Error Building Android App with Cordova

Question

I created a project with phone gap with simple login and was working fine with the phonegap developer app on mobile.

When I tried to build the android app using the command

cordova build android

I am getting the following error

Error: Source path does not exist: www/res/screen/android/drawable-land-xxhdpi-screen.png

When I checked the path mentioned in the error message, I the file was not there. Instead drawable-land-xhdpi-screen.png was there. So I just duplicated the file and renamed it to drawable-land-xxhdpi-screen.png and then I tried to build again with the command

cordova build android

and I got the same error again. And when I checked the path again, the file I added seems to be not there anymore.

Please help me solve this issue and build the app.

SCREENSHOT

config.xml is

<widget xmlns="http://www.w3.org/ns/widgets" xmlns:gap="http://phonegap.com/ns/1.0" id="com.g10solution.okornot" version="1.0.0">
  <name>G10 OK or NOT App</name>
  <description>Hello World sample application that responds to the deviceready event.</description>
  <author href="http://phonegap.com" email="support@phonegap.com">PhoneGap Team</author>
  <content src="index.html"/>
  <preference name="DisallowOverscroll" value="true"/>
  <preference name="android-minSdkVersion" value="14"/>
  <plugin name="cordova-plugin-battery-status" source="npm" spec="~1.1.1"/>
  <plugin name="cordova-plugin-camera" source="npm" spec="~2.1.1"/>
  <plugin name="cordova-plugin-media-capture" source="npm" spec="~1.2.0"/>
  <plugin name="cordova-plugin-console" source="npm" spec="~1.0.2"/>
  <plugin name="cordova-plugin-contacts" source="npm" spec="~2.0.1"/>
  <plugin name="cordova-plugin-device" source="npm" spec="~1.1.1"/>
  <plugin name="cordova-plugin-device-motion" source="npm" spec="~1.2.0"/>
  <plugin name="cordova-plugin-device-orientation" source="npm" spec="~1.0.2"/>
  <plugin name="cordova-plugin-dialogs" source="npm" spec="~1.2.0"/>
  <plugin name="cordova-plugin-file" source="npm" spec="~4.1.1"/>
  <plugin name="cordova-plugin-file-transfer" source="npm" spec="~1.5.0"/>
  <plugin name="cordova-plugin-geolocation" source="npm" spec="~2.1.0"/>
  <plugin name="cordova-plugin-globalization" source="npm" spec="~1.0.3"/>
  <plugin name="cordova-plugin-inappbrowser" source="npm" spec="~1.3.0"/>
  <plugin name="cordova-plugin-media" source="npm" spec="~2.2.0"/>
  <plugin name="cordova-plugin-network-information" source="npm" spec="~1.2.0"/>
  <plugin name="cordova-plugin-splashscreen" source="npm" spec="~3.2.1"/>
  <plugin name="cordova-plugin-statusbar" source="npm" spec="~2.1.2"/>
  <plugin name="cordova-plugin-vibration" source="npm" spec="~2.1.0"/>
  <plugin name="cordova-plugin-whitelist" source="npm" spec="~1.2.1"/>
  <icon src="icon.png"/>
  <platform name="android">
    <icon src="www/res/icon/android/drawable-ldpi-icon.png" density="ldpi"/>
    <icon src="www/res/icon/android/drawable-mdpi-icon.png" density="mdpi"/>
    <icon src="www/res/icon/android/drawable-hdpi-icon.png" density="hdpi"/>
    <icon src="www/res/icon/android/drawable-xhdpi-icon.png" density="xhdpi"/>
    <icon src="www/res/icon/android/drawable-xxhdpi-icon.png" density="xxhdpi"/>
    <icon src="www/res/icon/android/drawable-xxxhdpi-icon.png" density="xxxhdpi"/>
    <splash src="www/res/screen/android/drawable-land-ldpi-screen.png" density="land-ldpi"/>
    <splash src="www/res/screen/android/drawable-land-mdpi-screen.png" density="land-mdpi"/>
    <splash src="www/res/screen/android/drawable-land-hdpi-screen.png" density="land-hdpi"/>
    <splash src="www/res/screen/android/drawable-land-xhdpi-screen.png" density="land-xhdpi"/>
    <splash src="www/res/screen/android/drawable-land-xxhdpi-screen.png" density="land-xxhdpi"/>
    <splash src="www/res/screen/android/drawable-land-xxxhdpi-screen.png" density="land-xxxhdpi"/>
    <splash src="www/res/screen/android/drawable-port-ldpi-screen.png" density="port-ldpi"/>
    <splash src="www/res/screen/android/drawable-port-mdpi-screen.png" density="port-mdpi"/>
    <splash src="www/res/screen/android/drawable-port-hdpi-screen.png" density="port-hdpi"/>
    <splash src="www/res/screen/android/drawable-port-xhdpi-screen.png" density="port-xhdpi"/>
    <splash src="www/res/screen/android/drawable-port-xxhdpi-screen.png" density="port-xxhdpi"/>
    <splash src="www/res/screen/android/drawable-port-xxxhdpi-screen.png" density="port-xxxhdpi"/>
  </platform>
  <platform name="ios">
    <icon src="www/res/icon/ios/icon.png" platform="ios" width="57" height="57"/>
    <icon src="www/res/icon/ios/icon@2x.png" platform="ios" width="114" height="114"/>
    <icon src="www/res/icon/ios/icon-40.png" platform="ios" width="40" height="40"/>
