Difference between PhoneGap Build and locally building PhoneGap Android App

Question

I'm using Construct2 (a GUI game IDE that simply gives ack HTML5 and JS) to develop a couple of games,

what I'm not figuring out is that, exporting a project from C2 to build it on PhoneGap Build gives you the www folder that has to be zipped and uploaded to PhoneGap Build, and this just works. If I want to build the app locally creating a PhoneGap android project, replacing the www gives me nothing more than a black screen.

so... Is there a difference between PhoneGap and PhoneGap build? Do i have to declare something different?

Thanks

Answer 1

I figured out why, there were two problems, one my fault and one apparently Scirra's fault.

1. in the config.xml root element <\widget> that contains the xml name space i have not seen the id attribute that needs to match the application package.

2. when you export from Construct2 for PhoneGap Build you get a standard index.html page that targets to an ipotetical "phonegap.js" that surely is added by phonegap build but if your creating projects locally you get "cordova-2.X.X.js" and this breaks the game.

Answering the question for other readers purpose Phonegap and Phonegap Build work exactly the same way, just complain the standards!!

Answer 2

There should not be any difference really -- aside from the fact that obviously PhoneGap Build is easier to use :)

So the app is getting onto the device / simulator and just showing a blank screen?