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Cordova fail when try to build Android app with error "Command failed with exit code 2" Linux

I'm using Ubuntu Gnome 14.04 64 Bit (for the moment) with kernel 3.19.0-33-generic.
I created a new app (a clean one, no plugin, no www folder with content) to try to build it.
After type in the bash "cordova build android"
I get this error:
Running command: /home/aby/Desktop/testApp/platforms/android/cordova/build
[Error: Android SDK not found. Make sure that it is installed. If it is not at the default location, set the ANDROID_HOME environment variable.]
ERROR building one of the platforms: Error:/home/aby/Desktop/testApp/platforms/android/cordova/build: Command failed with exit code 2
You may not have the required environment or OS to build this project
Error: /home/aby/Desktop/testApp/platforms/android/cordova/build: Command failed with exit code 2
Now if you printenv | grep android
You will get
ANDROID_HOME=/opt/android-sdk-linux
ANDROID_PLATFORM_TOOLS=/opt/android-sdk-linux/platform-tools
PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games:/usr/local/games:/opt/android-sdk-linux/tools:/opt/android-sdk-linux/platform-tools:/opt/android-sdk-linux/tools:/opt/android-sdk-linux/platform-tools:/home/aby/bin:/home/aby/opt/jdk8/jdk1.8.0_45/bin:/opt/android-sdk-linux/tools:/opt/android-sdk-linux/platform-tools:/opt/android-sdk-linux/tools:/opt/android-sdk-linux/platform-tools
ANDROID_SDK=/opt/android-sdk-linux
You can see that the variables exist, in fact before I run cordova build android I had to use cordova platform add android and its works with no problem.
So I found this Bug, and tried some solution like update android(project) or remove and install it again with no success.
I reinstall the Andoroid SDK, and updated the "/.bashrc", "/.profile" and "~/.pam_enviroment" with the environment values and also this not help.
So how can I fix this? How can I build my app with no error? What I missing?(If you consider that you need another information please tell me).
Thanks, in advance.

At the end I could fix my problem when I change the "Owner" / "Group" to the android sdk folder and Permission to "/tools/android".
Here a link to my previous question, and the solution (at least for me) to fix this error.

Error to build a android app with cordova

I've had this problem when build a android app with cordova command:
cordova build android
D:\Desenvolvimento\ionicapps\AppBelle>cordova build android Running command: "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe"
D:\Desenvolvimento\ionicapps \AppBelle\hooks\after_prepare\010_add_platform_class.js D:\Desenvolvimento\ionic apps\AppBelle add to body class: platform-android
Running command: "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe" D:\Desenvolvimento\ionicapps \AppBelle\hooks\after_prepare\020_remove_sass_from_platforms.js D:\Desenvolvimen to\ionicapps\AppBelle
Running command: D:\Desenvolvimento\ionicapps\AppBelle\platforms\android\cordova \build.bat [Error: Android SDK not found. Make sure that it is installed. If it is not at t he default location, set the ANDROID_HOME environment variable.]
ERROR building one of the platforms:
Error: D:\Desenvolvimento\ionicapps\AppBell e\platforms\android\cordova\build.bat: Command failed with exit code 2 You may not have the required environment or OS to build this project
Error: D:\Desenvolvimento\ionicapps\AppBelle\platforms\android\cordova\build.bat : Command failed with exit code 2 at ChildProcess.whenDone (C:\Users\Victor\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\c ordova\node_modules\cordova-lib\src\cordova\superspawn.js:131:23) at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:98:17) at maybeClose (child_process.js:756:16) at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (child_process.js:823:5)
D:\Desenvolvimento\ionicapps\AppBelle>echo %ANDROID_HOME% C:\Users\Victor\AppData\Local\Android\sdk\
Above I show location of env var ANDROID_HOME . I don't know what to do.
Help me, please.
Thanks

