Error:Execution failed for task ':app:transformClassesWithDexForDebug'. >

Question

I created a simple hello world project but I am getting the following error:

Error: Execution failed for task '`:app:transformClassesWithDexForDebug`'.
> com.android.ide.common.process.ProcessException: org.gradle.process.internal.ExecException: Process 'command '/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.7.0_79.jdk/Contents/Home/bin/java'' finished with non-zero exit value 1.

I have added multiDexEnabled true in build.gradle but it is still showing the above error.

My build.gradle file:-

android {
    compileSdkVersion 23
    buildToolsVersion "25.0.2"

    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "com.example.bliss76.myapplication"
        minSdkVersion 19
        targetSdkVersion 23
        versionCode 1
        versionName "1.0"
        multiDexEnabled true


    }
    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-v7:23.4.0'
}

Possible duplicate of [Java finished with non-zero exit value 2 - Android Gradle](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/29756188/java-finished-with-non-zero-exit-value-2-android-gradle) — Sunisha Guptan, Jun 20 '17 at 10:25
try this way to enable multidex follow this [link](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/44603154/how-to-fix-android-4-4-2-error-classnotfoundexception-didnt-find-class-com-go/44603205#44603205) — AskNilesh, Jun 20 '17 at 10:37
@NileshRathod its simple hello world application it should started without any modifiaction — Anamika Chavan, Jun 20 '17 at 10:41
@AnamikaChavan please follow this link https://stackoverflow.com/questions/29045129/android-java-exe-finished-with-non-zero-exit-value-1 — AskNilesh, Jun 20 '17 at 10:42
Try with update java from 7 to 8 and set path properly and try again. — Nitin Patel, Jun 20 '17 at 11:08

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 20 '17 at 10:28

Have you remembered to change the manifest?

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
      package="com.example.myapp">
<application
        android:name="android.support.multidex.MultiDexApplication" >
    ...
</application>

Error:Execution failed for task ':app:transformClassesWithDexForDebug'. >

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