Gradle build Issue: com.android.dx.cf.iface.ParseException: bad class file magic (cafebabe) or version (0034.0000)

Question

I have been working on my codebase for quite some time now, without facing any issues. Everything was working fine up until a few hours back. All of a sudden, the build process keeps crashing. I even tried reverting back to several previous commits but every time I try to build my project, it keeps crashing. I believe something went wrong with my build.gradle, but I haven't made any changes in a couple of days (Like I mentioned above, I was able to build successfully up until few hours back.)

My build.gradle:

apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
android {
    compileSdkVersion 23
    buildToolsVersion "23.0.2"
    packagingOptions {
        exclude 'META-INF/LICENSE.txt'
        exclude 'META-INF/NOTICE.txt'
    }

    useLibrary 'org.apache.http.legacy'

    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "com.getplan"
        minSdkVersion 14
        targetSdkVersion 23
        renderscriptTargetApi 18
        renderscriptSupportModeEnabled true
        versionCode 1
        versionName "1.0"
        multiDexEnabled true
        generatedDensities = []
    }

    aaptOptions {
        additionalParameters "--no-version-vectors"
    }

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

    dexOptions {
        incremental true
        javaMaxHeapSize "2g"
    }
}

repositories {
    mavenCentral()
    maven {
        url 'http://clojars.org/repo'
    }
}


dependencies {
    compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
    compile project(':library')
    compile project(':image_picker_library')
    compile project(':image_crop_supprort_library')
    compile files('libs/httpclient-4.3.6.jar')
    compile files('libs/httpcore-4.3.3.jar')
    compile files('libs/httpmime-4.1.1.jar')
    compile files('libs/HockeySDK-3.5.0.jar')
    compile files('libs/gson-2.2.4.jar')
    compile 'com.android.support:design:23.2.0'
    compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:23.0.1'
    compile 'com.android.support:cardview-v7:23.0.1'
    compile 'com.android.support:recyclerview-v7:23.0.1'
    compile 'com.android.support:support-v4:23.0.1'
    compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services:7.8.0'
    compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-location:7.8.0'
    compile 'com.squareup.picasso:picasso:2.5.0'
    compile 'com.github.shell-software:fab:1.0.5'
    compile 'de.hdodenhof:circleimageview:1.2.1'
    compile 'com.wdullaer:materialdatetimepicker:1.5.1'
    compile 'com.daimajia.swipelayout:library:1.2.0@aar'
    compile 'com.sothree.slidinguppanel:library:3.2.0'
    compile ('com.instabug.library:instabug:2+'){
        exclude group: 'com.google.android.gms'
    }
//    compile 'com.instabug.library:instabugsupport:1.7.4'
    compile 'com.pubnub:pubnub-android:3.7.+'
    compile 'com.mixpanel.android:mixpanel-android:4.8.0'
    compile project(':image_crop_supprort_library')
    // App Icon Badger
    compile 'me.leolin:ShortcutBadger:1.1.4@aar'
}

Errors on gradle console:

UNEXPECTED TOP-LEVEL EXCEPTION:
java.lang.RuntimeException: Exception parsing classes
    at com.android.dx.command.dexer.Main.processClass(Main.java:752)
    at com.android.dx.command.dexer.Main.processFileBytes(Main.java:718)
    at com.android.dx.command.dexer.Main.access$1200(Main.java:85)
    at com.android.dx.command.dexer.Main$FileBytesConsumer.processFileBytes(Main.java:1645)
    at com.android.dx.cf.direct.ClassPathOpener.processArchive(ClassPathOpener.java:284)
    at com.android.dx.cf.direct.ClassPathOpener.processOne(ClassPathOpener.java:166)
    at com.android.dx.cf.direct.ClassPathOpener.process(ClassPathOpener.java:144)
    at com.android.dx.command.dexer.Main.processOne(Main.java:672)
    at com.android.dx.command.dexer.Main.processAllFiles(Main.java:542)
    at com.android.dx.command.dexer.Main.runMultiDex(Main.java:366)
    at com.android.dx.command.dexer.Main.run(Main.java:275)
    at com.android.dx.command.dexer.Main.main(Main.java:245)
    at com.android.dx.command.Main.main(Main.java:106)
Caused by: com.android.dx.cf.iface.ParseException: bad class file magic (cafebabe) or version (0034.0000)
    at com.android.dx.cf.direct.DirectClassFile.parse0(DirectClassFile.java:472)
    at com.android.dx.cf.direct.DirectClassFile.parse(DirectClassFile.java:406)
    at com.android.dx.cf.direct.DirectClassFile.parseToInterfacesIfNecessary(DirectClassFile.java:388)
    at com.android.dx.cf.direct.DirectClassFile.getMagic(DirectClassFile.java:251)
    at com.android.dx.command.dexer.Main.parseClass(Main.java:764)
    at com.android.dx.command.dexer.Main.access$1500(Main.java:85)
    at com.android.dx.command.dexer.Main$ClassParserTask.call(Main.java:1684)
    at com.android.dx.command.dexer.Main.processClass(Main.java:749)
    ... 12 more

