Gradle Build Failed For Task app:processReleaseResources

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apply plugin: 'com.android.application'

android {
    compileSdkVersion 23
    buildToolsVersion "22.0.1"

    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "com.nusecond.karun.suredeal"
        minSdkVersion 18
        targetSdkVersion 23
        versionCode 1
        versionName "1.0"
    }
 signingConfigs {
        release {
            storeFile file("suredealreleasekey.keystore")
            storePassword "suredeal"
            keyAlias "SuredealReleaseKey"
            keyPassword "suredeal"
        }
    }


buildTypes {
        release {
            signingConfig signingConfigs.release
        }
    }
    packagingOptions {
        exclude 'META-INF/ASL2.0'
        exclude 'META-INF/LICENSE'
        exclude 'META-INF/license.txt'
        exclude 'META-INF/NOTICE'
        exclude 'META-INF/notice.txt'
    }
}
repositories {
    mavenCentral()
}

dependencies {
    compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
    compile 'com.android.support:design:23.1.1'
    compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:23.1.1'
    compile 'com.android.support:recyclerview-v7:23.1.1'
    compile 'com.facebook.android:facebook-android-sdk:4.6.0'
    testCompile 'com.android.support:support-annotations:23.1.1'
    androidTestCompile 'com.android.support:support-annotations:23.1.1'


    compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-base:8.4.0'
    compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-plus:8.4.0'
    compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-auth:8.4.0'
    compile 'com.android.support:support-v13:23.1.1'

    /**
     * GSON
     */
    compile 'com.google.code.gson:gson:2.4'

    // UI AutomatorTesting
    androidTestCompile 'com.android.support.test:runner:0.2'
    androidTestCompile 'com.android.support.test:rules:0.2'
    androidTestCompile 'com.android.support.test.uiautomator:uiautomator-v18:2.1.0'
    compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-appindexing:8.4.0'

    /**
     * Spring Dependencies
     * compile 'org.springframework.android:spring-android-rest-template:1.0.1.RELEASE'
     * compile 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-core:2.4.2'
     * compile 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-annotations:2.4.0'
     */
    compile 'org.springframework.android:spring-android-rest-template:2.0.0.M3'
    compile 'com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:2.4.2'

    /**
     * Android Annotation Dependencies
     */
    compile 'org.glassfish.main:javax.annotation:4.0-b33'

    /**
     * Volley Jar
     */
    compile files('libs/volley.jar')
    compile 'com.mcxiaoke.volley:library:1.0.19'

    /**
     * GCM Dependency
     */
    compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-gcm:8.4.0'
    /**
     * Universal image Loader
     */
    compile 'com.nostra13.universalimageloader:universal-image-loader:1.9.5'
    compile files('libs/urlimageviewhelper-1.0.4.jar')

    compile 'com.squareup.picasso:picasso:2.5.2'
}
repositories {
    maven {
        url 'http://repo.spring.io/milestone'
    }
}

This is build.gradle
Here I'm generating signed APK using Gradle Build.(./gradlew assembleRelease). 3.Build Failed for task app:processReleaseResources.

Here the stacktrace:

