Possible solutions to getting react native app built

This document is a work in progress, I'm documenting the errors and pitfalls of developing in react native under Ubuntu. This is documented in the hope that someone finds this useful or if I need to refer to this again at some point in the future. I am by no means an expert in this, I'm documenting what I have encountered and what had worked for me. I only advise that you can try these out at your own risk, as I cannot accept any responsibility. Issue: Could not determine java version from '9.0.1'. Solution : From your project directory navigate...

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React Native CLI Commands

This will be updated with react-native cli commands that I come across as my reference: Creating a project  react-native init <project_name> i.e react-native init helloworld The first time you run this command it will take a little while to download all the dependencies for your project. Run App in IOS  Execute this in your project directory (i.e cd helloworld) react-native run-ios Run App in Android  Execute this in your project directory (i.e cd helloworld) react-native run-android ...

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Developing with React Native on Ubuntu 17.04

I wanted to try out developing mobile applications using react native. React Native, if you are not aware is a framework that was developed by facebook that provides a mechanism to write both Android and IOS applications using javascript as a native application. Unlike a cordova application which is essentially a hybrid application that essentially runs in a webview, a React Native app runs native with native performance and native flexibility all while using javascript. Furthermore, React Native also has a vibrant community of developers who...

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