intel xdk cordova build not working on windows phone 8.1

Question

I am building my cordova based app using Intel XDK. I was able to download the app from their secure link. It works fine on android device and my windows 8.1 PC.

When I try to install it on my windows 8.1 phone, it fails. I opened the provided zip and clicked on Add-AppDevPackage.ps1 file. It shows a message, "There was a problem extracting it".

I've tried connecting the phone to my computer and copied the extracted files and then clicked on the .ps1 file. But still it fails.

Please help.

Thanks

Answer 1

The Windows 8 build system is not a "universal" Windows build system. It only builds for Windows 8, not for Windows Phone 8. To build for Windows Phone 8, with the current build system, please see this forum post for instructions on how to do this: https://software.intel.com/en-us/forums/topic/563699

A future release of the XDK will make this easier to do, for now, this "beta" procedure is what you have to use.