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Hadi
Hadi

Reputation: 520

Jenkins: could not create Android emulator failed to parse AVD config file

I have a Jeknins installation on my local PC. I'm successfully able to integrate Android application code with github and generate .apk file as an artifact. The problem is in the test case execution. I cannot get the Android emulator to start. It says:

\sdk/tools/android.bat" create avd -f -a -c 500M -s 480x640 -n hudson_en-US_480_480x640_android-21_armeabi-v7a -t android-21 --abi armeabi-v7a [android] Could not create Android emulator: Failed to parse AVD config file Recording test result.

I have already tried this: Could not create Android emulator: Failed to parse AVD config file

Also, I ran the same create command from command line and it successfully craeted the AVD.

Upvotes: 2

Views: 2537

Answers (2)

francis duvivier
francis duvivier

Reputation: 2186

Try leaving the sdcard field empty.

I ran the command that the android plugin printed out via a shell script and added -v (for verbose) after android. I then saw that the problem was that it could not create an sdcard.

When not filling in an sdcard size, it worked.

Upvotes: 0

PhillS
PhillS

Reputation: 130

Not a complete answer, but it seems that the andoid Sdk update that came out recently - SDK Tools, Revision 25.3.0 (March 2017) - has made some significant changes.

The Android emulator jenkins plugin uses the android command (/home/jenkins/Android/Sdk/tools/android), but if I copy the commands from the console output and try and run that from the command line on the Jenkins machine I get:

[android] /home/jenkins/Android/Sdk/tools/android create avd -f -a -s HVGA -n hudson_en-US_120_HVGA_7.02 -t 7.02
[android] Could not create Android emulator: Failed to parse AVD config file

and try and run that from the command line on the Jenkins machine I get:

The android command is no longer available.
For manual SDK and AVD management, please use Android Studio.
For command-line tools, use tools/bin/sdkmanager and tools/bin/avdmanager

So it seems that from 25.3.0 onwards, the 'android' command is deprecated and has been removed, but the emulator plugin hasn't been updated to reflect this.

As a solution, the best bet seems to be to install an earlier version of the android Sdk that still supports the 'android' command, at least until the plugin is updated.

Upvotes: 3

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