Yeah it can be quite difficult to get going with cordova, as it relies on the underlying mobile platform SDKs which can change pretty quickly and break stuff.
We move fast though, as we have ~ 1 month between releases, less than that between release candidate releases too. On 11/19/12 11:40 AM, "Amos Hayes" <[email protected]> wrote: > >Thanks Joe. I was about to post: > > It looks like running "create" and "ant jar" on the master branch of >https://github.com/apache/incubator-cordova-android.git work. The >deprication complaints are still there, but the jar builds. > >So I guess that brings me full circle. Where are the pre-compiled JARs? >They don't appear to be in the zip file linked from >http://incubator.apache.org/cordova/#download > >-- >Amos Hayes > > > >On 2012-11-19, at 2:26 PM, Joe Bowser <[email protected]> wrote: > >> That's a known issue with the current release, and is fixed in the >> current repository. I recommend using the pre-compiled JARs for now. >> >> On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 11:22 AM, Amos Hayes <[email protected]> >>wrote: >>> >>> Thanks Filip. >>> >>> On OSX, the relevant bits are: >>> >>> -compile: >>> [javac] Compiling 56 source files to >>>/Users/ahayes/Documents/cordova-2.2.0/incubator-cordova-android/framewor >>>k/bin/classes >>> [javac] >>>/Users/ahayes/Documents/cordova-2.2.0/incubator-cordova-android/framewor >>>k/src/org/apache/cordova/CordovaWebView.java:231: cannot find symbol >>> [javac] symbol : method setNavDump(boolean) >>> [javac] location: class android.webkit.WebSettings >>> [javac] settings.setNavDump(true); >>> [javac] ^ >>> [javac] Note: Some input files use or override a deprecated API. >>> [javac] Note: Recompile with -Xlint:deprecation for details. >>> [javac] 1 error >>> >>> -- >>> Amos Hayes >>> >>> >>> >>> On 2012-11-19, at 2:18 PM, Filip Maj <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> You can cd into the framework/ directory and run "ant jar" to get a >>>>better >>>> idea of what is failing. That's the task that compiles the jar. >>>> >>>> On 11/19/12 11:15 AM, "Amos Hayes" <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> FYI. I have been just been through the same steps on OS X. (replaced >>>>>my >>>>> 4.1 SDK with the 4.2 one, downloaded Cordova 2.2.0 package) >>>>> >>>>> Looks like the cordova jar isn't building with the Android 4.2 SDK >>>>>(and I >>>>> guess on Windows it's not reporting the error when it can't copy it) >>>>> >>>>> Moog2:incubator-cordova-android ahayes$ cd bin >>>>> Moog2:bin ahayes$ ./create ../../../Test com.example.test Test >>>>> cp: >>>>> >>>>>/Users/ahayes/Documents/cordova-2.2.0/incubator-cordova-android/framew >>>>>ork/ >>>>> cordova-2.2.0.jar: No such file or directory >>>>> An error occurred. Deleting project... >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Amos >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 2012-11-19, at 1:20 PM, Amos Hayes <[email protected]> >>>>>wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks for your response. >>>>>> >>>>>> No. There is no cordova-2.2.0.jar in the libs directory. I just >>>>>>tried >>>>>> again with a freshly created project and it isn't there, even before >>>>>> adding to eclipse. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Amos >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 2012-11-19, at 12:59 PM, Anis KADRI <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> AppInfo.jar is not necessary. It is only used by the cordova >>>>>>>commands. >>>>>>> Do you have cordova-2.2.0.jar in your libs directory ? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 9:54 AM, Amos Hayes >>>>>>><[email protected]> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hello. I've just downloaded the latest windows ADK 4.2 package for >>>>>>>> windows >>>>>>>> (which includes an eclipse environment) from developer.android.com >>>>>>>> and the >>>>>>>> Cordova 2.2.0 packages. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I have followed the windows getting started guide. Well, more or >>>>>>>> less. I >>>>>>>> found >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>http://simonmacdonald.blogspot.ca/2012/11/getting-create-command-to >>>>>>>>-wor >>>>>>>> k-on.htmlafter >>>>>>>> the fact and suggest that it does a bit better job for any windows >>>>>>>> users who aren't also familiar with unix-ish systems. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Anyway, after creating the project at the command line (and >>>>>>>>telling >>>>>>>> it to >>>>>>>> locate the project in my ADK/Eclipse "workspace" folder, I was not >>>>>>>> able to >>>>>>>> File -> New -> Project... -> Android Project from Existing Code. >>>>>>>>It >>>>>>>> complained of an "Invalid project description." I was able to get >>>>>>>> around >>>>>>>> this problem by creating the project outside my workspace folder >>>>>>>>and >>>>>>>> then >>>>>>>> choosing to copy it in when adding it to Eclipse. Weird. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Anyway, where I'm stuck now is with a persistent "The import >>>>>>>> org.apache.cordova cannot be resolved" error (along with other >>>>>>>>later >>>>>>>> ones >>>>>>>> which I have to assume are a result of that first one. I have >>>>>>>>tried >>>>>>>> cleaning the project and adding cordova/AppInfo.jar to the build >>>>>>>>path >>>>>>>> but >>>>>>>> I'm not having any luck. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Any suggestions? Wish I knew more about java... but if I did I >>>>>>>>might >>>>>>>> not be >>>>>>>> trying to use Cordova in the first place. :) >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> Amos >>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >
