Error: Could not find org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk8:1.3.60-eap-25 in Ionic 3

Question

I am getting the following error suddenly while building Ionic 3 app for Android.

Could not find org.jetbrains.kotlin:ko         


        

Answer 1

As a further temporary fix to follow-up on the suggestion from @MisterSmith, use a hook to re-apply the lock:

with this overly wordy bash code:

#!/usr/bin/env bash

## temporary fix for android studio EAP issue
## SOURCE: https://stackoverflow.com/a/58536638/56545
if [ -d "platforms/android/cordova-support-google-services" ]; then
  file="platforms/android/cordova-support-google-services/app-build.gradle"
  from="classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:+'"
  to="classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.5.1'"

  change=`sed "s/$from/$to/" < "$file"`
  echo "$change" > "$file"
fi