Happy that the Android .apk file I built using "ionic build android" worked on a Samsung Note phone.
I would like to try the same app but on a different hardware which is my Nokia Lumia Windows Phone 8.
So I added the platform wp8 first and it went well.
$ ionic platform add wp8
Updated the hooks directory to have execute permissions
WARNING: Applications for platform wp8 can not be built on this OS - darwin.
Adding wp8 project...
Running command: /Users/user01/.cordova/lib/npm_cache/cordova-wp8/3.8.2/package/bin/create /Users/user01/repos/myTabs/platforms/wp8 com.ionicframework.mytabs754813 myTabs
Creating Cordova Windows Project:
App Name : myTabs
Namespace : com.ionicframework.mytabs754813
Path : /Users/user01/repos/myTabs/platforms/wp8
Copying necessary files to /Users/user01/repos/myTabs/platforms/wp8
Updating project files
Running command: /Users/user01/repos/myTabs/hooks/after_prepare/010_add_platform_class.js /Users/user01/repos/myTabs
add to body class: platform-wp8
Installing "cordova-plugin-console" for wp8
Installing "cordova-plugin-device" for wp8
Installing "cordova-plugin-splashscreen" for wp8
Installing "cordova-plugin-statusbar" for wp8
Installing "cordova-plugin-whitelist" for wp8
This plugin is only applicable for versions of cordova-android greater than 4.0. If you have a previous platform version, you do *not* need this plugin since the whitelist will be built in.
Installing "ionic-plugin-keyboard" for wp8
Saving platform to package.json file
A platform already exists - now updating the entry: android platform=android, version=undefined, locator=wp8
However, I got an error when I ran "ionic build wp8".
$ ionic build wp8
Running command: /Users/user01/repos/myTabs/hooks/after_prepare/010_add_platform_class.js /Users/user01/repos/myTabs
add to body class: platform-wp8
Running command: /Users/user01/repos/myTabs/platforms/wp8/cordova/build
ERROR: MSBuild tools not found
ERROR building one of the platforms: Error: /Users/user01/repos/myTabs/platforms/wp8/cordova/build: Command failed with exit code 2
You may not have the required environment or OS to build this project
Error: /Users/user01/repos/myTabs/platforms/wp8/cordova/build: Command failed with exit code 2
Take a closer look at the logs:
WARNING: Applications for platform wp8 can not be built on this OS - darwin.
It is only possible to build wp8 apps on Windows. Of course, you could use Bootcamp, Parallels or any other virtual machine.