Error on running Couldn't find "Debug" build variant.

[pipo151086]

New Version

0.72.0-rc.0

Old Version

0.71.3

Build Target(s)

Android

Output of react-native info

info Fetching system and libraries information...
System:
OS: Windows 10 10.0.19045
CPU: (8) x64 Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770S CPU @ 3.10GHz
Memory: 1.49 GB / 11.91 GB
Binaries:
Node: 16.13.2 - C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.EXE
Yarn: 1.22.19 - ~\AppData\Roaming\npm\yarn.CMD
npm: 9.6.2 - C:\Program Files\nodejs\npm.CMD
Watchman: 20210110.135312.0 - C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\bin\watchman.EXE
Managers:
RubyGems: Not Found
SDKs:
Android SDK:
API Levels: 23, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33
Build Tools: 28.0.3, 30.0.2, 30.0.3, 31.0.0, 33.0.1, 33.0.2
System Images: android-29 | Google APIs Intel x86 Atom, android-29 | Google Play Intel x86 Atom, android-30 | Google
APIs Intel x86 Atom, android-30 | Google Play Intel x86 Atom, android-33 | Google APIs Intel x86 Atom_64, android-33 | Google Play Intel x86 Atom_64
Android NDK: Not Found
Windows SDK: Not Found
IDEs:
Android Studio: AI-221.6008.13.2211.9619390
Visual Studio: 17.5.33424.131 (Visual Studio Professional 2022)
Languages:
Java: 11.0.2 - C:\Users\Miguel.Altamirano\AppData\Local\jdk-11.0.2\bin\javac.EXE
npmPackages:
@react-native-community/cli: Not Found
react: 18.2.0 => 18.2.0
react-native: 0.72.0-rc.0 => 0.72.0-rc.0
react-native-windows: Not Found
npmGlobalPackages:
react-native: Not Found

Issue and Reproduction Steps

just create a new project

react-native init AwesomeProject --version 0.72.0-rc.0

cd AwesomeProject

npx react-native run-android

RESULT>>>>>>>

error Failed to install the app. Couldn't find "Debug" build variant. Available variants are: .
info Run CLI with --verbose flag for more details.

[kelset]

I can't reproduce your issue.

can you try again with:

1. using npx react-native@latest init RN0720RC0 --version 0.72.0-rc.0 instead
2. using yarn android instead of npx react-native run-android?

[pipo151086]

nothing

[cortinico]

This could also be CLI related 🤔

[mengtaoxin]

The same problem occurs

[pipo151086]

still stuck here

[kelset]

please try with 0.72 RC2, we just released it and contains a bunch of improvements for CLI

[pipo151086]

please try with 0.72 RC2, we just released it and contains a bunch of improvements for CLI

Noup....

cant make it work

[cortinico]

This is definitely CLI related. @thymikee can we get someone to look into this?

[thymikee]

@pipo151086 can you run gradlew.bat tasks in android directory locally and pass the output?

[pipo151086]

@thymikee
sure:

[szymonrybczak]

Hey, since this issue was fixed last week in react-native-community/cli#1933 - we can close this issue. cc. @cortinico

[pipo151086]

@szymonrybczak

Not yet....

just about an hour ago they released the new version (11.3.0) that contains the fix of the whitespaces....

react-native-community/cli@v11.2.3...v11.3.0

please update the inner dependecy of cli from 11.2.3 to 11.3.0

[cortinico]

I'm closing this as it's effectively fixed on our end. We're going to bump the CLI and you'll get the fix automatically. Please comment further if the issue is unsolved.

[robprado-dev]

@cortinico I updated react-native-community/cli and I keep getting this error

[mordechaim]

Use this patch:

@react-native-community+cli-platform-android+11.2.3.patch

diff --git a/node_modules/@react-native-community/cli-platform-android/build/commands/runAndroid/listAndroidTasks.js b/node_modules/@react-native-community/cli-platform-android/build/commands/runAndroid/listAndroidTasks.js
index 59fe1e2..89a0e54 100644
--- a/node_modules/@react-native-community/cli-platform-android/build/commands/runAndroid/listAndroidTasks.js
+++ b/node_modules/@react-native-community/cli-platform-android/build/commands/runAndroid/listAndroidTasks.js
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ const parseTasksFromGradleFile = (taskType, text) => {
   const instalTasks = [];
   const taskRegex = new RegExp(taskType === 'build' ? '^assemble|^bundle' : '^install');
   text.split('\n').forEach(line => {
-    if (taskRegex.test(line) && /(?!.*?Test)^.*$/.test(line)) {
+    if (taskRegex.test(line.trim()) && /(?!.*?Test)^.*$/.test(line.trim())) {
       const metadata = line.split(' - ');
       instalTasks.push({
         task: metadata[0],

[robprado-dev]

Great! It works. Thank you.

[kelset]

@mordechaim can you submit that as a PR to the CLI repo? or is a fix on their end already out?

[szymonrybczak]

@kelset The fix is already merged in CLI, and it is released in v11.3.0

[JoyCood]

i upgrade from 0.70.6 to 0.72.3, and the eact-native-community/cli version is 11.3.5, when run: yarn android, the error occur:

knight@192 awasome % yarn android
yarn run v1.22.19
$ react-native run-android
info Starting JS server...

info 💡 Tip: Make sure that you have set up your development environment correctly, by running react-native doctor. To read more about doctor command visit: https://github.com/react-native-community/cli/blob/main/packages/cli-doctor/README.md#doctor 


error Failed to install the app. Couldn't find "Debug" build variant. Available variants are: .
error Command failed with exit code 1.
info Visit https://yarnpkg.com/en/docs/cli/run for documentation about this command.

[dowon938]

The same problem occurs

I add this code in build.gradle
subprojects { subproject -> afterEvaluate{ if((subproject.plugins.hasPlugin('android') || subproject.plugins.hasPlugin('android-library'))) { android { compileSdkVersion rootProject.ext.compileSdkVersion buildToolsVersion rootProject.ext.buildToolsVersion } } } }

Is it related to find build variant?

[lauhon]

@cortinico this issue still persists on my end.

I am working on a mac m1, maybe that makes a difference for some reason?

I tested the fix locally, my gradlew build is a success, but the new regex is not resulting in true for any of the lines.

[szymonrybczak]

@lauhon please open new issue in https://github.com/react-native-community/cli and provide your setup.