    <icon src="www/res/icon/ios/icon-40@2x.png" platform="ios" width="80" height="80"/>
    <icon src="www/res/icon/ios/icon-50.png" platform="ios" width="50" height="50"/>
    <icon src="www/res/icon/ios/icon-50@2x.png" platform="ios" width="100" height="100"/>
    <icon src="www/res/icon/ios/icon-60.png" platform="ios" width="60" height="60"/>
    <icon src="www/res/icon/ios/icon-60@2x.png" platform="ios" width="120" height="120"/>
    <icon src="www/res/icon/ios/icon-60@3x.png" platform="ios" width="180" height="180"/>
    <icon src="www/res/icon/ios/icon-72.png" platform="ios" width="72" height="72"/>
    <icon src="www/res/icon/ios/icon-72@2x.png" platform="ios" width="144" height="144"/>
    <icon src="www/res/icon/ios/icon-76.png" platform="ios" width="76" height="76"/>
    <icon src="www/res/icon/ios/icon-76@2x.png" platform="ios" width="152" height="152"/>
    <icon src="www/res/icon/ios/icon-small.png" platform="ios" width="29" height="29"/>
    <icon src="www/res/icon/ios/icon-small@2x.png" platform="ios" width="58" height="58"/>
    <icon src="www/res/icon/ios/icon-small@3x.png" platform="ios" width="87" height="87"/>
    <splash src="www/res/screen/ios/Default-568h@2x~iphone.png" platform="ios" width="640" height="1136"/>
    <splash src="www/res/screen/ios/Default-667h.png" platform="ios" width="750" height="1334"/>
    <splash src="www/res/screen/ios/Default-736h.png" platform="ios" width="1242" height="2208"/>
    <splash src="www/res/screen/ios/Default-Landscape-736h.png" platform="ios" width="2208" height="1242"/>
    <splash src="www/res/screen/ios/Default-Landscape@2x~ipad.png" platform="ios" width="2048" height="1536"/>
    <splash src="www/res/screen/ios/Default-Landscape~ipad.png" platform="ios" width="1024" height="768"/>
    <splash src="www/res/screen/ios/Default-Portrait@2x~ipad.png" platform="ios" width="1536" height="2048"/>
    <splash src="www/res/screen/ios/Default-Portrait~ipad.png" platform="ios" width="768" height="1024"/>
    <splash src="www/res/screen/ios/Default@2x~iphone.png" platform="ios" width="640" height="960"/>
    <splash src="www/res/screen/ios/Default~iphone.png" platform="ios" width="320" height="480"/>
  </platform>
  <platform name="wp8">
    <icon src="www/res/icon/wp8/ApplicationIcon.png" platform="wp8" width="99" height="99"/>
    <icon src="www/res/icon/wp8/Background.png" platform="wp8" width="159" height="159"/>
    <splash src="www/res/screen/wp8/screen-portrait.jpg" platform="wp8" width="768" height="1280"/>
  </platform>
  <platform name="windows">
    <icon src="www/res/icon/windows/Square150x150Logo.scale-100.png" platform="windows" width="150" height="150"/>
    <icon src="www/res/icon/windows/Square30x30Logo.scale-100.png" platform="windows" width="30" height="30"/>
    <icon src="www/res/icon/windows/StoreLogo.scale-100.png" platform="windows" width="50" height="50"/>
    <splash src="www/res/screen/windows/SplashScreen.scale-100.png" platform="windows" width="620" height="300"/>
    <icon src="www/res/icon/windows/StoreLogo.scale-240.png" platform="windows" width="120" height="120"/>
    <icon src="www/res/icon/windows/Square44x44Logo.scale-100.png" platform="windows" width="44" height="44"/>
    <icon src="www/res/icon/windows/Square44x44Logo.scale-240.png" platform="windows" width="106" height="106"/>
    <icon src="www/res/icon/windows/Square70x70Logo.scale-100.png" platform="windows" width="70" height="70"/>
    <icon src="www/res/icon/windows/Square71x71Logo.scale-100.png" platform="windows" width="71" height="71"/>
    <icon src="www/res/icon/windows/Square71x71Logo.scale-240.png" platform="windows" width="170" height="170"/>
    <icon src="www/res/icon/windows/Square150x150Logo.scale-240.png" platform="windows" width="360" height="360"/>
    <icon src="www/res/icon/windows/Square310x310Logo.scale-100.png" platform="windows" width="310" height="310"/>
    <icon src="www/res/icon/windows/Wide310x150Logo.scale-100.png" platform="windows" width="310" height="150"/>
    <icon src="www/res/icon/windows/Wide310x150Logo.scale-240.png" platform="windows" width="744" height="360"/>
    <splash src="www/res/screen/windows/SplashScreenPhone.scale-240.png" platform="windows" width="1152" height="1920"/>
  </platform>
  <access origin="*"/>
  <allow-intent href="http://*/*"/>
  <allow-intent href="https://*/*"/>
  <allow-intent href="tel:*"/>
  <allow-intent href="sms:*"/>
  <allow-intent href="mailto:*"/>
  <allow-intent href="geo:*"/>
  <platform name="android">
    <allow-intent href="market:*"/>
  </platform>
  <platform name="ios">
    <allow-intent href="itms:*"/>
    <allow-intent href="itms-apps:*"/>
  </platform>
</widget>

