Cordova 4.1.2 CLI Android Build Fail Windows

Question

I am trying to install and work on cordova for the the first time. I got through all the installation steps on the cordova apache page. However, I get to the point where I need to build an android app and it never works. I get the following error (which seems to be a frequent error to cordova first-timers but no helpful review on the matter)

The identifying error lines are:

Error code 1 for command: cmd with args: /s,/c,ant,debug,-f,C:\wamp\www\hello\platforms\android\build.xml,-Dout.dir=ant-build,-Dgen.absolute.dir=ant-gen
Error: C:\wamp\www\hello\platforms\android\cordova\build.bat: Command failed with exit code 8
    at ChildProcess.whenDone (C:\Users\Mina\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\cordova\node_modules\cordova-lib\src\cordova\superspawn.js:135:23)
    at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:98:17)
    at maybeClose (child_process.js:766:16)
    at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (child_process.js:833:5)

Here is the full cordova dump

 Running command: C:\\wamp\\www\\hello\\platforms\\android\\cordova\\build.bat Buildfile: C:\\wamp\\www\\hello\\platforms\\android\\build.xml -set-mode-check: -set-debug-files: -check-env: [checkenv] Android SDK Tools Revision 24.0.2 [checkenv] Installed at C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Android\\android-sdk -setup: [echo] Project Name: CordovaApp [gettype] Project Type: Application -set-debug-mode: -debug-obfuscation-check: -pre-build: -build-setup: [getbuildtools] Using latest Build Tools: 21.1.2 [echo] Resolving Build Target for CordovaApp... [gettarget] Project Target: Android 4.4.2 [gettarget] API level: 19 [echo] ---------- [echo] Creating output directories if needed... [mkdir] Created dir: C:\\wamp\\www\\hello\\platforms\\android\\ant-build\\rsObj [mkdir] Created dir: C:\\wamp\\www\\hello\\platforms\\android\\ant-build\\rsLibs [echo] ---------- [echo] Resolving Dependencies for CordovaApp... [dependency] Library dependencies: [dependency] [dependency] ------------------ [dependency] Ordered libraries: [dependency] [dependency] ------------------ [echo] ---------- [echo] Building Libraries with 'debug'... nodeps: -set-mode-check: -set-debug-files: -check-env: [checkenv] Android SDK Tools Revision 24.0.2 [checkenv] Installed at C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Android\\android-sdk -setup: [echo] Project Name: CordovaApp [gettype] Project Type: Android Library -set-debug-mode: -debug-obfuscation-check: -pre-build: -build-setup: [getbuildtools] Using latest Build Tools: 21.1.2 [echo] Resolving Build Target for CordovaApp... [gettarget] Project Target: Android 4.4.2 [gettarget] API level: 19 [echo] ---------- [echo] Creating output directories if needed... [echo] ---------- [echo] Resolving Dependencies for CordovaApp... [dependency] Library dependencies: [dependency] No Libraries [dependency] [dependency] ------------------ -code-gen: [mergemanifest] Found Deleted Target File [mergemanifest] Merging AndroidManifest files into one. [mergemanifest] Manifest merger disabled. Using project manifest only. [echo] Handling aidl files... [aidl] No AIDL files to compile. [echo] ---------- [echo] Handling RenderScript files... [echo] ---------- [echo] Handling Resources... [aapt] Found new input file [aapt] Generating resource IDs... [echo] ---------- [echo] Handling BuildConfig class... [buildconfig] No need to generate new BuildConfig. -pre-compile: -compile: [echo] Creating library output jar file... -post-compile: -obfuscate: -dex: [echo] Library project: do not convert bytecode... -crunch: [crunch] Crunching PNG Files in source dir: C:\\wamp\\www\\hello\\platforms\\android\\CordovaLib\\res [crunch] To destination dir: C:\\wamp\\www\\hello\\platforms\\android\\CordovaLib\\ant-build\\res [crunch] Crunched 0 PNG files to update cache -package-resources: [echo] Library project: do not package resources... -package: [echo] Library project: do not package apk... -post-package: -do-debug: [echo] Library project: do not create apk... [propertyfile] Updating property file: C:\\wamp\\www\\hello\\platforms\\android\\CordovaLib\\ant-build\\build.prop [propertyfile] Updating property file: C:\\wamp\\www\\hello\\platforms\\android\\CordovaLib\\ant-build\\build.prop [propertyfile] Updating property file: C:\\wamp\\www\\hello\\platforms\\android\\CordovaLib\\ant-build\\build.prop [propertyfile] Updating property file: C:\\wamp\\www\\hello\\platforms\\android\\CordovaLib\\ant-build\\build.prop -post-build: debug: -code-gen: [mergemanifest] Found Deleted Target File [mergemanifest] Merging AndroidManifest files into one. [mergemanifest] Manifest merger disabled. Using project manifest only. [echo] Handling aidl files... [aidl] No AIDL files to compile. [echo] ---------- [echo] Handling RenderScript files... [echo] ---------- [echo] Handling Resources... [aapt] Found Deleted Target File [aapt] Generating resource IDs... [echo] ---------- [echo] Handling BuildConfig class... [buildconfig] Generating BuildConfig class. -pre-compile: [echo] Set jars path to: C:\\wamp\\www\\hello\\platforms\\android\\CordovaLib\\ant-build\\classes.jar -compile: [javac] Compiling 3 source files to C:\\wamp\\www\\hello\\platforms\\android\\ant-build\\classes [javac] warning: [options] source value 1.5 is obsolete and will be removed in a future release [javac] warning: [options] target value 1.5 is obsolete and will be removed in a future release [javac] warning: [options] To suppress warnings about obsolete options, use -Xlint:-options. [javac] 3 warnings -post-compile: -obfuscate: -dex: [dex] input: C:\\wamp\\www\\hello\\platforms\\android\\ant-build\\classes [dex] input: C:\\wamp\\www\\hello\\platforms\\android\\CordovaLib\\ant-build\\classes.jar [dex] Using Pre-Dexed classes-d5034d149c5e3b24847cc18212597ab2.jar <- C:\\wamp\\www\\hello\\platforms\\android\\CordovaLib\\ant-build\\classes.jar [dex] Found Deleted Target File [dex] Converting compiled files and external libraries into C:\\wamp\\www\\hello\\platforms\\android\\ant-build\\classes.dex... [dx] Merged dex A (7 defs/2.2KiB) with dex B (209 defs/316.7KiB). Result is 216 defs/388.2KiB. Took 0.2s -crunch: [crunch] Crunching PNG Files in source dir: C:\\wamp\\www\\hello\\platforms\\android\\res [crunch] To destination dir: C:\\wamp\\www\\hello\\platforms\\android\\ant-build\\res [crunch] Crunched 0 PNG files to update cache -package-resources: [aapt] Creating full resource package... -package: [apkbuilder] Current build type is different than previous build: forced apkbuilder run. [apkbuilder] Creating CordovaApp-debug-unaligned.apk and signing it with a debug key... BUILD FAILED C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Android\\android-sdk\\tools\\ant\\build.xml:962: The following error occurred while executing this line: C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Android\\android-sdk\\tools\\ant\\build.xml:973: The following error occurred while executing this line: C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Android\\android-sdk\\tools\\ant\\build.xml:312: com.android.sdklib.build.ApkCreationException: Debug Certificate expired on 5/6/13 5:04 PM at com.android.sdklib.build.ApkBuilder.getDebugKey(ApkBuilder.java:285) at com.android.sdklib.build.ApkBuilder.<init>(ApkBuilder.java:392) at com.android.ant.ApkBuilderTask.execute(ApkBuilderTask.java:334) at org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.execute(UnknownElement.java:292) at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor4.invoke(Unknown Source) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:483) at org.apache.tools.ant.dispatch.DispatchUtils.execute(DispatchUtils.java:106) at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:348) at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Sequential.execute(Sequential.java:68) at org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.execute(UnknownElement.java:292) at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor4.invoke(Unknown Source) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:483) at org.apache.tools.ant.dispatch.DispatchUtils.execute(DispatchUtils.java:106) at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:348) at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.MacroInstance.execute(MacroInstance.java:396) at org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.execute(UnknownElement.java:292) at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor4.invoke(Unknown Source) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:483) at org.apache.tools.ant.dispatch.DispatchUtils.execute(DispatchUtils.java:106) at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:348) at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Sequential.execute(Sequential.java:68) at