Error: No resource found that matches the given name (at 'resource' with value '@xml/provider_paths').

[vovikdrg]

I am getting error

platforms\android\build\intermediates\manifests\full\armv7\debug\AndroidManifest.xml:55: error:
Error: No resource found that matches the given name (at 'resource' with value '@xml/provider_paths').

cli packages: (C:\Projects\flymark-offline\flymark-judging\node_modules)

@ionic/cli-utils  : 1.12.0
ionic (Ionic CLI) : 3.12.0

global packages:

cordova (Cordova CLI) : 7.0.1

local packages:

@ionic/app-scripts : 3.0.0
Cordova Platforms  : android 6.2.3
Ionic Framework    : ionic-angular 3.7.1

System:

Android SDK Tools : 26.1.1
Node              : v6.11.2
npm               : 5.2.0
OS                : Windows 10

Misc:

backend : legacy

[vovikdrg]

I solved my problem by

Defining xml file

resources/xml/provider_paths.xml

<paths xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <external-path name="external_files" path="."/>
    <files-path name="files" path="."/>
</paths>

Then inside config.xml > platform android insert
<resource-file src="resources/xml/provider_paths.xml" target="res/xml/provider_paths.xml" />

After some reading its possible to add this to be part of plugin https://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/latest/plugin_ref/spec.html#resource-file

I can try to do pull request if you want

[vovikdrg]

Duplicate of #40

[vovikdrg]

It seems that your pull request did not fixes since i am on "cordova-plugin-app-update": "^1.3.11",

[vaenow]

@vovikdrg it's very appreciate for your pull request

[GurdeepAgam]

solution provided by vovikdrg works for me.