Cordova platform add wp7 fails - msbuild error

Question

I want to create crossplatform app powered by Cordova 3.1.0 which I\'ve installed via Node.js. I\'ve already installed Visual Studio 2012 and Windows Phone SDK 8 + updates.

Answer 1

I agree with Witriol

had same issue with PhoneGap 3.3.0 and wp8, all i had to do was comment out the version check in this file: C:\Users\Lander.cordova\lib\wp\cordova\3.3.0\wp8\bin\check_reqs.js

this was the troublemaker:

var msversion = output.match(/Microsoft\s\(R\)\s+Build\sEngine\s[a-z]+\s4\.0\.30319/i);

this one should work in non-english environments as well:

var msversion = output.match(/.NET\sFramework\,\s\w*\s4.0.30319/i);

Answer 2

I had same problem and when I ran verbose on build ("phonegap -V local build wp7"), I've discovered that error was from this file:

[phonegap] Running ""C:\Users\Tom.cordova\lib\wp\cordova\3.1.0\wp7\bin\check_reqs"" (output to follow)

specifically in 78.line

var msversion = output.match(/.NET\sFramework\,\sversion\s4.0/);

which looked for English 'version', but msbuild was returning version in localized string (in this case czech word "verze" for version)

[Microsoft .NET Framework, verze 4.0.30319.34003]

so solution is to change change reg. expr. to accept any word (\w*) between characters "," and "4":

var msversion = output.match(/.NET\sFramework\,\s\w*\s4.0/);

After that phonegap builds project successfully.

Answer 3

the same with spanish because of Versión and not Version

need to modify

C:\Users\Roberto\.cordova\lib\wp\cordova\3.3.0\wp8\bin\check_reqs.js

change line 84

83    var msversion = output.match(/Microsoft\s\(R\)\s+Build\sEngine\s[a-z]+\s4\.0\.30319/i);
84    if (!msversion) {

with

84    if (false) {

and work

Answer 4

just set the environment variable in system variable "PATH" C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\;

it happened do to msbuild was not found.

after that restart cmd and type "msbuild -version" u will see version.