kapt Build Fails With Dagger Android Processor

Question

I am attempting to include the Dagger Android Processor (documented here) in my project with the Kotlin Annotation Processing Tool (kapt).

I have included the proper dependencies in my build.gradle file:

apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
apply plugin: 'kotlin-android'
apply plugin: 'kotlin-kapt'

android {
    compileSdkVersion 25
    buildToolsVersion "25.0.2"
    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "com.example.app"
        minSdkVersion 16
        targetSdkVersion 25
        versionCode 1
        versionName "1.0"
        testInstrumentationRunner "android.support.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
    }
    sourceSets {
        main.java.srcDirs += 'src/main/kotlin'
    }
    buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled false
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
        }
    }
}

dependencies {
    compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
    androidTestCompile('com.android.support.test.espresso:espresso-core:2.2.2', {
        exclude group: 'com.android.support', module: 'support-annotations'
        exclude group: 'com.google.code.findbugs', module: 'jsr305'
    })

    // Support libraries
    compile "com.android.support:appcompat-v7:25.3.1"
    compile "com.android.support:design:25.3.1"
    compile "com.android.support.constraint:constraint-layout:1.0.2"

    // Google libraries
    compile "com.google.dagger:dagger-android:2.10"
    compile "com.google.dagger:dagger-android-support:2.10"
    kapt "com.google.dagger:dagger-android-processor:2.10"

    // ReactiveX libraries
    compile "io.reactivex.rxjava2:rxandroid:2.0.1"
    compile "io.reactivex.rxjava2:rxjava:2.0.9"

    // Kotlin libraries
    compile "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jre7:1.1.2"

    // Test instrumentation
    testCompile "junit:junit:4.12"
}

But when I build the project I get the following GradleException:

:app:kaptDebugKotlin FAILED

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

* What went wrong:
Execution failed for task ':app:kaptDebugKotlin'.
> Internal compiler error. See log for more details