What was the solution AeJey? I'm having the same problem with Cordova 6.5.0, Cordova platform ios 4.3.1: Error: Source path does not exist: res/ios/icon-40.png . — Ric, Mar 29 '17 at 06:20
It was the issue with the version of Android SDK (an older version which was already there in my PC) I was having. It worked after updating the Android SDK to the latest version. — AeJey, Mar 29 '17 at 06:28

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 30 '16 at 07:27

I've just had this issue and was able to fix this by doing 2 things :
1. remove all of this from your config.xml

  <icon src="icon.png"/>
  <platform name="android">
    <icon src="www/res/icon/android/drawable-ldpi-icon.png" density="ldpi"/>
    <icon src="www/res/icon/android/drawable-mdpi-icon.png" density="mdpi"/>
    <icon src="www/res/icon/android/drawable-hdpi-icon.png" density="hdpi"/>
    <icon src="www/res/icon/android/drawable-xhdpi-icon.png" density="xhdpi"/>
    <icon src="www/res/icon/android/drawable-xxhdpi-icon.png" density="xxhdpi"/>
    <icon src="www/res/icon/android/drawable-xxxhdpi-icon.png" density="xxxhdpi"/>
    <splash src="www/res/screen/android/drawable-land-ldpi-screen.png" density="land-ldpi"/>
    <splash src="www/res/screen/android/drawable-land-mdpi-screen.png" density="land-mdpi"/>
    <splash src="www/res/screen/android/drawable-land-hdpi-screen.png" density="land-hdpi"/>
    <splash src="www/res/screen/android/drawable-land-xhdpi-screen.png" density="land-xhdpi"/>
    <splash src="www/res/screen/android/drawable-land-xxhdpi-screen.png" density="land-xxhdpi"/>
    <splash src="www/res/screen/android/drawable-land-xxxhdpi-screen.png" density="land-xxxhdpi"/>
    <splash src="www/res/screen/android/drawable-port-ldpi-screen.png" density="port-ldpi"/>
    <splash src="www/res/screen/android/drawable-port-mdpi-screen.png" density="port-mdpi"/>
    <splash src="www/res/screen/android/drawable-port-hdpi-screen.png" density="port-hdpi"/>
    <splash src="www/res/screen/android/drawable-port-xhdpi-screen.png" density="port-xhdpi"/>
    <splash src="www/res/screen/android/drawable-port-xxhdpi-screen.png" density="port-xxhdpi"/>
    <splash src="www/res/screen/android/drawable-port-xxxhdpi-screen.png" density="port-xxxhdpi"/>
  </platform>
  <platform name="ios">
    <icon src="www/res/icon/ios/icon.png" platform="ios" width="57" height="57"/>
    <icon src="www/res/icon/ios/icon@2x.png" platform="ios" width="114" height="114"/>
    <icon src="www/res/icon/ios/icon-40.png" platform="ios" width="40" height="40"/>
    <icon src="www/res/icon/ios/icon-40@2x.png" platform="ios" width="80" height="80"/>
    <icon src="www/res/icon/ios/icon-50.png" platform="ios" width="50" height="50"/>
    <icon src="www/res/icon/ios/icon-50@2x.png" platform="ios" width="100" height="100"/>
    <icon src="www/res/icon/ios/icon-60.png" platform="ios" width="60" height="60"/>
    <icon src="www/res/icon/ios/icon-60@2x.png" platform="ios" width="120" height="120"/>
    <icon src="www/res/icon/ios/icon-60@3x.png" platform="ios" width="180" height="180"/>
    <icon src="www/res/icon/ios/icon-72.png" platform="ios" width="72" height="72"/>
    <icon src="www/res/icon/ios/icon-72@2x.png" platform="ios" width="144" height="144"/>
    <icon src="www/res/icon/ios/icon-76.png" platform="ios" width="76" height="76"/>
    <icon src="www/res/icon/ios/icon-76@2x.png" platform="ios" width="152" height="152"/>