----------
./gradlew assembleRelease --stacktrace
:app:preBuild UP-TO-DATE
:app:preReleaseBuild UP-TO-DATE
:app:checkReleaseManifest
:app:preDebugBuild UP-TO-DATE
:app:prepareComAndroidSupportAppcompatV72311Library UP-TO-DATE
:app:prepareComAndroidSupportDesign2311Library UP-TO-DATE
:app:prepareComAndroidSupportRecyclerviewV72311Library UP-TO-DATE
:app:prepareComAndroidSupportSupportV132311Library UP-TO-DATE
:app:prepareComAndroidSupportSupportV42311Library UP-TO-DATE
:app:prepareComFacebookAndroidFacebookAndroidSdk460Library UP-TO-DATE
:app:prepareComGoogleAndroidGmsPlayServicesAppindexing840Library UP-TO-DATE
:app:prepareComGoogleAndroidGmsPlayServicesAuth840Library UP-TO-DATE
:app:prepareComGoogleAndroidGmsPlayServicesBase840Library UP-TO-DATE
:app:prepareComGoogleAndroidGmsPlayServicesBasement840Library UP-TO-DATE
:app:prepareComGoogleAndroidGmsPlayServicesGcm840Library UP-TO-DATE
:app:prepareComGoogleAndroidGmsPlayServicesMeasurement840Library UP-TO-DATE
:app:prepareComGoogleAndroidGmsPlayServicesPlus840Library UP-TO-DATE
:app:prepareReleaseDependencies
:app:compileReleaseAidl UP-TO-DATE
:app:compileReleaseRenderscript UP-TO-DATE
:app:generateReleaseBuildConfig UP-TO-DATE
:app:generateReleaseAssets UP-TO-DATE
:app:mergeReleaseAssets UP-TO-DATE
:app:generateReleaseResValues UP-TO-DATE
:app:generateReleaseResources UP-TO-DATE
:app:mergeReleaseResources UP-TO-DATE
:app:processReleaseManifest UP-TO-DATE
:app:processReleaseResources FAILED

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

* What went wrong:
Execution failed for task ':app:processReleaseResources'.
> at index 4

* Try:
Run with --info or --debug option to get more log output.

