Upgrade cordova: cannot install plugins from git urls anymore

Question

I did a cordova/phonegap upgrade and now I cannot install plugins from git urls anymore. Anyone experienced such an issue and already solved this?

$ cordova plugin add https://github.com/dawsonloudon/VideoPlayer.git
Fetching plugin "https://github.com/dawsonloudon/VideoPlayer.git" via git clone
Repository "https://github.com/dawsonloudon/VideoPlayer.git" checked out to git ref "master".
shell.js: internal error
Error: EXDEV, cross-device link not permitted '/var/folders/xl/bkl76rm570gfsmjspfjgh45h0000gn/T/git/1434106220728/LICENSE'
    at Object.fs.renameSync (fs.js:554:18)
    at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/cordova/node_modules/cordova-lib/node_modules/shelljs/src/mv.js:77:8
    at Array.forEach (native)
    at Object._mv (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/cordova/node_modules/cordova-lib/node_modules/shelljs/src/mv.js:53:11)
    at Object.mv (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/cordova/node_modules/cordova-lib/node_modules/shelljs/src/common.js:186:23)
    at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/cordova/node_modules/cordova-lib/src/plugman/util/plugins.js:53:19
    at _fulfilled (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/cordova/node_modules/q/q.js:787:54)
    at self.promiseDispatch.done (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/cordova/node_modules/q/q.js:816:30)
    at Promise.promise.promiseDispatch (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/cordova/node_modules/q/q.js:749:13)
    at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/cordova/node_modules/q/q.js:557:44

Version info:

$ phonegap -v
5.0.0-0.28.1

$ cordova -v
5.1.1

OSX 10.10.3

EDIT: It seems that it works if I move my repository to my home directory (~/).

Have you tried with other random cordova plugins, just to see if it's the plugin or your cordova setup — Guillaume Munsch, Jun 12 '15 at 11:02
For me the problem is that my project is in /home in a different partition from /tmp that is where cordova is cloning the repository. I don't know why that's a problem for shell.js — tonicebrian, Jun 16 '15 at 08:04
The problem has been resolved on the developer branch and will be released with the next version [https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-9212](https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-9212) for a workaround use answer #2 — Carlos487, Jul 15 '15 at 16:48
@mwager, you can select the answer bellow as correct. Everybody has this problem, but clone fixes it. — Pian0_M4n, Jul 20 '15 at 11:58

score 26 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 12 '15 at 11:28

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I had the same issue with Cordova on Windows 7. I had to roll back to 5.0.0 (npm install -g cordova@5.0.0) to make it work again.

answered Jun 12 '15 at 11:28

AMilassin

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This fixed it for me, I've filed a cordova bug https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-9212 – Michael Jun 18 '15 at 03:03

Pian0_M4n · Answer 2 · 2015-06-27T09:30:38.737

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A quick fix is to clone the git locally and provide the path from there. For a plug-in to start working, all it needs is to see the plugin.xml file

So cordova plugin add https://github.com/phonegap/phonegap-plugin-fast-canvas.git -- fails because

shell.js: internal error Error: EXDEV, cross-device link not permitted '/ -- normal error in Cordova 5.1.0+. Applies to most if not all .git install

Local clone :: git clone https://github.com/phonegap/phonegap-plugin-fast-canvas.git

And local install cordova plugin add /path/to/phonegap-plugin-fast-canvas

Works.

edited Jun 27 '15 at 09:30

answered Jun 20 '15 at 21:00

Pian0_M4n

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Check your syntax, `git clone cordova plugin add https://github.com/phonegap/phonegap-plugin-fast-canvas.git` is incorrect. – Anne van Rossum Jun 25 '15 at 09:27
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Thanks @AnnevanRossum . Fixed – Pian0_M4n Jun 27 '15 at 09:31

score 5 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 19 '15 at 09:24

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This issue is fixed in the latest cordova version(5.2.0).

Upgrade Cordova using npm install -g cordova

answered Aug 19 '15 at 09:24

Japheth Adhavan

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Ivan Bartsov · Answer 4 · 2015-08-05T13:28:36.500

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To extend other great answers provided here,

As a temporary workaround, here's a one-liner that will downgrade Cordova, install plugin, and upgrade Cordova back:

npm install -g cordova@5.0.0 && cordova plugin add [plugin url] && npm install -g cordova

Will take some time to execute, but eliminates all the manual repo cloning work.

edited Aug 05 '15 at 13:28

answered Jul 25 '15 at 13:39

Ivan Bartsov

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by far the simplest way to do it – Richard Le Mesurier Aug 05 '15 at 13:27

score 2 · Answer 5 · answered Jun 18 '15 at 03:06

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I had the same situation with you. and resvole this problem need to pull back the cordova to 5.0.0

answered Jun 18 '15 at 03:06

hexin

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score 2 · Answer 6 · edited Aug 08 '15 at 04:33

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The problem comes from node.js fs.rename() which is unable to rename files cross devices.

A possible workaround is to replace fs.renameSync() with something else in cordova/node_modules/cordova-lib/node_modules/shelljs/src/mv.js

Eg:

var run=require('sync-runner');
...
run("mv '"+src+"' '"+thisDest+"'");

edited Aug 08 '15 at 04:33

Bruce

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answered Aug 08 '15 at 03:59

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score 1 · Answer 7 · answered Jul 31 '15 at 12:49

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sudo npm install -g cordova@5.0.0

sudo cordova plugin add https://github.com/litehelpers/Cordova-sqlite-storage.git

answered Jul 31 '15 at 12:49

Ganesan Murugesan

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score 1 · Answer 8 · answered May 06 '16 at 17:12

Cordova 5.1.1 has a bug that can cause plugins installed from a Git repo to fail with the error "Error: EXDEV, cross-device link not permitted" if the project is on a different drive than your temp folder.

You can add plugins from npm. Or, if you must add a Git version of the plugin, you can instead download a copy, unzip it, and add the plugin from the file system by putting it in the config.xml and specifying the directory path in "spec": https://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/latest/config_ref/index.html#plugin

score 1 · Answer 9 · answered May 23 '16 at 13:48

I had the same issue and got it resolved by following the advice of AMilassin (rolling back to Cordova Version 5.0) . Another issue I had was my Git installation path (C:\Program Files\Git\bin) was not added to the Environment Variables. Once I fixed both issues, I was able to install the plugins I needed.

score 1 · Answer 10 · answered Sep 04 '17 at 16:22

For anyone having same issue with cordova version 7.0.1 or later, solve mine by including a package.json file in my project base directory and ensuring the version in the package.json file is of the pattern X.X.X example 1.0.0 else you would get invalid version error.

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