Cordova after_prepare hook succeeds in Android but fails in iOS

Question

I have written a after_prepare hook for my Cordova build which removes the node_modules folder from the final build:

#!/usr/bin/env node

/**
 * The node modules we want to remove from the build prior to building
 * @type {Array}
 */
var foldersToRemove = ["platforms/android/assets/www/node_modules", "platforms/ios/www/node_modules"];

var fse = require('fs-extra');
var path = require('path');
var rootdir = process.argv[2];

foldersToRemove.forEach(function(folder) {

    var rmFolder = path.join(rootdir, folder);

    fse.remove(rmFolder, function(err) {
        if (err) {
            return console.error(err);
        } else {
            console.log(rootdir);
            console.log("fse folder removed success!")
        }
    });

});

This works for me when i run cordova prepare android -d in in the CLI but upon switching to iOS it fails with the following error:

env: node\r: No such file or directory Hook failed with error code 127:

I have tried with just the reference to the ios platform folder and it issues the same error message.

Answer 1

You need to use a text editor like NotePad++

On NotePad++, you will follow these steps:

• Open the file thats giving you issues
• Go to 'Find' option and select the 'Replace' tab
• You should find this string : '\r\n'
• Replace it with \n
• Make sure the 'wrap around' option is selected.

• In the search mode, select 'Extended', and then go ahead and replace all.

• Save the file and perform the iOS build again