Error is: The parser encountered some structural problem in the manifest.

[farfromrefug]

Issue Description

Run the app with ns run android

You ll get a cryptic error at the end

Unable to apply changes on device: emulator-5554. Error is: The parser encountered some structural problem in the manifest..

The log below shows the actual error which should be brought back up to the user:

INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_MANIFEST_MALFORMED: Failed parse during installPackageLI: /data/app/vmdl1130854405.tmp/base.apk (at Binary XML file line #30): com.tns.NativeScriptActivity: Targeting S+ (version 31 and above) requires that an explicit value for android:exported be defined when intent filters are present

Reproduction

Run an app with a manifest not ready for android S

Relevant log output (if applicable)

d/app/build/outputs/apk/debug/app-debug.apk"
Result when throw error is false:
{
  stdout: 'Performing Streamed Install\n',
  stderr: 'adb: failed to install /Volumes/dev/nativescript/nativescript-material-components/demo-vue/platforms/android/app/build/outputs/apk/debug/app-debug.apk: Failure [INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_MANIFEST_MALFORMED: Failed parse during installPackageLI: /data/app/vmdl1130854405.tmp/base.apk (at Binary XML file line #30): com.tns.NativeScriptActivity: Targeting S+ (version 31 and above) requires that an explicit value for android:exported be defined when intent filters are present]\n',
  exitCode: 1
}
Error name: INSTALL_PARSE_FAILED_MANIFEST_MALFORMED result code: -108
The parser encountered some structural problem in the manifest.
Unable to apply changes on device: emulator-5554. Error is: The parser encountered some structural problem in the manifest..

Environment

npm ERR! cb.apply is not a function

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR!     /Volumes/data/mguillon/.npm/_logs/2022-03-02T20_01_11_386Z-debug.log
Install for [ 'nativescript-envinfo@latest' ] failed with code 1

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[SamerAtawna]

Did you manage to fix this? have same issue when changing to sdk 31... thanks

[farfromrefug]

@SamerAtawna that issue is about the CLI not logging errors correctly. Not about the issue itself. The solution for the issue is in the detailed logged I showed above