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sgarcia.dev
sgarcia.dev

Reputation: 6170

Why can't I run a blank Cordova app in browser: You may not have the required environment or OS to run this project

I'm following the Get Started tutorial on https://cordova.apache.org/#getstarted but I'm getting an error despite following the instructions clearly, this is what I did:

npm install -g cordova
cordova create myApp
cd myApp
cordova platform add browser
cordova run browser

but at the end of the last command, I get an error:

C:\code\cordova\test
λ cordova run browser
Running command: cmd "/s /c "C:\code\cordova\test\platforms\browser\cordova\run.bat""
C:\code\cordova\test\platforms\browser\cordova\node_modules\cordova-serve\node_modules\q\q.js:155
                throw e;
                      ^
Error: listen EACCES
    at exports._errnoException (util.js:746:11)
    at Server._listen2 (net.js:1139:19)
    at listen (net.js:1182:10)
    at Server.listen (net.js:1267:5)
    at module.exports (C:\code\cordova\test\platforms\browser\cordova\node_modules\cordova-serve\src\server.js:134:8)
    at C:\code\cordova\test\platforms\browser\cordova\node_modules\cordova-serve\src\platform.js:45:16
    at _fulfilled (C:\code\cordova\test\platforms\browser\cordova\node_modules\cordova-serve\node_modules\q\q.js:834:54)
    at self.promiseDispatch.done (C:\code\cordova\test\platforms\browser\cordova\node_modules\cordova-serve\node_modules\q\q.js:863:30)
    at Promise.promise.promiseDispatch (C:\code\cordova\test\platforms\browser\cordova\node_modules\cordova-serve\node_modules\q\q.js:796:13)
    at C:\code\cordova\test\platforms\browser\cordova\node_modules\cordova-serve\node_modules\q\q.js:857:14
ERROR running one or more of the platforms: Error: cmd: Command failed with exit code 1
You may not have the required environment or OS to run this project

Does anyone have any idea why this is happening?

I'm using NodeJS v0.12.7 and Cordova 5.4.0

Upvotes: 7

Views: 9416

Answers (5)

Khan Shahrukh
Khan Shahrukh

Reputation: 9

This is a late reply, maybe will help someone else.

instead of cordova run browser

You should try "cordova serve" command after the add platform browser..

cordova platform add browser

cordova serve

after this hopefully if everything is set up right , you will get a message "server runing on localhost:/port" . Just goto that address on your browser..

see the magic.

Upvotes: 1

user1064533
user1064533

Reputation: 11

Ok, I also had this problem, and couldn't figure out what was going on for the life of me. I finally figured it out:

The guy didn't have Chrome installed. Installed Chrome, poof, problem solved.

Let this be a lesson for us all.

Upvotes: 0

Ravenous
Ravenous

Reputation: 485

Although the tutorial you linked says browser for some reason. I don't see it on their "supported platform list", try using a platform which you think you're going to develop for and see if you have the same issues.

Link to the platform list (odd that browser isn't listed): https://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/latest/guide/support/index.html

Upvotes: 3

Dylan Mccomas
Dylan Mccomas

Reputation: 29

Take a look at the Cordova Windows Platform Guide

It goes more into detail about running Cordova on a windows platform.

Requirements:

To develop apps for Windows platform:

Windows 8.0, 8.1, or 10, 32 or 64 bit Home, Pro, or Enterprise

Visual Studio 2013

To develop apps for Windows 10:

Visual Studio 2015 RC or higher

Note: For Windows 10, the Visual Studio installer has an option to install tools to build Universal Windows Apps. You must ensure that this option is selected when installing to install the required SDK.

Create a New Project

At this point, to create a new project you can choose between the cross-platform CLI tool described in The Command-Line Interface, or the set of Windows-specific shell tools. The CLI approach below generates an app named HelloWorld within a new hello project directory:

> cordova create hello com.example.hello HelloWorld
> cd hello
> cordova platform add windows

Here's the corresponding lower-level shell-tool approach:

C:\path\to\cordova-windows\package\bin\create.bat C:\path\to\new\hello com.example.hello HelloWorld

Build the Project

If you are using the CLI in development, the project directory's top-level www directory contains the source files. Run either of these within the project directory to rebuild the app:

> cordova build
> cordova build windows              # do not rebuild other platforms
> cordova build windows   --debug    # generates debugging information
> cordova build windows   --release  # signs the apps for release

Here's the corresponding lower-level shell-tool approach:

C:\path\to\project\cordova\build.bat --debug        
C:\path\to\project\cordova\build.bat --release

The clean command helps flush out directories in preparation for the next build:

C:\path\to\project\cordova\clean.bat

Deploy the app

To deploy Windows package:

> cordova run windows -- --win  # explicitly specify Windows as deployment target
> cordova run windows # `run` uses Windows package by default

Also before executing the command: 

cordova create myApp

make sure to cd into a user directory or a directory where you will keep your cordova apps

Upvotes: 0

MikeBird
MikeBird

Reputation: 396

I'm confused why you want to deploy it from the command line to a browser instead of a device or an emulator.

Wouldn't you just open index.html in the browswer?

Upvotes: 0

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