Cordova-plugin-googlemaps: cant install plugin

[chukwu]

Error: Failed to fetch plugin git+https://github.com/mapsplugin/cordova-plugin-googlemaps.git#multiple_maps via registry.
Probably this is either a connection problem, or plugin spec is incorrect.
Check your connection and plugin name/version/URL.
Failed to get absolute path to installed module

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[. ] any problem or bug report
[ ] feature request

plugin version: (check one with "x")
[ ] 1.4.x
[ ] 2.0.0-beta2

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[wf9a5m75]

Please search the past issues before asking.

https://github.com/mapsplugin/cordova-plugin-googlemaps/search?q=install&type=Issues&utf8=✓

[tryadelion]

@wf9a5m75 please provide a working answer instead, there are different issues referenced on that search query.

[chukwu]

Try this.......It doesnt make sense but works

Delete ios platform

$> cordova platform add ios

// Add the SDK plugin at first with --nofetch option
$> cordova plugin add https://github.com/mapsplugin/cordova-plugin-googlemaps-sdk --nofetch

$> cordova plugin add https://github.com/mapsplugin/cordova-plugin-googlemaps#multiple_maps --variable API_KEY_FOR_IOS="(API key)"

[tryadelion]

i re-added the platform and it worked. it didn't 1 hour ago. _the hell is going on_ 😕

[aparkertg]

Thanks @chukwu and @tryadelion this solved my problem, and I didn't have to downgrade Cordova to 6.5 as mentioned in other forums.

I deleted my iOS platform and then added it back.

I then executed:
ionic cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-googlemaps
--variable API_KEY_FOR_ANDROID="(API Key"
--variable API_KEY_FOR_IOS="API Key"

Worked after that.

[leo4444]

I had the same problem ...
I already had a project on Android developed on Windows 10 and I was now working on Mac for iOS. When I wanted to add the platform (sudo ionic cordova platform add ios) I had this problem ... I tried many things but the problem was that I added "sudo" in the command line. Removing "sudo" gave me permission errors in the platforms / ios directory, so I gave it read / write permissions and ran the command again ...
This was what worked for me, I hope it serves the one who has this problem