android linking issue RN62

[a-eid]

almost a fresh installation of RN 62 and I'm getting the following error when trying to link the lib.

info Linking "react-native-config" Android dependency
error Linking "react-native-config" failed. Run CLI with --verbose flag for more details.
Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '.../android/src/main/res/values/strings.xml'
    at Object.openSync (fs.js:457:3)
    at Object.readFileSync (fs.js:359:35)
    at applyPatch (.../node_modules/@react-native-community/cli-platform-android/build/link/patches/applyPatch.js:42:51)
    at Object.registerNativeAndroidModule [as register] (.../node_modules/@react-native-community/cli-platform-android/build/link/registerNativeModule.js:33:27)
    at .../node_modules/@react-native-community/cli/build/commands/link/linkDependency.js:63:16
    at Array.forEach (<anonymous>)
    at linkDependency (/node_modules/@react-native-community/cli/build/commands/link/linkDependency.js:36:32)
    at async Object.link [as func] (.../node_modules/@react-native-community/cli/build/commands/link/link.js:110:5)
    at async Command.handleAction (.../node_modules/@react-native-community/cli/build/index.js:186:9)

[lesmo]

react-native-config supports auto-linking starting with v1.0.0, you shouldn't have to do react-native link react-native-config anymore

[a-eid]

@lesmo yeah, auto linking is definitely working on IOS but I'm not having any luck with android with manual or auto linking, I'll try again and comment my findings back here..

[archansel]

Yup, auto linking not working in android. I'm using RN 0.61.5

[archansel]

After trying to redo all installation steps, I think I'm missing one crucial step in android (under Extra step for Android)

// 2nd line, add a new apply:
apply from: project(':react-native-config').projectDir.getPath() + "/dotenv.gradle"

After applying that line, it works in android

[AdamGerthel]

Perhaps this information ought to be added to the readme? It would be helpful to know that the library supports auto-linking