"export 'registerPlugin' was not found in '@capacitor/core'

[luisurruela]

Your Environment

• Plugin version: 4.2.0
• Platform: Android
• Device OS version: 11
• Device manufacturer / model: Motorola G9
• XCode version:

• Capacitor info Installed Dependencies:

  @capacitor/core 2.4.1 @capacitor/android 2.4.1 @capacitor/cli 2.4.1 @capacitor/ios 2.4.1 @capacitor/electron not installed

Expected Behavior

Successful build

Actual Behavior

Error: ./node_modules/@transistorsoft/capacitor-background-geolocation/dist/index.js 38:19-33 "export 'registerPlugin' was not found in '@capacitor/core'

Context

I think the problem is that I'm using Capacitor Core 2.4. I think this plugin needs capacitor 3. But, what version should I use to make it work with capacitor 2.4?

[christocracy]

Only Capacitor 3 is supported.

[ronfak]

Unfortunately, Christocracy's philosophy is to refuse to write version compatibility requirements. I, for one, unfortunately discovered this after I had paid.

If you are using Capacitor 2 and for some reason can't or won't upgrade to Capacitor 3, you can try the Cordova version instead. It should work fine.

I was misled because it says that the plugin exists and has been tested for many years. But the truth is that the Capacitor version has only been around for 2 months or more. However I'm pretty confident that the code behind it is strong, because the native part has been around for years and is the same for all available variants...

[christocracy]

Christocracy's philosophy is to refuse to write version compatibility requirement

It's not a policy. A sentence in the README, such as "Capacitor 3 required" will be pushed soon.

[christocracy]

Capacitor 3+ required

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