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Install fails with "Path must be a string. Received undefined"

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➜  phonegap git:(master) ✗ cordova plugin add https://github.com/danwilson/google-analytics-plugin.git
Fetching plugin "https://github.com/danwilson/google-analytics-plugin.git" via git clone
Repository "https://github.com/danwilson/google-analytics-plugin.git" checked out to git ref "master".
Installing "cordova-plugin-google-analytics" for android
Error during processing of action! Attempting to revert...
Failed to install 'cordova-plugin-google-analytics':TypeError: Uh oh!
Path must be a string. Received undefined
    at assertPath (path.js:8:11)
    at Object.posix.resolve (path.js:424:5)
    at Object.module.exports.framework.install (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/cordova/node_modules/cordova-lib/src/plugman/platforms/android.js:139:35)
    at installWrapper (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/cordova/node_modules/cordova-lib/src/platforms/platforms.js:77:32)
    at Object.ActionStack.process (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/cordova/node_modules/cordova-lib/src/plugman/util/action-stack.js:68:25)
    at handleInstall (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/cordova/node_modules/cordova-lib/src/plugman/install.js:576:20)
    at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/cordova/node_modules/cordova-lib/src/plugman/install.js:363:28
    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)

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Created 8 years ago
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Comments:18 (1 by maintainers)

Top GitHub Comments

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jimcamutcommented, May 16, 2016

It could be a permissions issue as it was for me. Try removing the platform and then adding it back, which will reset the permissions.

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brunogyn88commented, May 30, 2017

sudo ionic state reset sudo ionic plugin remove cordova-plugin-googlemaps

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