quasarframework/quasar · error

Cannot determine path to IDE executable

Error message

Cannot determine path to IDE executable

What it means

On Linux, when launching an IDE for a Capacitor target, runLinux cannot find the Android Studio executable because quasar.config > bin > linuxAndroidStudio is not set (or points to a non-existent path). The tool warns, prints instructions, and exits with code 1 since it cannot open the IDE.

Source

Thrown at app-vite/lib/utils/open-ide.js:84

function runLinux(mode, bin, target, appPaths) {
  if (target === 'android') {
    const studioPath = getLinuxPath(bin)
    if (studioPath) {
      const folder =
        mode === 'cordova'
          ? appPaths.resolve.cordova('platforms/android')
          : appPaths.resolve.capacitor('android')

      return open(folder, {
        app: { name: studioPath },
        wait: false
      })
    }
  } else if (target === 'ios') {
    fatal('iOS target not supported on Linux')
  }

  warn('Cannot determine path to IDE executable')
  console.log(
    ' Please set quasar.config file > bin > linuxAndroidStudio with the escaped path to your studio.sh'
  )
  console.log(" Example: '/usr/local/android-studio/bin/studio.sh'")
  process.exit(1)
}

function getWindowsPath(bin) {
  if (bin.windowsAndroidStudio && fs.existsSync(bin.windowsAndroidStudio)) {
    return bin.windowsAndroidStudio
  }

  const studioPath = String.raw`C:\Program Files\Android\Android Studio\bin\studio64.exe`
  if (fs.existsSync(studioPath)) {
    return studioPath
  }

  try {

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Solutions

1. Set quasar.config > bin > linuxAndroidStudio to the absolute path of studio.sh.
2. Verify the file exists and is executable (e.g. ls -l /path/to/studio.sh).
3. Re-run the command; if it still fails, locate studio.sh with 'which studio.sh' or inside the android-studio install directory.

Example fix

// before (quasar.config)
bin: {}
// after
bin: { linuxAndroidStudio: '/usr/local/android-studio/bin/studio.sh' }

import { existsSync } from 'node:fs';
const p = cfg.bin?.linuxAndroidStudio;
if (!p || !existsSync(p)) throw new Error(`linuxAndroidStudio not set or missing: ${p}`);

When it happens

Trigger: Running a command that opens the IDE for android target on Linux (via openIDE -> runLinux) while quasar.config has no bin.linuxAndroidStudio value, or the configured studio.sh path does not exist.

Common situations: Fresh project on Linux where Android Studio was installed via snap/flatpak so studio.sh lives in a nonstandard path; team config never sets the bin section; switching machines with different install locations.

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AI-assisted analysis of quasarframework/quasar@4841521b5f (2026-08-30). Data as JSON: /api/errors/80ce5242d908b067. Report an issue: GitHub.