Execution failed for task ':app:processDebugResources' after cleaning project

Question

The error I've been getting is this:

 FAILED

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

* What went wrong:
Execution failed for task ':app:processDebugResources'.
> com.android.ide.common.process.ProcessException: org.gradle.process.internal.ExecException: Process 'command 'C:\Users\bliss_000\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\build-tools\23.0.3\aapt.exe'' finished with non-zero exit value 1

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

* Exception is:
org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskExecutionException: Execution failed for task ':app:processDebugResources'.
    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:66)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.ValidatingTaskExecuter.execute(ValidatingTaskExecuter.java:58)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.SkipEmptySourceFilesTaskExecuter.execute(SkipEmptySourceFilesTaskExecuter.java:52)
    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.execution.taskgraph.DefaultTaskGraphExecuter$EventFiringTaskWorker.execute(DefaultTaskGraphExecuter.java:203)
    at org.gradle.execution.taskgraph.DefaultTaskGraphExecuter$EventFiringTaskWorker.execute(DefaultTaskGraphExecuter.java:185)
    at org.gradle.execution.taskgraph.AbstractTaskPlanExecutor$TaskExecutorWorker.processTask(AbstractTaskPlanExecutor.java:66)
    at org.gradle.execution.taskgraph.AbstractTaskPlanExecutor$TaskExecutorWorker.run(AbstractTaskPlanExecutor.java:50)
    at org.gradle.execution.taskgraph.DefaultTaskPlanExecutor.process(DefaultTaskPlanExecutor.java:25)
    at org.gradle.execution.taskgraph.DefaultTaskGraphExecuter.execute(DefaultTaskGraphExecuter.java:110)
    at org.gradle.execution.SelectedTaskExecutionAction.execute(SelectedTaskExecutionAction.java:37)
    at org.gradle.execution.DefaultBuildExecuter.execute(DefaultBuildExecuter.java:37)
    at org.gradle.execution.DefaultBuildExecuter.access$000(DefaultBuildExecuter.java:23)
    at org.gradle.execution.DefaultBuildExecuter$1.proceed(DefaultBuildExecuter.java:43)
    at org.gradle.execution.DryRunBuildExecutionAction.execute(DryRunBuildExecutionAction.java:32)
    at org.gradle.execution.DefaultBuildExecuter.execute(DefaultBuildExecuter.java:37)
    at org.gradle.execution.DefaultBuildExecuter.execute(DefaultBuildExecuter.java:30)
    at org.gradle.initialization.DefaultGradleLauncher$4.run(DefaultGradleLauncher.java:153)
    at org.gradle.internal.Factories$1.create(Factories.java:22)
    at org.gradle.internal.progress.DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.run(DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.java:91)
    at org.gradle.internal.progress.DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.run(DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.java:53)
    at org.gradle.initialization.DefaultGradleLauncher.doBuildStages(DefaultGradleLauncher.java:150)
    at org.gradle.initialization.DefaultGradleLauncher.access$200(DefaultGradleLauncher.java:32)
    at org.gradle.initialization.DefaultGradleLauncher$1.create(DefaultGradleLauncher.java:98)
    at org.gradle.initialization.DefaultGradleLauncher$1.create(DefaultGradleLauncher.java:92)
    at org.gradle.internal.progress.DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.run(DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.java:91)
    at org.gradle.internal.progress.DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.run(DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.java:63)
    at org.gradle.initialization.DefaultGradleLauncher.doBuild(DefaultGradleLauncher.java:92)
    at org.gradle.initialization.DefaultGradleLauncher.run(DefaultGradleLauncher.java:83)
    at org.gradle.launcher.exec.InProcessBuildActionExecuter$DefaultBuildController.run(InProcessBuildActionExecuter.java:99)
    at org.gradle.tooling.internal.provider.runner.BuildModelActionRunner.run(BuildModelActionRunner.java:46)
    at org.gradle.launcher.exec.ChainingBuildActionRunner.run(ChainingBuildActionRunner.java:35)
    at org.gradle.tooling.internal.provider.runner.SubscribableBuildActionRunner.run(SubscribableBuildActionRunner.java:58)
    at org.gradle.launcher.exec.ChainingBuildActionRunner.run(ChainingBuildActionRunner.java:35)
    at org.gradle.launcher.exec.InProcessBuildActionExecuter.execute(InProcessBuildActionExecuter.java:48)
    at org.gradle.launcher.exec.InProcessBuildActionExecuter.execute(InProcessBuildActionExecuter.java:30)
    at org.gradle.launcher.exec.ContinuousBuildActionExecuter.execute(ContinuousBuildActionExecuter.java:81)
    at org.gradle.launcher.exec.ContinuousBuildActionExecuter.execute(ContinuousBuildActionExecuter.java:46)
    at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.ExecuteBuild.doBuild(ExecuteBuild.java:52)
    at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.BuildCommandOnly.execute(BuildCommandOnly.java:36)
    at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.api.DaemonCommandExecution.proceed(DaemonCommandExecution.java:120)
    at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.WatchForDisconnection.execute(WatchForDisconnection.java:37)
    at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.api.DaemonCommandExecution.proceed(DaemonCommandExecution.java:120)