I'm learning Ionic (based on Cordova) these days, and I came to this similar problems in Mac os too when execute ionic build android, with similar error msg below:
Running command:/Users/ngloom/code/workspace/myWork/platforms/android/cordova/build
[Error: Android SDK not found. Make sure that it is installed. If it is not at the default location, set the ANDROID_HOME environment variable.]
and the msg still exist after i setting the ANDROID_HOME environment, upgrade the sdk tools, finally i have to look into the check_reqs.js which throw the error and i found that the js is based on the cmd output by android list targets, and finally I found the android is owned by root (very likely that the android is installed by sudo brew before) and only error returned when executing by my user.
So I change the owner of android and everything works !
I post my solution here as a solution backup, hoping to help the guys in case like me :)

Unfortunately this can be a bug caused by upgrading android SDK versions. In general look for for different reasons:
First if you have to set the ANDROID_HOME environment variable. (according to your OS - In windows , right click your PC icon "MY PC", --> properties -> Advanced system settings -> Environment Variables" and set ANDROID_HOME variable and edit PATH variable to your path to your android SDK, tools & platform tools.
Secound try the "android" command in command tool, if android sdk couldn't open it cause a problem to build your app. I got this error:
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.bat and tools\bin\avdmanager.bat
to solve it, you should downgrade your sdk using this links:
(Mac) https://dl.google.com/android/repository/tools_r25.2.3-macosx.zip
(Windows) https://dl.google.com/android/repository/tools_r25.2.3-windows.zip
and replace the zip file with your "tools" folder in your android SDK, It will work fine after trying "android" command and building app command in cordova and ionic frameworks.
Digging the reason: (In my case)
Why failing android command is causing this problem?
part of the cordova or ionic configuration in js files are using android command to "VERIFY" your "ANDROID_HOME" and "PATH" environment variables to operate building your app, and in case of any failure accessing to Android sdk via command access, system tells you "Android SDK" is not found. Recently, in new version android command is no longer accessible and is causing issues for any operation whom used this command. :/
Hope it works for you, It took a time for me to figure out solving this issue and don't forget to (+1) if it helped you!

Setting environmental variables use this to set up the path to tools and platform tools and update SDK for the android version that you are trying to build and make sure weather its Ionic or cordova application and then try once

"phonegap run android" phonegap 3 under windows can't build a project

I 'm trying to create a new project with phonegap3 :-
I set up the dev environment that include
node.js
Ant
Android SDK
and they all updated to the last versions
after creating the project , I get the directory for project:
EX :
phonegap create HelloWorld com.example.hello HelloWorld
but the main problem that I can't add the android platform to it
with the 3 comands as follow :-
trying to "phonegap add platform android"/"phonegap build android"/"phonegap run android"
I also installed throw the node the "cordova" and the same problem exists when I replace the phonegap with cordova !
Users\koko\test\www>phonegap build android
[ponegap] detecting Android SDK environment...
[ponegap] using the local environment
[onegap] adding the Android platform...
[error] An error occured during creation of android sub-project.
Users\koko\.cordova\lib\android\cordova\3.3.0\bin\node_modules\q\q.js:126
throw e;
^
Error: An error occurred while listing Android targets
at C:\Users\koko\.cordova\lib\android\cordova\3.3.0\bin\lib\check_reqs.js:87:29
at _rejected (C:\Users\koko\.cordova\lib\android\cordova
.........
at process._tickCallback (node.js:415:13)
I also uninstall the node and re-download it and the problem still exists !
I viewed many questions with people around this issue but I don't know where exactly the error !
I wish to see the project running inside the emulator !

It seems, that cordova failed to execute following command in shell:
>android list target
Why don't you try to execute it manually? It may produce more information about this problem.
Didn't you forget to add following folders to your PATH?
android-sdk/tools
android-sdk/platform-tools
EDIT:
The latest android SDK has different folder structure. note the "sdk" folder.
android-sdk/sdk/tools
android-sdk/sdk/platform-tools

Make sure, you have set the following system variables:
ANT_HOME = path to ant files
JAVA_HOME = path to java JDK (NOT JRE!!)
ANDROID_HOME = path to android sdk
After that, you have to add
%ANT_HOME%\bin
%JAVA_HOME%\bin
%ANDROID_HOME%\bin
to your PATH variable.
If it still doesnt work, make sure you have the Google USB Driver installed (this took me hours to find and fix -.-)

The command 'android' failed

I've read this: Cordova and setting Android using command line
and that How to add android to cordova platform? PATH error? and generally speaking whole documentation. I've added both 'platform-tool' and 'tool' paths, installed android 4.4 and I'm still getting the error from the tittle when I'm trying cordova platform add android to my current project ( in cmd and in netbeans ).
The only thing I haven't done is adding java and ant to path. I was trying with ;%JAVA_HOME%\bin;%ANT_HOME%\bin but still those commands aren't recognizable.
What else can I do?
EDIT:
I've added java and ant to PATH. This is what I get in cmd:
C:\xampp\htdocs\mobile_maps>cordova platform add android
[Error: The command `android` failed. Make sure you have the latest Android SDK
installed, and the `android` command (inside the tools/ folder) added to your pa
th. Output: ]
Second EDIT:
i also get 'xcopy' is not recognized as an internal or external command even though I've added %SystemRoot%\System32; %SystemRoot%; %SystemRoot%\System32\wbem;%SystemRoot%\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0 . I really don't know what else I can do..

usually this happens when:
1. Java is not installed
2. Java is not exported (no JAVA_HOME env variable) or paths are wrong
3. only 64bit version of Java is installed
to fix install 32bit support on your system.
and (as comments below) relog in Windows to environment changes take effect.

Cordova-CLI & PhoneGap-CLI do not see android sdk

I've created app with "phonegap create" command. Then I switch to project dir and try to run it with "phonegap local run android" and I have next error message:
Please install Android target 17 <...>
Android SDK is placed to C:\dev\sdk
My PATH variable contains C:\dev\sdk; C:\div\sdk\platforms\;C:\dev\sdk\platform-tools
I run "android" command from cmd and SDK Manager shows no updates or no missed sdk files.
I tried create and run project with cordova cli but had same problem.
What can it be?

It seems that for latest Cordova (3.0.6),
cordova platform add android
command only recognize Android 4.2.2(API17) SDK. After I install the API17 SDK, the error was gone.
Not sure if there is a cordova command option that can specify SDK version.

I had just the same problem (error message) with os x (10.8).
After executing the command android in the Terminal some android-packet-management-UI popped up. There i could install stuff that made it run ..

I had API17 installed but was still getting this error.
I needed to install apache-ant, set ANT_HOME=C:\Program Files\Java\apache-ant\, JAVA_HOME=C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_21\ and add both bin's to my PATH += C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_21\bin;C:\Program Files\Java\apache-ant\bin
See https://stackoverflow.com/a/13986997/956397

I had the same problem and the very most simple way to resolve it is changing the target in project.properties to 16 and try.

it seems if you type "android" at the same command prompt you type your cordova commands, you get a separate Android SDK manager then the one launched via Eclipse and so then there you select the appropriate packages and updates to achieve the version number of the Adroid SDK required. For me I'm guessing it's from an adt-bundle I installed with _? (I don't know actually no clue) that runs instead.
My best guess is the installer when updating doesn't doesn't update the path correctly.
Ya you need to manually correct duplicates and anomalies in the path.
Point to the "sdk" folder and tools of a valid most current adt-bundle-windows folder.
Maybe it was NetBeans that did this?
No it seems plausible when I put an update of Eclipse (C:\Library\Dev\Android\adt-bundle-windows-*) I must have not realized I needed to update the path too having done it manually the first time to get it to work.
It seems I needed plateform-tools added as well for adb to run the emulate command...
C:\Library\Dev\Android\adt-bundle-windows-x86_64-20131030\sdk;C:\Library\Dev\Android\adt-bundle-windows-x86_64-20131030\sdk\tools;C:\Library\Dev\Android\adt-bundle-windows-x86_64-20131030\sdk\platform-tools;