xapkreader PLUGIN: FAILED TO BUILD

[ourjouwan]

Hi,
I have a PhoneGap App, and I’m using PhoneGap Build. Recently I wanted to add an APK expansion of my file, since my App size > 50MB.
Apparently PhoneGap Build doesn’t have a plugin to manage an APK expansion file for android I was forced to use cordova CLI because there is a plugin called xapkreader.
Now I am using cordova CLI, My App is well compiled and everything going well. Now I added this plugin and it is fine. The problems begin when I reference the 2 libraries Downloader Library and APK Expansion Zip Library.
In fact, the problem is when I compile my App (cordova build android) I have the issue:
BUILD FAILED
C:\Users\VAIO\Desktop\android\tools\ant\build.xml:577: Failed to resolve library path: C:\Users\VAIO\Desktop\android/extras/google/play_licensing\library

1. First, in my SDK i don’t have /extras/google/market_apk_expansion/downloader_library/ as the document say, but I have \extras\google\play_apk_expansion\downloader_sample
   Same, i don’t have /extras/google/market_licensing/ but I have \extras\google\play_licensing
   I open my sdk manager, all API and extras are updated.
2. Instead of that, If I use these references and I added to my application like the following:
   android update project --path C:\BeirutMuseumV2\platforms\android --library C:\Users\VAIO\Desktop\android\extras\google\play_licensing --library C:\Users\VAIO\Desktop\android\extras\google\play_apk_expansion\downloader_library
   And If I open my project.propreties I found the 2 lines :
   android.library.reference.2=C:\Users\VAIO\Desktop\android/extras/google/play_licensing\library
   android.library.reference.3=C:\Users\VAIO\Desktop\android/extras/google\play_apk_expansion\downloader_library

so when I compile my App I have the issue: BUILD FAILED
C:\Users\VAIO\Desktop\android\tools\ant\build.xml:577: Failed to resolve library path: C:\Users\VAIO\Desktop\android/extras/google/play_licensing\library

Please can I have an idea because it is urgent 

Thanks

[andreszs]

Welcome to the amazing world of Failed Builds. I managed to get rid of my first Build Failed error by updating to JDK 8 and reverting PhoneGap+Cordova to the last version of the 3.6.3 series. For help in reverting your version, see:
http://iphonedevlog.wordpress.com/2014/06/25/updating-and-reverting-to-different-cordova-phonegap-versions/

Also, if the problem happens as soon as you add the xapkreader plugin, try switching to older versions gradually until you make sure no older version works. You could also look for replacements of the Downloader and APK Expansion Zip libraries.

[lumierephoto]

@andreszs Unfortunately, sudo npm install -g cordova@3.6.3-0.2.13 doesn't work anymore. I don't know if it's because my version of node is 4.0.

[moust]

As said in the README file, build seem fail when referencing a library in project.properties with its absolute path.
Try to change that and rebuild.

[lumierephoto]

@moust I'm not sure how to write an absolute path. Can you provide an example of how it should be written?