Ubuntu 16.04.3, can't build debug apk for emulator

[biboc]

Description

On Ubuntu 16.04.3, I can't build my android app with Detox
$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS
Release: 16.04
Codename: xenial

And Detox "detox": "^5.10.0"

Steps to Reproduce

RNApp$ detox build --configuration android.emu.debug
pushd android && ./gradlew assembleDebug assembleAndroidTest -DtestBuildType=debug && popd
/bin/sh: 1: pushd: not found
child_process.js:614
throw err;
^

Could you move from /bin/sh to /bin/bash please if it is not already done

[LeoNatan]

Hmm, this is interesting. Thanks for bringing it to our attention!

[biboc]

Pushd is not included on /bin/sh on Ubuntu
Have you any idea how to change this to bash interpreter or not used popd(pushd)?

[rotemmiz]

build is just a convenience method added to detox-cli (read more about it in the docs)
You control this command, it's in your package.json...

Just use cd android instead:
cd android && ./gradlew assembleDebug assembleAndroidTest -DtestBuildType=debug

[biboc]

Thanks for the answer
Would be nice if the build command is cross-platform

[LeoNatan]

It is. If you want to run your build command in a bash environment, either put it in a shell file with a bash shell or use bash -c.