    at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.ResetDeprecationLogger.execute(ResetDeprecationLogger.java:26)
    at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.api.DaemonCommandExecution.proceed(DaemonCommandExecution.java:120)
    at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.RequestStopIfSingleUsedDaemon.execute(RequestStopIfSingleUsedDaemon.java:34)
    at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.api.DaemonCommandExecution.proceed(DaemonCommandExecution.java:120)
    at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.ForwardClientInput$2.call(ForwardClientInput.java:74)
    at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.ForwardClientInput$2.call(ForwardClientInput.java:72)
    at org.gradle.util.Swapper.swap(Swapper.java:38)
    at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.ForwardClientInput.execute(ForwardClientInput.java:72)
    at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.api.DaemonCommandExecution.proceed(DaemonCommandExecution.java:120)
    at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.health.DaemonHealthTracker.execute(DaemonHealthTracker.java:47)
    at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.api.DaemonCommandExecution.proceed(DaemonCommandExecution.java:120)
    at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.LogToClient.doBuild(LogToClient.java:60)
    at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.BuildCommandOnly.execute(BuildCommandOnly.java:36)
    at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.api.DaemonCommandExecution.proceed(DaemonCommandExecution.java:120)
    at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.EstablishBuildEnvironment.doBuild(EstablishBuildEnvironment.java:72)
    at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.BuildCommandOnly.execute(BuildCommandOnly.java:36)
    at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.api.DaemonCommandExecution.proceed(DaemonCommandExecution.java:120)
    at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.health.HintGCAfterBuild.execute(HintGCAfterBuild.java:41)
    at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.api.DaemonCommandExecution.proceed(DaemonCommandExecution.java:120)
    at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.StartBuildOrRespondWithBusy$1.run(StartBuildOrRespondWithBusy.java:50)
    at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.DaemonStateCoordinator$1.run(DaemonStateCoordinator.java:237)
    at org.gradle.internal.concurrent.ExecutorPolicy$CatchAndRecordFailures.onExecute(ExecutorPolicy.java:54)
    at org.gradle.internal.concurrent.StoppableExecutorImpl$1.run(StoppableExecutorImpl.java:40)
Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: com.android.ide.common.process.ProcessException: org.gradle.process.internal.ExecException: Process 'command 'C:\Users\bliss_000\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\build-tools\23.0.3\aapt.exe'' finished with non-zero exit value 1
    at com.android.build.gradle.tasks.ProcessAndroidResources.doFullTaskAction(ProcessAndroidResources.java:207)
    at com.android.build.gradle.internal.tasks.IncrementalTask.taskAction(IncrementalTask.java:82)
    at org.gradle.internal.reflect.JavaMethod.invoke(JavaMethod.java:75)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.project.taskfactory.AnnotationProcessingTaskFactory$IncrementalTaskAction.doExecute(AnnotationProcessingTaskFactory.java:245)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.project.taskfactory.AnnotationProcessingTaskFactory$StandardTaskAction.execute(AnnotationProcessingTaskFactory.java:221)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.project.taskfactory.AnnotationProcessingTaskFactory$IncrementalTaskAction.execute(AnnotationProcessingTaskFactory.java:232)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.project.taskfactory.AnnotationProcessingTaskFactory$StandardTaskAction.execute(AnnotationProcessingTaskFactory.java:210)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.executeAction(ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.java:80)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.executeActions(ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.java:61)
    ... 70 more
Caused by: com.android.ide.common.process.ProcessException: org.gradle.process.internal.ExecException: Process 'command 'C:\Users\bliss_000\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\build-tools\23.0.3\aapt.exe'' finished with non-zero exit value 1
    at com.android.build.gradle.internal.process.GradleProcessResult.assertNormalExitValue(GradleProcessResult.java:43)
    at com.android.builder.core.AndroidBuilder.processResources(AndroidBuilder.java:983)
    at com.android.build.gradle.tasks.ProcessAndroidResources.doFullTaskAction(ProcessAndroidResources.java:163)
    ... 78 more
Caused by: org.gradle.process.internal.ExecException: Process 'command 'C:\Users\bliss_000\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\build-tools\23.0.3\aapt.exe'' finished with non-zero exit value 1
    at org.gradle.process.internal.DefaultExecHandle$ExecResultImpl.assertNormalExitValue(DefaultExecHandle.java:367)
    at com.android.build.gradle.internal.process.GradleProcessResult.assertNormalExitValue(GradleProcessResult.java:41)
    ... 80 more