* Exception is:
org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskExecutionException: Execution failed for task ':app:processReleaseResources'.
    at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.executeActions(ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.java:69)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.execute(ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.java:46)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.PostExecutionAnalysisTaskExecuter.execute(PostExecutionAnalysisTaskExecuter.java:35)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.SkipUpToDateTaskExecuter.execute(SkipUpToDateTaskExecuter.java:64)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.ValidatingTaskExecuter.execute(ValidatingTaskExecuter.java:58)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.SkipEmptySourceFilesTaskExecuter.execute(SkipEmptySourceFilesTaskExecuter.java:42)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.SkipTaskWithNoActionsExecuter.execute(SkipTaskWithNoActionsExecuter.java:52)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.SkipOnlyIfTaskExecuter.execute(SkipOnlyIfTaskExecuter.java:53)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.ExecuteAtMostOnceTaskExecuter.execute(ExecuteAtMostOnceTaskExecuter.java:43)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.AbstractTask.executeWithoutThrowingTaskFailure(AbstractTask.java:310)
    at org.gradle.execution.taskgraph.AbstractTaskPlanExecutor$TaskExecutorWorker.executeTask(AbstractTaskPlanExecutor.java:79)
    at org.gradle.execution.taskgraph.AbstractTaskPlanExecutor$TaskExecutorWorker.processTask(AbstractTaskPlanExecutor.java:63)
    at org.gradle.execution.taskgraph.AbstractTaskPlanExecutor$TaskExecutorWorker.run(AbstractTaskPlanExecutor.java:51)
    at org.gradle.execution.taskgraph.DefaultTaskPlanExecutor.process(DefaultTaskPlanExecutor.java:23)
    at org.gradle.execution.taskgraph.DefaultTaskGraphExecuter.execute(DefaultTaskGraphExecuter.java:88)
    at org.gradle.execution.SelectedTaskExecutionAction.execute(SelectedTaskExecutionAction.java:37)
    at org.gradle.execution.DefaultBuildExecuter.execute(DefaultBuildExecuter.java:62)
    at org.gradle.execution.DefaultBuildExecuter.access$200(DefaultBuildExecuter.java:23)
    at org.gradle.execution.DefaultBuildExecuter$2.proceed(DefaultBuildExecuter.java:68)
    at org.gradle.execution.DryRunBuildExecutionAction.execute(DryRunBuildExecutionAction.java:32)
    at org.gradle.execution.DefaultBuildExecuter.execute(DefaultBuildExecuter.java:62)
    at org.gradle.execution.DefaultBuildExecuter.execute(DefaultBuildExecuter.java:55)
    at org.gradle.initialization.DefaultGradleLauncher.doBuildStages(DefaultGradleLauncher.java:149)
    at org.gradle.initialization.DefaultGradleLauncher.doBuild(DefaultGradleLauncher.java:106)
    at org.gradle.initialization.DefaultGradleLauncher.run(DefaultGradleLauncher.java:86)
    at org.gradle.launcher.exec.InProcessBuildActionExecuter$DefaultBuildController.run(InProcessBuildActionExecuter.java:90)
    at org.gradle.tooling.internal.provider.ExecuteBuildActionRunner.run(ExecuteBuildActionRunner.java:28)
    at org.gradle.launcher.exec.ChainingBuildActionRunner.run(ChainingBuildActionRunner.java:35)
    at org.gradle.launcher.exec.InProcessBuildActionExecuter.execute(InProcessBuildActionExecuter.java:41)
    at org.gradle.launcher.exec.InProcessBuildActionExecuter.execute(InProcessBuildActionExecuter.java:28)
    at org.gradle.launcher.exec.DaemonUsageSuggestingBuildActionExecuter.execute(DaemonUsageSuggestingBuildActionExecuter.java:50)
    at org.gradle.launcher.exec.DaemonUsageSuggestingBuildActionExecuter.execute(DaemonUsageSuggestingBuildActionExecuter.java:27)
    at org.gradle.launcher.cli.RunBuildAction.run(RunBuildAction.java:40)
    at org.gradle.internal.Actions$RunnableActionAdapter.execute(Actions.java:169)
    at org.gradle.launcher.cli.CommandLineActionFactory$ParseAndBuildAction.execute(CommandLineActionFactory.java:237)
    at org.gradle.launcher.cli.CommandLineActionFactory$ParseAndBuildAction.execute(CommandLineActionFactory.java:210)
    at org.gradle.launcher.cli.JavaRuntimeValidationAction.execute(JavaRuntimeValidationAction.java:35)
    at org.gradle.launcher.cli.JavaRuntimeValidationAction.execute(JavaRuntimeValidationAction.java:24)
    at org.gradle.launcher.cli.CommandLineActionFactory$WithLogging.execute(CommandLineActionFactory.java:206)
    at org.gradle.launcher.cli.CommandLineActionFactory$WithLogging.execute(CommandLineActionFactory.java:169)
    at org.gradle.launcher.cli.ExceptionReportingAction.execute(ExceptionReportingAction.java:33)
    at org.gradle.launcher.cli.ExceptionReportingAction.execute(ExceptionReportingAction.java:22)
    at org.gradle.launcher.Main.doAction(Main.java:33)
    at org.gradle.launcher.bootstrap.EntryPoint.run(EntryPoint.java:45)
    at org.gradle.launcher.bootstrap.ProcessBootstrap.runNoExit(ProcessBootstrap.java:54)
    at org.gradle.launcher.bootstrap.ProcessBootstrap.run(ProcessBootstrap.java:35)
    at org.gradle.launcher.GradleMain.main(GradleMain.java:23)
    at org.gradle.wrapper.BootstrapMainStarter.start(BootstrapMainStarter.java:33)
    at org.gradle.wrapper.WrapperExecutor.execute(WrapperExecutor.java:130)
    at org.gradle.wrapper.GradleWrapperMain.main(GradleWrapperMain.java:48)
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException: at index 4
    at com.google.common.collect.ObjectArrays.checkElementNotNull(ObjectArrays.java:240)
    at com.google.common.collect.ObjectArrays.checkElementsNotNull(ObjectArrays.java:231)
    at com.google.common.collect.ObjectArrays.checkElementsNotNull(ObjectArrays.java:226)
    at com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList.construct(ImmutableList.java:303)
    at com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList.copyOf(ImmutableList.java:258)
    at com.android.ide.common.process.ProcessInfoBuilder.createProcess(ProcessInfoBuilder.java:55)
    at com.android.builder.core.AaptPackageProcessBuilder.build(AaptPackageProcessBuilder.java:444)
    at com.android.builder.core.AndroidBuilder.processResources(AndroidBuilder.java:915)
    at com.android.build.gradle.tasks.ProcessAndroidResources.doFullTaskAction(ProcessAndroidResources.java:138)
    at com.android.build.gradle.internal.tasks.IncrementalTask.taskAction(IncrementalTask.java:98)
    at org.gradle.internal.reflect.JavaMethod.invoke(JavaMethod.java:75)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.project.taskfactory.AnnotationProcessingTaskFactory$IncrementalTaskAction.doExecute(AnnotationProcessingTaskFactory.java:243)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.project.taskfactory.AnnotationProcessingTaskFactory$StandardTaskAction.execute(AnnotationProcessingTaskFactory.java:219)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.project.taskfactory.AnnotationProcessingTaskFactory$IncrementalTaskAction.execute(AnnotationProcessingTaskFactory.java:230)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.project.taskfactory.AnnotationProcessingTaskFactory$StandardTaskAction.execute(AnnotationProcessingTaskFactory.java:208)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.executeAction(ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.java:80)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.executeActions(ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.java:61)
    ... 49 more