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

* Exception is:
org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskExecutionException: Execution failed for task ':app:kaptDebugKotlin'.
    at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.executeActions(ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.java:84)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.execute(ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.java:55)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.SkipUpToDateTaskExecuter.execute(SkipUpToDateTaskExecuter.java:62)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.ValidatingTaskExecuter.execute(ValidatingTaskExecuter.java:58)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.SkipEmptySourceFilesTaskExecuter.execute(SkipEmptySourceFilesTaskExecuter.java:88)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.ResolveTaskArtifactStateTaskExecuter.execute(ResolveTaskArtifactStateTaskExecuter.java:46)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.SkipTaskWithNoActionsExecuter.execute(SkipTaskWithNoActionsExecuter.java:51)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.SkipOnlyIfTaskExecuter.execute(SkipOnlyIfTaskExecuter.java:54)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.ExecuteAtMostOnceTaskExecuter.execute(ExecuteAtMostOnceTaskExecuter.java:43)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.CatchExceptionTaskExecuter.execute(CatchExceptionTaskExecuter.java:34)
    at org.gradle.execution.taskgraph.DefaultTaskGraphExecuter$EventFiringTaskWorker$1.execute(DefaultTaskGraphExecuter.java:236)
    at org.gradle.execution.taskgraph.DefaultTaskGraphExecuter$EventFiringTaskWorker$1.execute(DefaultTaskGraphExecuter.java:228)
    at org.gradle.internal.Transformers$4.transform(Transformers.java:169)
    at org.gradle.internal.progress.DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.run(DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.java:106)
    at org.gradle.internal.progress.DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.run(DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.java:61)
    at org.gradle.execution.taskgraph.DefaultTaskGraphExecuter$EventFiringTaskWorker.execute(DefaultTaskGraphExecuter.java:228)
    at org.gradle.execution.taskgraph.DefaultTaskGraphExecuter$EventFiringTaskWorker.execute(DefaultTaskGraphExecuter.java:215)
    at org.gradle.execution.taskgraph.AbstractTaskPlanExecutor$TaskExecutorWorker.processTask(AbstractTaskPlanExecutor.java:77)
    at org.gradle.execution.taskgraph.AbstractTaskPlanExecutor$TaskExecutorWorker.run(AbstractTaskPlanExecutor.java:58)
    at org.gradle.execution.taskgraph.DefaultTaskPlanExecutor.process(DefaultTaskPlanExecutor.java:32)
    at org.gradle.execution.taskgraph.DefaultTaskGraphExecuter.execute(DefaultTaskGraphExecuter.java:113)
    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$3.execute(DefaultGradleLauncher.java:196)
    at org.gradle.initialization.DefaultGradleLauncher$3.execute(DefaultGradleLauncher.java:193)
    at org.gradle.internal.Transformers$4.transform(Transformers.java:169)
    at org.gradle.internal.progress.DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.run(DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.java:106)
    at org.gradle.internal.progress.DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.run(DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.java:56)
    at org.gradle.initialization.DefaultGradleLauncher.doBuildStages(DefaultGradleLauncher.java:193)
    at org.gradle.initialization.DefaultGradleLauncher.doBuild(DefaultGradleLauncher.java:119)
    at org.gradle.initialization.DefaultGradleLauncher.run(DefaultGradleLauncher.java:102)
    at org.gradle.launcher.exec.GradleBuildController.run(GradleBuildController.java:71)
    at org.gradle.tooling.internal.provider.runner.BuildModelActionRunner.run(BuildModelActionRunner.java:50)
    at org.gradle.launcher.exec.ChainingBuildActionRunner.run(ChainingBuildActionRunner.java:35)
    at org.gradle.tooling.internal.provider.runner.RunAsBuildOperationBuildActionRunner$1.execute(RunAsBuildOperationBuildActionRunner.java:43)
    at org.gradle.tooling.internal.provider.runner.RunAsBuildOperationBuildActionRunner$1.execute(RunAsBuildOperationBuildActionRunner.java:40)
    at org.gradle.internal.Transformers$4.transform(Transformers.java:169)
    at org.gradle.internal.progress.DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.run(DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.java:106)
    at org.gradle.internal.progress.DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.run(DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.java:56)
    at org.gradle.tooling.internal.provider.runner.RunAsBuildOperationBuildActionRunner.run(RunAsBuildOperationBuildActionRunner.java:40)
    at org.gradle.tooling.internal.provider.runner.SubscribableBuildActionRunner.run(SubscribableBuildActionRunner.java:75)
    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:26)
    at org.gradle.tooling.internal.provider.ContinuousBuildActionExecuter.execute(ContinuousBuildActionExecuter.java:75)
    at org.gradle.tooling.internal.provider.ContinuousBuildActionExecuter.execute(ContinuousBuildActionExecuter.java:49)
    at org.gradle.tooling.internal.provider.ServicesSetupBuildActionExecuter.execute(ServicesSetupBuildActionExecuter.java:44)
    at org.gradle.tooling.internal.provider.ServicesSetupBuildActionExecuter.execute(ServicesSetupBuildActionExecuter.java:29)
    at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.ExecuteBuild.doBuild(ExecuteBuild.java:67)
    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:47)
    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.exec.LogAndCheckHealth.execute(LogAndCheckHealth.java:55)
    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.exec.StartBuildOrRespondWithBusy$1.run(StartBuildOrRespondWithBusy.java:50)
    at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.DaemonStateCoordinator$1.run(DaemonStateCoordinator.java:297)
    at org.gradle.internal.concurrent.ExecutorPolicy$CatchAndRecordFailures.onExecute(ExecutorPolicy.java:54)
    at org.gradle.internal.concurrent.StoppableExecutorImpl$1.run(StoppableExecutorImpl.java:40)
Caused by: org.gradle.api.GradleException: Internal compiler error. See log for more details
    at org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.TasksUtilsKt.throwGradleExceptionIfError(tasksUtils.kt:9)
    at org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.internal.KaptTask.compile(KaptTask.kt:72)
    at org.gradle.internal.reflect.JavaMethod.invoke(JavaMethod.java:73)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.project.taskfactory.DefaultTaskClassInfoStore$StandardTaskAction.doExecute(DefaultTaskClassInfoStore.java:141)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.project.taskfactory.DefaultTaskClassInfoStore$StandardTaskAction.execute(DefaultTaskClassInfoStore.java:134)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.project.taskfactory.DefaultTaskClassInfoStore$StandardTaskAction.execute(DefaultTaskClassInfoStore.java:123)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.AbstractTask$TaskActionWrapper.execute(AbstractTask.java:632)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.AbstractTask$TaskActionWrapper.execute(AbstractTask.java:615)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.executeAction(ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.java:95)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.executeActions(ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.java:76)
    ... 78 more

According to the Kotlin 1.0.4 release changelog:

You should enable [generateStubs] only if you’ve run into problems with the default kapt annotation processing implementation.

Which I tried, but no luck.

