Plugin Android compilation error. 1: Task failed with an exception.

[oleglatypov]

After installing cordova-plugin-browsertab plugin. I can not generate an Android build because following issues:

1: Task failed with an exception.
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* Where:
Script '/platforms/android/cordova-plugin-browsertab/app-BrowserTab.gradle' line: 3

* What went wrong:
A problem occurred evaluating script.
> Could not get unknown property 'cdvMinSdkVersion' for project ':app' of type org.gradle.api.Project.

* Try:
Run with --stacktrace option to get the stack trace. Run with --info or --debug option to get more log output. Run with --scan to get full insights.
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2: Task failed with an exception.
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* What went wrong:
A problem occurred configuring project ':app'.
> com.android.builder.errors.EvalIssueException: compileSdkVersion is not specified. Please add it to build.gradle

Here is app-BrowserTab.gradle:

if(cdvMinSdkVersion == null) {
    ext.cdvMinSdkVersion = minSdkVersion;
} else if (cdvMinSdkVersion.toInteger() < minSdkVersion) {
    ext.cdvMinSdkVersion = minSdkVersion;
}

config.xml

    <preference name="AndroidXEnabled" value="false" />
    <preference name="ScrollEnabled" value="false" />
    <preference name="android-minSdkVersion" value="22" />
    <preference name="android-targetSdkVersion" value="30" />
    <preference name="android-compileSdkVersion " value="30" />

package.json

    "cordova-plugin-browsertab": "^0.2.0",
    "cordova-plugin-compat": "^1.2.0",
    "cordova-plugin-device": "^2.0.2",
    "cordova-plugin-inappbrowser": "^5.0.0",
    "cordova-plugin-ionic-keyboard": "^2.2.0",
    "cordova-plugin-ionic-webview": "^5.0.0",
    "cordova-plugin-music-controls2": "^3.0.6",
    "cordova-plugin-splashscreen": "^6.0.0",
    "cordova-plugin-statusbar": "^3.0.0",

Its successful if target=android-29 when I change to target=android-30 issue spotted.

Can Someone help me?

[benoitbzl]

Hello,
I am facing the same issue. Does someone find a fix / workaround for that error?

Cordova 11
cordova-android 10.1.2

[benoitbzl]

A workaround could be to set the variable at the command line or as an environment variable (see https://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/11.x/guide/platforms/android/index.html#setting-gradle-properties)

[danieldanielecki]

Adding cdvMinSdkVersion=21 inside gradle.properties fixed this problem for me.