Apache Cordova: can't get commons-codec

Question

I am trying to create a new Android project with Apache Cordova. The script starts but fails with the message:

Could not retrieve the commons-codec. Please download it yourself and put it in the framework\libs directory. This process may fail now. sorry.

And then it fails. I have it running on Windows 8 64bit. ANT, ADT, Android-SDK, Eclipse, Java are all running fine. I run the cmd as admin, no difference. I downloaded the 1.7 version of commons-codec.jar and put it in the lib directory not only of Cordova but also of ant and Android SDK but that did not make any difference.

I hope someone can help me, and I want to thank you in advance!

Answer 1

Download the 1.6 version of commons-codec at here and then copy it you the \framework\libs folder in your Cordova folder.

Worked great for me. Good luck.

Answer 2

You can it at Apache's historical archive of old software releases: http://archive.apache.org/dist/commons/codec/binaries/