    <icon src="www/res/icon/ios/icon-small.png" platform="ios" width="29" height="29"/>
    <icon src="www/res/icon/ios/icon-small@2x.png" platform="ios" width="58" height="58"/>
    <icon src="www/res/icon/ios/icon-small@3x.png" platform="ios" width="87" height="87"/>
    <splash src="www/res/screen/ios/Default-568h@2x~iphone.png" platform="ios" width="640" height="1136"/>
    <splash src="www/res/screen/ios/Default-667h.png" platform="ios" width="750" height="1334"/>
    <splash src="www/res/screen/ios/Default-736h.png" platform="ios" width="1242" height="2208"/>
    <splash src="www/res/screen/ios/Default-Landscape-736h.png" platform="ios" width="2208" height="1242"/>
    <splash src="www/res/screen/ios/Default-Landscape@2x~ipad.png" platform="ios" width="2048" height="1536"/>
    <splash src="www/res/screen/ios/Default-Landscape~ipad.png" platform="ios" width="1024" height="768"/>
    <splash src="www/res/screen/ios/Default-Portrait@2x~ipad.png" platform="ios" width="1536" height="2048"/>
    <splash src="www/res/screen/ios/Default-Portrait~ipad.png" platform="ios" width="768" height="1024"/>
    <splash src="www/res/screen/ios/Default@2x~iphone.png" platform="ios" width="640" height="960"/>
    <splash src="www/res/screen/ios/Default~iphone.png" platform="ios" width="320" height="480"/>
  </platform>
  <platform name="wp8">
    <icon src="www/res/icon/wp8/ApplicationIcon.png" platform="wp8" width="99" height="99"/>
    <icon src="www/res/icon/wp8/Background.png" platform="wp8" width="159" height="159"/>
    <splash src="www/res/screen/wp8/screen-portrait.jpg" platform="wp8" width="768" height="1280"/>
  </platform>
  <platform name="windows">
    <icon src="www/res/icon/windows/Square150x150Logo.scale-100.png" platform="windows" width="150" height="150"/>
    <icon src="www/res/icon/windows/Square30x30Logo.scale-100.png" platform="windows" width="30" height="30"/>
    <icon src="www/res/icon/windows/StoreLogo.scale-100.png" platform="windows" width="50" height="50"/>
    <splash src="www/res/screen/windows/SplashScreen.scale-100.png" platform="windows" width="620" height="300"/>
    <icon src="www/res/icon/windows/StoreLogo.scale-240.png" platform="windows" width="120" height="120"/>
    <icon src="www/res/icon/windows/Square44x44Logo.scale-100.png" platform="windows" width="44" height="44"/>
    <icon src="www/res/icon/windows/Square44x44Logo.scale-240.png" platform="windows" width="106" height="106"/>
    <icon src="www/res/icon/windows/Square70x70Logo.scale-100.png" platform="windows" width="70" height="70"/>
    <icon src="www/res/icon/windows/Square71x71Logo.scale-100.png" platform="windows" width="71" height="71"/>
    <icon src="www/res/icon/windows/Square71x71Logo.scale-240.png" platform="windows" width="170" height="170"/>
    <icon src="www/res/icon/windows/Square150x150Logo.scale-240.png" platform="windows" width="360" height="360"/>
    <icon src="www/res/icon/windows/Square310x310Logo.scale-100.png" platform="windows" width="310" height="310"/>
    <icon src="www/res/icon/windows/Wide310x150Logo.scale-100.png" platform="windows" width="310" height="150"/>
    <icon src="www/res/icon/windows/Wide310x150Logo.scale-240.png" platform="windows" width="744" height="360"/>
    <splash src="www/res/screen/windows/SplashScreenPhone.scale-240.png" platform="windows" width="1152" height="1920"/>
  </platform>

