Execution failed for task ':app:dexDebug' non-zero exit value 2

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Error:Gradle: Execution failed for task ':app:dexDebug'.

com.android.ide.common.process.ProcessException: org.gradle.process.internal.ExecException: Process 'command '/usr/local/java/jdk1.8.0_73/bin/java'' finished with non-zero exit value 2
This Error comes in all my projects

build.gradle file

apply plugin: 'com.android.application'

android {
    compileSdkVersion 23
    buildToolsVersion "23.0.2"

    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "com.example.mukesh.airpollution"
        minSdkVersion 15
        targetSdkVersion 23
        versionCode 1
        versionName "1.0"
    }

    buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled false
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
        }
    }
}

dependencies {
    compile group: 'cz.msebera.android', name: 'httpclient', version: '4.4.1.1'
}

dependencies {
    compile 'com.android.support:recyclerview-v7:23.1.1'
}

dependencies {
    compile 'com.loopj.android:android-async-http:1.4.4'
}

dependencies {
    compile 'com.google.code.gson:gson:2.2.4'
}

dependencies {
    compile group: 'cz.msebera.android', name: 'httpclient', version: '4.4.1.1'
}

dependencies {
    compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
    testCompile 'junit:junit:4.12'
    compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:23.1.1'
    compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services:8.3.0'
    compile 'com.google.maps.android:android-maps-utils:0.4+'
}

This may be a multidex issue. Try to apply multidex support. see http://stackoverflow.com/questions/32407985/android-app-loading-library-at-runtime-on-lollipop-but-not-icecreamsandwich/36263927#36263927 — Devrim, Apr 24 '16 at 10:43
@DevrimTuncer That is not always a solution... @ Martin, Please see [this post](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/36698816/gradle-what-is-a-non-zero-exit-value-and-how-do-i-fix-it) — OneCricketeer, Apr 24 '16 at 10:57
You really should condense all the `dependencies` sections... you only need a **single** one. — OneCricketeer, Apr 24 '16 at 10:58
There is a 65K method limit which can be reached as your app grows in size due to more libararies referenced, method count tells you how many methods have been reached. Have you looked into multidex? @MartinBahr — AndroidEnthusiast, Apr 24 '16 at 17:52

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 24 '16 at 14:09

Try compacting your build.gradle as below (removed duplicate entry for httpclient) :

apply plugin: 'com.android.application'

android {
compileSdkVersion 23
buildToolsVersion "23.0.2"

defaultConfig {
    applicationId "com.example.mukesh.airpollution"
    minSdkVersion 15
    targetSdkVersion 23
    versionCode 1
    versionName "1.0"
}

buildTypes {
    release {
        minifyEnabled false
        proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
    }
}
}

dependencies {
compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
testCompile 'junit:junit:4.12'
compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:23.1.1'
compile 'com.android.support:recyclerview-v7:23.1.1'
compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services:8.3.0'
compile 'com.google.maps.android:android-maps-utils:0.4+'
compile 'com.google.code.gson:gson:2.2.4'
compile 'com.loopj.android:android-async-http:1.4.4'
compile group: 'cz.msebera.android', name: 'httpclient', version: '4.4.1.1'
}

Tell me whether it works?

Execution failed for task ':app:dexDebug' non-zero exit value 2

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