MapBox is giving Build Error

[David]

The sample app for MapBox is now giving a build error.  I removed it from my Android phone and removed project from MyApp.

Trying to build Android App Package debug.  I am doing as App Package, not Companion because of custom plugins.  This was done using Chrome browser running web Platform.​

Server exception
Project "Mapbox demo.tmp.proj" (default targets): android Build Tooling revision 2015.09.30.2r Warning: Note: Some input files use or override a deprecated API. Warning: Note: Recompile with -Xlint:deprecation for details. Warning: Note: Some input files use or override a deprecated API. Warning: Note: Recompile with -Xlint:deprecation for details. Warning: FAILURE: Warning: Build failed with an exception. Warning: * What went wrong: Warning: Execution failed for task ':mergeArmv7DebugResources'. Warning: > Warning: /tmp/builds/tXezzd6CfbHVdyno8L/app/res/values/mapboxstrings.xml: Error: Found item String/mapbox_accesstoken more than one time Warning: * Try: Warning: Run with Warning: --stacktrace option to get the stack trace. Run with --info or --debug option to get more log output. Warning: /tmp/builds/tXezzd6CfbHVdyno8L/app/cordova/node_modules/q/q.js:126 Warning: throw e; Warning: ^ Error code 1 for command: /tmp/builds/tXezzd6CfbHVdyno8L/app/gradlew with args: cdvBuildDebug,-b,/tmp/builds/tXezzd6CfbHVdyno8L/app/build.gradle,-Dorg.gradle.daemon=true,-PcdvBuildArch=armv7,-PcdvBuildMultipleApks=true Error: /tmp/builds/tXezzd6CfbHVdyno8L/app/res/values/mapboxstrings.xml: Error: Found item String/mapbox_accesstoken more than one time Error: Build failed during execution Error: 'Build failed with error code 8' Done building project "Mapbox demo.tmp.proj" -- FAILED. 

[Kaloyan]

Hello David,

Thank you for reporting this. I was able to reproduce the faulty behavior and indeed, the Android build fails for the MapBox sample app. I logged an issue about this here.

Further, I found a workaround which you can apply in the project until the official fix is released. Here are the steps you will need to take for that:

1. Open your project in AppBuilder.
2. Disable the MapBox plugin from your project's Properties > Plugins tab (via the On/Off switch).
3. Download the latest version of the MapBox plugin as an archive from here.
4. Import it in your project as a custom Cordova plugin, as shown here.
5. Open its plugin.xml file and change the following:
   

   <source-file src="src/android/res/values/mapboxstrings.xml" target-dir="res/values" />
   <config-file target="res/values/mapboxstrings.xml" parent="/*">
     <string name="mapbox_accesstoken">$ACCESS_TOKEN</string>
   </config-file>

   to:
   

   <!--<source-file src="src/android/res/values/mapboxstrings.xml" target-dir="res/values" />-->
   <config-file target="res/values/strings.xml" parent="/*">
     <string name="mapbox_accesstoken">$ACCESS_TOKEN</string>
   </config-file>

6. Add the plugin variable as explained.
7. Try building the project again.

Additionally, for reporting a bug on our side, I have updated your Telerik points accordingly. Thank you once again.

Regards,
Kaloyan
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