying to emulator
WARNING : no emulator specified, defaulting to Sample
Waiting for emulator...
Booting up emulator (this may take a while)....BOOT COMPLETE

/home/naman/test/platforms/android/cordova/node_modules/q/q.js:126
                throw e;
                      ^
Error: ENOENT, no such file or directory '/opt/software/android-sdk/tools/tools/lib/build.template'
    at Object.fs.openSync (fs.js:432:18)
    at Object.fs.readFileSync (fs.js:286:15)
    at /home/naman/test/platforms/android/cordova/lib/build.js:129:40
    at _fulfilled (/home/naman/test/platforms/android/cordova/node_modules/q/q.js:798:54)
    at self.promiseDispatch.done (/home/naman/test/platforms/android/cordova/node_modules/q/q.js:827:30)
    at Promise.promise.promiseDispatch (/home/naman/test/platforms/android/cordova/node_modules/q/q.js:760:13)
    at /home/naman/test/platforms/android/cordova/node_modules/q/q.js:574:44
    at flush (/home/naman/test/platforms/android/cordova/node_modules/q/q.js:108:17)
    at process._tickCallback (node.js:415:13)
ERROR running one or more of the platforms: Error: /home/naman/test/platforms/android/cordova/run: Command failed with exit code 8
You may not have the required environment or OS to run this project

PATH variable seems to be alright (the path for SDK is correct):

$ echo $PATH
/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games:/opt/software/android-sdk/tools:/opt/software/android-sdk/platform-tools

I installed it using :

sudo apt-add-repository ppa:cordova-ubuntu/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install cordova-cli
npm install -g cordova

The installation went smoothly and the project was created without any error. Am I missing some dependency?

Answer 1

Ubuntu

If you are having issues on Ubuntu, you may want to try installing the following packages, per the docs:

sudo dpkg --add-architecture i386
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install libncurses5:i386 libstdc++6:i386 zlib1g:i386

You may also need to install this package:

sudo apt-get install lib32z1

Answer 2

export ANDROID_HOME=/Applications/adt-bundle-mac-x86_64-20140321/sdk
export PATH=${PATH}:$ANDROID_HOME/tools:$ANDROID_HOME/platform-tools

then cordova run android works

Answer 3

I had the same error building the android platform, and no solution given here could help me. I decided to run the gradlew command shown by cordova, and saw there was a problem with a png file included in the cordova project. After removing it, I managed building the platform again.

Answer 4

I got a same error my solution is underlying.

1. command adb device no result.....
2. install usb drive for mobile (my phone is lg g3)

reeboot and command adb device again : result device showing. then tried again 3. ionic run adnroid --device "OK";

Answer 5

For others having this problem, assuming you have already checked and fixed any environment variables using @Naman Dixit's answer, you may also have to remove and add your platforms:

cmd:  cordova platform rm [platform(s) of interest]

delete everything in the [yourproject]/platforms folder. Then:

cmd:  cordova platform add [platform(s) of interest]

that was the final step I needed to get everything to work

Answer 6

You may need to uninstall the existing app on your device.

I installed my app on that device from another computer. When I run cordova run android I get

You may not have the required environment or OS to run this project.

But when I try to install my apk by adb it told my that the app was already installed. So I uninstalled it an it worked.

Answer 7

This is just to have one more reason for this error documented here and for them who are still searching for solution.

When I came accross this error, I tried almost all the solutions listed on the stackoverflow.

My issue was my device was not getting detected by adb, adb kill-server/start-server also not helped me, ***

but changing USB port helped.

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Answer 8

I got this error after installing the Crosswalk plugin. To solve it I installed the latest Android SDK, deleted the android folder under platforms and ran

phonegap build android

alternatively

cordova platform add --save android

cordova build android

and it was all good.

Answer 9

Happens when platform is added without internet connection.

Ensure internet is OK and type :

cordova platform remove blackberry10

cordova platform add blackberry10

Try to build and run :

cordova run

Hope this fix your problem, also for other platform

Answer 10

I encountered this issue now too. The problem in my case is that the ant.properties file that I'm using is pointed to wrong and NOT existing file.

key.store=D:/Fedmich/_keys/android.keystore

After correcting it, I was able to compile a release apk. Hope this helps someone in the future. Just be sure to read the error_logs that is given in the command prompt.

Answer 11

Make sure you have proper environment variables defined (add this in .bash_login or .profile and do source .profile):

export ANDROID_SDK="/opt/software/android-sdk"
export ANDROID_NDK="/opt/software/android-ndk"
export ANDROID_HOME="$ANDROID_SDK"
export ANDROID_PLATFORM_TOOLS="$ANDROID_SDK/platform-tools"
export PATH="${PATH}:$ANDROID_HOME/tools:$ANDROID_PLATFORM_TOOLS"

Answer 12

Your android sdk doesn't seem to be properly installed or you didn't install the proper android sdk version that has the dependency that you seem to be missing

/opt/software/android-sdk/tools/tools/lib/build.template