BUILD FAILED

Total time: 6.696 secs

I'm stuck here Any solution How to fix this issue plz Help me.

score 12 · Accepted Answer · edited Feb 17 '16 at 14:43

12

Finally I got solution for this issue after going through so many articles.

This issue is because of sdk tools Version mismatch.

The targeted sdk version in build.gradle file must match with the sdk version which you installed.

edited Feb 17 '16 at 14:43

rghome

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answered Feb 17 '16 at 09:17

rakesh

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score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 06 '17 at 16:05

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In your build.gradle,

applicationId "com.company.app"

Should match in AndroidManifest.xml:

package="com.company.app"

I was getting this same error because they didn't match.

answered Jul 06 '17 at 16:05

AldaronLau

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score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 21 '18 at 21:51

My solution came from here

REMOVE ALL IMAGES FROM RES/ DRAWABLE THAT YOU DON'T NEED

https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues/19239

Credit for --> ZeroCool00

For those who are doing this before generating apk

react-native bundle --platform android --dev false --entry-file index.js --bundle-output android/app/src/main/assets/index.android.bundle --assets-dest android/app/src/main/res

it generate unnecessary drawable images in drawable folder. so make sure to remove it and try again.

android-> app -> src -> main -> res -> drawable

score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Mar 16 '18 at 14:20

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In my case it was a to long (more that 100 chars) name of a file in Assets

answered Mar 16 '18 at 14:20

Arkady

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score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Sep 15 '18 at 10:38

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After so much searching, I found this solution

In android/gradle.properties add android.enableAapt2=false

answered Sep 15 '18 at 10:38

Siraj Alam

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Asqan · Answer 6 · 2019-10-14T02:05:59.497

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for cordova projects

adding the cordova plugin cordova-android-support-gradle-release has fixed this problem for me.

edited Oct 14 '19 at 02:05

answered Oct 14 '19 at 01:41

Asqan

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score 0 · Answer 7 · answered Nov 27 '19 at 08:22

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For me the issue was being caused by a circular reference in an xml file. Lint would usually flag the issue, unless instructed not too. Check for:

tools:ignore="ResourceCycle"

answered Nov 27 '19 at 08:22

rndStr

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score 0 · Answer 8 · answered Nov 25 '21 at 05:58

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In my case I was adding tag inside application tag thats why it was happening.

answered Nov 25 '21 at 05:58

Jackson Harry

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score -1 · Answer 9 · answered Oct 10 '18 at 12:23

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My method is always try the simplest potential solution: and I added this line inside gradle.properties in the app folder:

android.enableAapt2=false

It works wonder exactly no issue.

answered Oct 10 '18 at 12:23

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Gradle Build Failed For Task app:processReleaseResources

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