BUILD FAILED

Total time: 1.468 secs

Along with this, Android Studio can't resolve R class. By the way, I don't really know how to post errors on here properly, so I just used a snippet. I already tried cleaning the build and rebuilding it, nothing from previous posts and solutions have worked.

The following is my Android Manifest file if you were wondering, I don't mind posting any resource files or classes.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    package="com.example.bliss_000.todolistapp"
    android:versionCode="1"
    android:versionName="1.0" >

    <uses-sdk
        android:minSdkVersion="15"
        android:targetSdkVersion="23" />

    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />

    <application
        name="com.example.bliss_000.todolistapp.AppController"
        android:name="com.android.tools.fd.runtime.BootstrapApplication"
        android:allowBackup="true"
        android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
        android:label="@string/app_name"
        android:theme="@style/AppTheme" >
        <activity
            android:name="com.example.bliss_000.todolistapp.LoginActivity"
            android:label="@string/app_name"
            android:launchMode="singleTop"
            android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustPan" >
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
        <activity
            android:name="com.example.bliss_000.todolistapp.RegisterActivity"
            android:label="@string/app_name"
            android:launchMode="singleTop"
            android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustPan" />
        <activity
            android:name="com.example.bliss_000.todolistapp.MainActivity"
            android:label="@string/app_name"
            android:launchMode="singleTop" />
        <activity
            android:name="com.example.bliss_000.todolistapp.GoalsActivity"
            android:label="Craft"
            android:launchMode="singleTop" />
        <activity
            android:name="com.example.bliss_000.todolistapp.GoalsEditorActivity"
            android:label="Craft"
            android:launchmode="singleTop" />
    </application>

</manifest>

It could also be something wrong with a resource file, I really don't know how I would be able to find it without taking apart the entire project.

I've already cleaned and rebuilt the project, none of it is working. — selflearningcode, Sep 09 '16 at 02:47
See http://stackoverflow.com/questions/29045129/android-java-exe-finished-with-non-zero-exit-value-1 — Zar E Ahmer, Sep 09 '16 at 07:00
@Nepster - No, please see the Gradle task this question failed on. Compare the steps after the words `Execution failed for task` that one is about pre-dexing, this one is about resources — OneCricketeer, Sep 09 '16 at 12:47

OneCricketeer · Accepted Answer · 2016-09-09T12:51:04.550

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Keyword is Resources from

Execution failed for task ':app:processDebugResources'

Therefore, the problem likely exists somewhere in an XML file.

For instance, your manifest's application tag. I don't think that name attribute is valid. Plus, you already have android:name for a different class. Therefore remove the name one. Or change to android:name and keep only one. If you need both classes, then have AppController extend the BootstrapApplication class.

<application
    name="com.example.bliss_000.todolistapp.AppController"

Also, the entire package name isn't necessary.