(So there is no reference to images in config.xml anymore, and instead use cordova-icon, which makes life so much easier)

get the android API v23 (using the Android SDK Manager ($ android))

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 20 '16 at 06:17

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I faced this issue in past. you probably have a png file with name screen.png.

Create a drawable folder for 'land-xxhdpi' qualifier, "create a folder drawable-land-xxhdpi under www/res/screen/android/" and put your screen.png file under that folder. you can use the same image but you should use the image of xxhdpi resolution.

Then try to run the command

cordova build android

answered Aug 20 '16 at 06:17

rahul

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I created a folder named drawable-land-xxhdpi and copied screen.png inside it. But I am still getting the same error "Error: Source path does not exist: www/res/screen/android/drawable-land-xxhdpi-screen.png" – AeJey Aug 20 '16 at 06:36
Are you saving it under /Platforms/android/ folder ? Can you share your folder structure, may be screenshot. – rahul Aug 20 '16 at 06:57
Screenshot added to the question. Please check. – AeJey Aug 20 '16 at 07:06
Can you share your config.xml file ? – rahul Aug 20 '16 at 07:16
Can't see your comment. Could you please update it to the answer – AeJey Aug 20 '16 at 07:44
Try this. remove "www" as src attribute is relative to project directry and not www. not sure about this but give a shot. – rahul Aug 20 '16 at 07:54

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