Unable to open 'android-release-unsigned.apk' as zip archive (zipalign error)
I am using Ionic to build a hybrid app. I have recently tried to build the Ionic app into an Android app but I get the following error when running ionic run android with the device connected:
Running command: /Users/USERNAME/Sites/PROJECT/egenius-client-application/hooks/after_prepare/010_add_platform_class.js /Users/USERNAME/Sites/PROJECT/egenius-client- application
add to body class: platform-android
ANDROID_HOME=/Users/USERNAME/Library/Developer/android-sdk-macosx
JAVA_HOME=/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.7.0_79.jdk/Contents/Home
No target specified, deploying to device 'F7NPFP131245'.
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:zipalignDebugUnable to open '/Users/USERNAME/Sites/PROJECT/egenius-client-application/platforms/android/build/outputs/apk/android-debug-unaligned.apk' as zip archive
FAILED
FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.
* What went wrong:
Execution failed for task ':zipalignDebug'.
> Process 'command '/Users/USERNAME/Library/Developer/android-sdk-macosx/build-tools/23.0.2/zipalign'' finished with non-zero exit value 1
* Try:
Run with --stacktrace option to get the stack trace. Run with --info or --debug option to get more log output.
BUILD FAILED
Total time: 2 mins 35.63 secs
ERROR running one or more of the platforms: Error code 1 for command: /Users/USERNAME/Sites/PROJECT/egenius-client-application/platforms/android/gradlew with args: cdvBuildDebug,-b,/Users/USERNAME/Sites/PROJECT/egenius-client-application/platforms/android/build.gradle,-PcdvBuildArch=x86,-Dorg.gradle.daemon=true,-Pandroid. useDeprecatedNdk=true
You may not have the required environment or OS to run this project
It appears that I can build fine, running ionic build android --release manages to work without a problem, it's when I have to use the ZipAlign tool.
Running the tool manually like this: ~/Library/Developer/android-sdk-macosx/build-tools/23.0.2/zipalign -v 4 android-release-unsigned.apk egenius-app.apk tells me: Unable to open 'android-release-unsigned.apk' as zip archive.
I have tried downgrading my SDK to different versions, uninstalling and re-installing plugins and I'm not stuck, looking online doesn't provide a lot of help.
Does anyone know what I am missing?
Thanks, Alex.
UPDATE The moment I removed the dependancy Angular Material Design Icons the app built and signed successfully.
Answer
I had the error when the unsigned apk is not on the same directory with the zipalign file.
I fixed that one by putting the file path of the unsigned apk
./zipalign -v 4 /Users/mj/Projects/Ionic/myApp/platforms/android/app/build/outputs/apk/release/app-release-unsigned.apk my-signed-release.apk