Install specific version of Cordova CLI in Visual Studio 2017 - visual-studio-2017

Question

I need to do some updates to a Cordova app created using Visual Studio 2017 Tools for Apache Cordova (TACO).
The Cordova CLI version listed in the config.xml file is 6.3.1 and the cordova-ios platform version is 4.2.0
When I try to build the project (using a Mac with XCode 8.3.3, I get this error
Build failed with error Remotebuild requires your projects to use
cordova-ios 4.3.0 or greater with XCode 8.3. Please update your
cordova-ios version.
I don't see any updates to TACO in VS2017 or instructions in the Microsoft documentation for Apache Cordova Tools.
Ideally, I'd like to make the most minor version update possible to get my build working with XCode 8.3.3.
I know there is a Cordova version 7.0.1, but I don't want to make that upgrade just yet because I'm under the gun time wise.

Answer 1

I don't see any updates to TACO in VS2017 or instructions in the Microsoft documentation for Apache Cordova Tools.
You can follow below steps to use the latest cordova-ios:
Open config.xml with designer
Toolset->Check the checkbox of Take latest patch(requires internet) on cordova-ios row.
Update:
If you don't see the checkbox in the designer page, you need to change it in the xml. Find the following tag in config.xml:
<engine name="ios" spec="4.2.0" />
and modify it to:
<engine name="ios" spec="~4.2.0" />
Update2:
If the version is still not update to the latest, please try the below steps to fix the issue:
Clear the cordova cache under: Tools->Options->Tools for Apache Cordova->Clear Cordova cache.
Open cmd of your project folder;
Type npm install -g cordova-ios to install globally the cordova-ios(requires node installed as pre-work);
Then cordova platform rm ios;
Type cordova platform add ios;
Run your project again

Answer 2

For iOS, please install iOS#4.3.1. This is the only version i found working with XCode 8.3.3

Answer 3

I had the same error, follow this steps :
1- If not installed yet, install Node
2- Install the latest version of cordova or anyother:
npm install -g cordova
3- Install taco-cli:
npm install -g taco-cli
4- Configure taco-cli :
taco remote add ios
(respond a few question, MAC IP, Port,etc...)
5- in your root project add or edit a file named "taco.json", add inside :
{
"cordova-cli": "7.1.0"
}
Where 7.1.0 correspond to your cordova version (cordova --v)
6- Try to emulate on your MAC:
taco emulate ios
You will maybe have an error about platform. Ignore it
7- Close then open Visual Studio
8- On Visual Studio open the config.xml UI EDITOR and change the toolset name with
Global cordova
9- Build using Visual Studio.
If it doesn't work, please let me know

Answer 4

I don't have the authority to add a comment to the answer above, so adding my updates here:
If the version is still not update to the latest, please try the below steps to fix the issue:
First, modify your project config.xml file using an editor, rather than through the tools. Not sure why it was necessary, but this was the key difference from the above instructions. I also found that 4.3.1 was best. Remove any ~ characters before the version.
Then:
Clear the cordova cache under: Tools->Options->Tools for Apache Cordova->Clear Cordova cache.
Open cmd of your project folder
Type npm install -g cordova-ios to install globally the cordova-ios(requires node installed as pre-work)
Then cordova platform rm ios
Type cordova platform add ios
Run your project again
If the cordova command in steps 4 and 5 doesn't work, add the cordova bin directory to you path. In my case
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\VisualStudio\MDA\ad0a0856\taco-toolset-6.3.1\node_modules.bin\