com.android.ant.IfElseTask.execute(IfElseTask.java:124) at org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.execute(UnknownElement.java:292) at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor4.invoke(Unknown Source) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:483) at org.apache.tools.ant.dispatch.DispatchUtils.execute(DispatchUtils.java:106) at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:348) at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Sequential.execute(Sequential.java:68) at com.android.ant.IfElseTask.execute(IfElseTask.java:124) at org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.execute(UnknownElement.java:292) at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor4.invoke(Unknown Source) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:483) at org.apache.tools.ant.dispatch.DispatchUtils.execute(DispatchUtils.java:106) at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:348) at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.Sequential.execute(Sequential.java:68) at org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.execute(UnknownElement.java:292) at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor4.invoke(Unknown Source) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:483) at org.apache.tools.ant.dispatch.DispatchUtils.execute(DispatchUtils.java:106) at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:348) at org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.MacroInstance.execute(MacroInstance.java:396) at org.apache.tools.ant.UnknownElement.execute(UnknownElement.java:292) at sun.reflect.GeneratedMethodAccessor4.invoke(Unknown Source) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:483) at org.apache.tools.ant.dispatch.DispatchUtils.execute(DispatchUtils.java:106) at org.apache.tools.ant.Task.perform(Task.java:348) at org.apache.tools.ant.Target.execute(Target.java:435) at org.apache.tools.ant.Target.performTasks(Target.java:456) at org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeSortedTargets(Project.java:1393) at org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeTarget(Project.java:1364) at org.apache.tools.ant.helper.DefaultExecutor.executeTargets(DefaultExecutor.java:41) at org.apache.tools.ant.Project.executeTargets(Project.java:1248) at org.apache.tools.ant.Main.runBuild(Main.java:851) at org.apache.tools.ant.Main.startAnt(Main.java:235) at org.apache.tools.ant.launch.Launcher.run(Launcher.java:280) at org.apache.tools.ant.launch.Launcher.main(Launcher.java:109) Total time: 6 seconds C:\\wamp\\www\\hello\\platforms\\android\\cordova\\node_modules\\q\\q.js:126 throw e; ^ Error code 1 for command: cmd with args: /s,/c,ant,debug,-f,C:\\wamp\\www\\hello\\platforms\\android\\build.xml,-Dout.dir=ant-build,-Dgen.absolute.dir=ant-gen Error: C:\\wamp\\www\\hello\\platforms\\android\\cordova\\build.bat: Command failed with exit code 8 at ChildProcess.whenDone (C:\\Users\\Mina\\AppData\\Roaming\\npm\\node_modules\\cordova\\node_modules\\cordova-lib\\src\\cordova\\superspawn.js:135:23) at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:98:17) at maybeClose (child_process.js:766:16) at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (child_process.js:833:5) 

Here are my relevant environment variables

 ANDROID_HOME=C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Android\\android-sdk ANDROID_PLATFORM_TOOLS=C:\\\\Program Files (x86)\\Android\\android-sdk\\platform-tools ANT_HOME=C:\\wamp\\apache-ant JAVA_HOME=C:\\Program Files\\Java\\jdk1.8.0_25 

My Cordova build is 4.1.2. JDK 1.8 Thank you,

Answer 1

1)Create the app using cordova?

cordova create hello com.example.hello HelloWorld

Your app name is "Hello".

2)Change directory to your app?

cd hello

3)Add platform on your app before build your app?

for Apple iOS:

cordova platform add ios

for Amazon Mobile:

cordova platform add amazon-fireos

for Android:

cordova platform add android

for Blackberry 10:

cordova platform add blackberry10

for Firefox OS:

cordova platform add firefoxos

4)Build your app?

Run the following command to build the project:

cordova build

5)Test the App on an Emulator or Device?

cordova emulate android

Bold text are cordova commands you will run this on your CMD

Answer 2

Try to delete this file:

%USERPROFILE%/.android/debug.keystore

or on Linux/OS X:

~/.android/debug.keystore 

It's your debug certificate, which seems to be expired.