Cordova: You may not have the required environment or OS to run this project

Question

On Linux Mint 17.1 x86_64, Cordova v4.3.0 gives this error:

$ cordova run android

Running command: /home/naman/test/platforms/android/cordova/run 
WARNING :         


        

Answer 1

Your android sdk doesn't seem to be properly installed or you didn't install the proper android sdk version that has the dependency that you seem to be missing

/opt/software/android-sdk/tools/tools/lib/build.template

Answer 2

I encountered this issue now too. The problem in my case is that the ant.properties file that I'm using is pointed to wrong and NOT existing file.

key.store=D:/Fedmich/_keys/android.keystore

After correcting it, I was able to compile a release apk. Hope this helps someone in the future. Just be sure to read the error_logs that is given in the command prompt.

Answer 3

I got this error after installing the Crosswalk plugin. To solve it I installed the latest Android SDK, deleted the android folder under platforms and ran

phonegap build android

alternatively

cordova platform add --save android

cordova build android

and it was all good.

Answer 4

export ANDROID_HOME=/Applications/adt-bundle-mac-x86_64-20140321/sdk
export PATH=${PATH}:$ANDROID_HOME/tools:$ANDROID_HOME/platform-tools

then cordova run android works

Answer 5

Make sure you have proper environment variables defined (add this in .bash_login or .profile and do source .profile):

export ANDROID_SDK="/opt/software/android-sdk"
export ANDROID_NDK="/opt/software/android-ndk"
export ANDROID_HOME="$ANDROID_SDK"
export ANDROID_PLATFORM_TOOLS="$ANDROID_SDK/platform-tools"
export PATH="${PATH}:$ANDROID_HOME/tools:$ANDROID_PLATFORM_TOOLS"

Answer 6

For others having this problem, assuming you have already checked and fixed any environment variables using @Naman Dixit's answer, you may also have to remove and add your platforms:

cmd:  cordova platform rm [platform(s) of interest]

delete everything in the [yourproject]/platforms folder. Then:

cmd:  cordova platform add [platform(s) of interest]

that was the final step I needed to get everything to work