Error while compling the android application - Execution failed for task :app:transformClassesWithDexForDebug

Question

My app was compiling properly, before i added an google maps activity. Then i get this error

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: java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException: com.android.ide.common.process.ProcessException: org.gradle.process.internal.ExecException: Process 'command '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-openjdk-amd64/bin/java'' finished with non-zero exit value 2

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Error:The number of method references in a .dex file cannot exceed 64K.
Learn how to resolve this issue at https://developer.android.com/tools/building/multidex.html
:app:transformClassesWithDexForDebug FAILED
Error:Execution failed for task ':app:transformClassesWithDexForDebug'.
> com.android.build.api.transform.TransformException: com.android.ide.common.process.ProcessException: java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException: com.android.ide.common.process.ProcessException: org.gradle.process.internal.ExecException: Process 'command '/usr/lib/jvm/java-8-openjdk-amd64/bin/java'' finished with non-zero exit value 2

build.gradle

android {
    compileSdkVersion 24
    buildToolsVersion "23.0.3"
    useLibrary 'org.apache.http.legacy'

    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "zupportdesk.desk.zupport.chatsystem"
        minSdkVersion 15
        targetSdkVersion 24
        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-v7:24.2.0'
    compile 'com.android.support:recyclerview-v7:24.2.0'
    compile 'com.android.support:design:24.2.0'
    compile 'com.android.support:cardview-v7:24.2.0'
    compile 'org.java-websocket:Java-WebSocket:1.3.0'
    compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services:9.4.0'
    compile 'br.com.liveo:navigationdrawer-material:2.5.1'



    compile files('libs/gson-2.2.2.jar')
    compile files('libs/signalr-client-sdk-android.jar')
    compile files('libs/signalr-client-sdk.jar')

}

Can someone help me to fix this issue. tnx

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/33915955/android-studio-transformexception-errorexecution-failed-for-task-apptransf — Shweta Chauhan, Sep 02 '16 at 11:59

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 02 '16 at 11:56

After adding the google maps, the method and references count exceed 64K:

Error:The number of method references in a .dex file cannot exceed 64K.

This is a big problem that every big project encounter such a problem. But the Google gave a solution : Configure Apps with Over 64K Methods.

Hope this can help you.

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 02 '16 at 11:58

According to your question

Instead of

compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services:9.4.0'

Use this

com.google.android.gms:play-services-maps:9.4.0

This will only include play service required for maps only.Your code will import all packages of play services which will cause your app to cross 64K method limits

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 02 '16 at 11:53

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Add this to your build.gradle after the buildTypes{ ... }:

 dexOptions {
    javaMaxHeapSize "4g"
}

answered Sep 02 '16 at 11:53

Aman Grover

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Darshan Miskin · Answer 4 · 2016-09-02T12:09:54.463

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Add this dependency in gradle... your app has reached the 64k reference limit. More of it here

compile 'com.android.support:multidex:1.0.0'

also add this

android {

    defaultConfig {

        // Enabling multidex support.
        multiDexEnabled true
}
}

edited Sep 02 '16 at 12:09

answered Sep 02 '16 at 11:55

Darshan Miskin

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score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Oct 02 '16 at 08:44

According to Google's suggestion: Selectively compiling APIs into your executable, you can try to replace the following line in your build.gradle file:

compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services:9.6.1'

with what you need:

compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-maps:9.6.1' compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-xxx2:9.6.1' compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-xxx3:9.6.1'

Error while compling the android application - Execution failed for task :app:transformClassesWithDexForDebug

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