Root build.gradle:

buildscript {
    repositories {
        jcenter()
    }
    dependencies {
        classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:1.1.2"
        classpath "com.android.tools.build:gradle:2.3.1"
    }
}

allprojects {
    repositories {
        jcenter()
    }
}

task clean(type: Delete) {
    delete rootProject.buildDir
}

Can you show your root build.gradle as well? – Christian Brüggemann Apr 27 '17 at 16:18 — Christian Brüggemann, Apr 27 '17 at 16:18

Bryan · Accepted Answer · 2017-06-20T12:19:04.350

Bah, I missed part of the error message that was before the break:

:app:kaptDebugKotlin
e: /Users/me/Downloads/App/app/build/tmp/kapt3/stubs/debug/com/example/app/ui/module/main/MainActivityModule.java:10: error: @dagger.android.ActivityKey methods should bind dagger.android.AndroidInjector.Factory<? extends android.app.Activity>, not dagger.android.AndroidInjector.Factory<? super android.app.Activity>. See google.github.io/dagger/android
e: 

e:     public abstract dagger.android.AndroidInjector.Factory<? super android.app.Activity> bindMainActivityInjectorFactory(@org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull()
e:                                                                                          ^

w: warning: The following options were not recognized by any processor: '[kapt.kotlin.generated]'
w: 


e: /Users/me/Downloads/App/app/src/main/kotlin/com/example/app/ApplicationComponent.kt: (1, 1): Some error(s) occurred while processing annotations. Please see the error messages above.

I was using the in variance annotation instead of the out annotation when creating the AndroidInjector.Factory.

@Module(subcomponents = arrayOf(MainActivitySubcomponent::class))
abstract class MainActivityModule {

    @Binds @IntoMap @ActivityKey(MainActivity::class)
    abstract fun bindMainActivityInjectorFactory(
            builder: MainActivitySubcomponent.Builder): AndroidInjector.Factory<out Activity> // Was using `in` annotation instead of `out`
}

@Semanticer In Java wildcards can either be unbounded, [upper bounded](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/generics/upperBounded.html) or [lower bounded](https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/generics/lowerBounded.html) by using either no keyword, the `extends` keyword or the `super` keyword (respectively). These keywords correspond to the `in` and `out` variance annotations in [Kotlin](https://kotlinlang.org/docs/reference/generics.html). The error states that I was using `extends` when I should be using `super`; or when translated to Kotlin, `in` when I should be using `out`. — Bryan, May 15 '17 at 20:21
@JohnErnestGuadalupe You *want* to generate the same error logs? You should be able to just copy the `MainActivityModule` above, but using the `in` variance (`AndroidInjector.Factory`), and add it to your `AppComponent` (or any part of your Dagger object graph). — Bryan, Jun 20 '17 at 12:18
Don't you hope that `kapt` errors find their way into the standard Studio error log pane? Boy, I sure do.. — G. Blake Meike, Sep 12 '17 at 16:24

score 9 · Answer 2 · edited Jul 15 '17 at 09:50

9

I think the problem is related to the kotlin-stdlib-jre7, it doesn't work properly with dagger, I suggest you change this kotlin-stdlib-jre7 for kotlin-stdlib :

compile "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib:1.1.2"

instead of:

compile "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jre7:1.1.2"

it works for me.

edited Jul 15 '17 at 09:50

MIRMIX

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answered Jul 14 '17 at 14:37

Yury

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This one fixed this issue for me. – DimitrisCBR Sep 20 '17 at 11:30

score 3 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 18 '17 at 12:14

3

I went through the same problem. I had to take off from my build.gradle:

apply plugin: 'kotlin-kapt'
kapt 'groupId:artifactId:$kapt_version'

And I added this (straight away after apply plug:....):

kapt {
    generateStubs = true
}

I hope this could help someone else.

answered Oct 18 '17 at 12:14

Alexiscanny

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You do not need `generateStubs = true` if you applied the `kotlin-kapt` plugin, it is for the older kapt. Gradle will show the warning about this. – yanex Nov 13 '17 at 04:44

score 2 · Answer 4 · answered Sep 12 '17 at 14:20

2

There is no single reason for this build failure. It's not always related to kotlin as well.

Check your logs in Android studio's Gradle Console for clear information about the cause. You can find the clue about the failure.

answered Sep 12 '17 at 14:20

Sridhar Nalam

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score 1 · Answer 5 · answered Apr 22 '19 at 01:37

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I tried many ways but the error message was not meaningful after next day I add

MoviesViewModel @Inject constructor(private val movieService: MovieService): ViewModel() then :)

answered Apr 22 '19 at 01:37

Qamar

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score 1 · Answer 6 · answered Dec 12 '19 at 09:58

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I have had a similar problem with kapt and I dissolved it to add:

apply plugin: 'kotlin-kapt'

and

compileKotlin {
    kotlinOptions.jvmTarget = "1.8"
}

answered Dec 12 '19 at 09:58

Marek94

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score -2 · Answer 7 · answered Jun 03 '20 at 18:07

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Go to SDK manager in Android studio and install NDK. it works for me.

answered Jun 03 '20 at 18:07

Sunil

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kapt Build Fails With Dagger Android Processor

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