Build Android Release apk from Cordova /CLI

build-release.sh

#!/bin/bash
#Thanks to this page: http://chris-allen-lane.com/2012/12/phonegap-compiling-a-release-apk-without-using-phonegap-build/
#USAGE! 
# 1. Replace <AndroidKeyName> with the filename of the keyfile generated (see url)
# 2. Replace <ProjectName> with the project name in the generated file form cordova, see path/to/my/project/platforms/android/bin and look for an APK if you need help
# 3. Replace <AndroidKeyNameAlias> from the alias used when generating the key (see url again!)
# 4. Edit path/to/my/project/platforms/android/AndroidManifest.xml and change "debuggable=false" (search for it!)
# 5. Check path/to/my/project/Release/android for your sparkling new apk!
#
# This worked and was uploadable to the google play store.

cordova build android --release
ant release -f platforms/android/build.xml
jarsigner -verbose -sigalg MD5withRSA -digestalg SHA1 -keystore <AndroidKeyName>.keystore platforms/android/bin/<ProjectName>-release-unsigned.apk <AndroidKeyNameAlias>
mkdir -p Release/android
zipalign -f 4 platforms/android/bin/<ProjectName>-release-unsigned.apk Release/android/<ProjectName>-release.apk

Nice!

New URL for mentioned blog post: https://chris-allen-lane.com/blog/post/phonegap-compiling-a-release-apk-without-using-phonegap-build/

ant release -f platforms/android/build.xml
Buildfile: platforms\android\build.xml does not exist!
how to solve this?

i got the same error

@technomacx and @danielpa9708 im sure this is old (I didn't realise anybody had commented on this gist)

You might need to recreate the platform, ie cordova platform rm android && cordova platform add android etc

The build.xml should be created automatically but if you checked the project out of source control it may not have been committed the first time?