UNEXPECTED TOP-LEVEL EXCEPTION:
java.lang.RuntimeException: Exception parsing classes
    at com.android.dx.command.dexer.Main.processClass(Main.java:752)
    at com.android.dx.command.dexer.Main.processFileBytes(Main.java:718)
    at com.android.dx.command.dexer.Main.access$1200(Main.java:85)
    at com.android.dx.command.dexer.Main$FileBytesConsumer.processFileBytes(Main.java:1645)
    at com.android.dx.cf.direct.ClassPathOpener.processArchive(ClassPathOpener.java:284)
    at com.android.dx.cf.direct.ClassPathOpener.processOne(ClassPathOpener.java:166)
    at com.android.dx.cf.direct.ClassPathOpener.process(ClassPathOpener.java:144)
    at com.android.dx.command.dexer.Main.processOne(Main.java:672)
    at com.android.dx.command.dexer.Main.processAllFiles(Main.java:569)
    at com.android.dx.command.dexer.Main.runMultiDex(Main.java:366)
    at com.android.dx.command.dexer.Main.run(Main.java:275)
    at com.android.dx.command.dexer.Main.main(Main.java:245)
    at com.android.dx.command.Main.main(Main.java:106)
Caused by: com.android.dx.cf.iface.ParseException: bad class file magic (cafebabe) or version (0034.0000)
    at com.android.dx.cf.direct.DirectClassFile.parse0(DirectClassFile.java:472)
    at com.android.dx.cf.direct.DirectClassFile.parse(DirectClassFile.java:406)
    at com.android.dx.cf.direct.DirectClassFile.parseToInterfacesIfNecessary(DirectClassFile.java:388)
    at com.android.dx.cf.direct.DirectClassFile.getMagic(DirectClassFile.java:251)
    at com.android.dx.command.dexer.Main.parseClass(Main.java:764)
    at com.android.dx.command.dexer.Main.access$1500(Main.java:85)
    at com.android.dx.command.dexer.Main$ClassParserTask.call(Main.java:1684)
    at com.android.dx.command.dexer.Main.processClass(Main.java:749)
    ... 12 more
2 errors; aborting


 FAILED

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

* What went wrong:
Execution failed for task ':app:transformClassesWithDexForDebug'.
> com.android.build.api.transform.TransformException: com.android.ide.common.process.ProcessException: org.gradle.process.internal.ExecException: Process 'command '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-oracle/bin/java'' finished with non-zero exit value 1

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

BUILD FAILED

Total time: 27.954 secs

I've been stuck on this for so long and I've come across similar questions here, here and here. I seem to have all the suggested changes already implemented in my build.gradle. Could anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong here??

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered May 03 '16 at 13:41

0

if you are using Java 7 and not a higher version.

For Android Studio, change File -> Project Structure -> SDK Location -> JDK Location to jdk1.7.x. For the command line, ensure java -version outputs java version "1.7.x".

answered May 03 '16 at 13:41

I'm already using Java 7. Terminal shows Java Version 1.7.0_79. Android Studio is also pointing to the right location. Any other suggestion? – Kevin Christie May 04 '16 at 05:59

Gradle build Issue: com.android.dx.cf.iface.ParseException: bad class file magic (cafebabe) or version (0034.0000)

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