For example, the MainActivity can simply be

<activity
     android:name=".MainActivity"

edited Sep 09 '16 at 12:51

answered Sep 09 '16 at 05:18

OneCricketeer

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I'm using the volley library so I need to have AppController in the application name, it's just something that's required. Also, I only added ".AppController", not the entire name, it just auto completes it for me. – selflearningcode Sep 09 '16 at 10:26
You can only have one `android:name`. You do not **need** AppController for Volley. If you do need it, and don't otherwise know your way around the problem then remove `BootstrapApplication`. The root problem is the `name` attribute is not valid there – OneCricketeer Sep 09 '16 at 12:43
I forgot to mention that the android manifest I posted wasn't the original code, it's just what came up in a tab that was debug/AndroidManifest.xml. I'll just use this answer anyways and look through my resource files since I have 6 files in layout for recyclerviews and activity design. – selflearningcode Sep 09 '16 at 19:07
Alright, best of luck. You could try the `lint` task, as I describe here (just after the Android Studio image) https://stackoverflow.com/questions/36698816/gradle-what-is-a-non-zero-exit-value-and-how-do-i-fix-it/36698817#36698817 – OneCricketeer Sep 09 '16 at 19:22
Yeah, lint task didn't help. I ended up taking out all the launchmodes, labels and windowsoftinputs out of the android manifest after testing out all the other resource layout files in another project. It finally worked afterwards. I don't even know what any of those do yet, I was just using a tutorial as reference but the program is still working fine. Thanks for the help. – selflearningcode Sep 13 '16 at 00:12

score 6 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 08 '19 at 08:26

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For me it was to update the compileSdkVersion and targetSdkVersion in build.gradle from 27 to 28.

answered Apr 08 '19 at 08:26

iluxa.b

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score 1 · Answer 3 · edited Apr 04 '22 at 20:04

90% possible your problem is from xml files

Check following things in your xml

Go to xml -> find (ctrl +f)-> search "@string/" -> check all strings are valid
do the same thing for "@drawable/" & "@color/"

In my case I missed some drawables & colors and some strings were not mapping

String not mapping issue

ex: "@string/password" "password" string available in my strings.xml but when I click (ctrl +click) not open in strings.xml

I hardcode the not mapped strings.. problem fixed

score 0 · Answer 4 · edited Nov 11 '18 at 15:25

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This problem may caused from xml code content:

Check activity_main.xml for all errors,
Fix all errors than rebuild by going to menu->build than click on 'Rebuild Project'

edited Nov 11 '18 at 15:25

fewlinesofcode

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answered Nov 11 '18 at 13:27

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score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Jul 31 '19 at 03:20

I'll add on that to check EVERY .xml file. This includes your AndroidManifest.xml file. Most errors can also be subtle, too. For example, this piece of code was causing the error: android:fullBackupContent="". In case if you can't find the error, try using gradlew build --stacktrace, as it gives a full stacktrace, allowing for you to trace the error.

score 0 · Answer 6 · edited Oct 22 '19 at 17:48

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I found the issue why this is happening It because of XML file only

Solution:

In You project go to android folder-> app -> app -> src -> main -> res -> drawable -> launch_background.xml

Their replace this Default Code inside of <''>

item android:drawable="@android:color/white"

Save and run the app

edited Oct 22 '19 at 17:48

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answered Oct 22 '19 at 14:00

Hasansab Takked

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score 0 · Answer 7 · answered Sep 12 '22 at 20:50

What I did and helps me was change the old package name.

For exemple lets suppose that your package was "us.com.app-old-name" and you for some reason changed for "br.com.cooler-name".

What was happening was that some files were with "us.com.app-old-name" when they should have "br.com.cooler-name"

score -1 · Answer 8 · answered May 08 '18 at 14:22

I had the same issue in my app because I wanted to merge with my workmate branch. I noticed the issue was with something related with xml resources so what worked for me was;

Download the zip project from Github with his branch
Unzip the project
Copy the entire drawable folder to my drawable folder
Avoid the double xml of course
Make & Rebuild Project

Execution failed for task ':app:processDebugResources' after cleaning project

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