My project was running fine when I went to bed. Now I can't get past this error.
The command "C:\Users\MY_NAME\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\vs-mda\vs-cli" prepare --platform Android --configuration Debug --projectDir . --projectName "aciIonic" --language "en-US" exited with code 8.
I checked that all my paths were still set, and made sure everything was up to date in Android SDK manager.
I get a similar error when trying to build for iPhone, and for Windows Phone.
Can anybody help me out?
This behavior may sometimes show up if you move your project from one machine to the other or sometimes if your build is “corrupted” by some changes outside the VS environment.
In some cases, adding or overwriting certain files from outside Visual Studio often needs a clean or rebuild for VS to be able to detect changes completely. That could also have contributed to the error.
The resolution is to Rebuild or Clean the solution. Deleting the bld/ folder is the manual equivalent.