Could not get unknown property 'manifestOutputDirectory'

Question

I'm trying to "make project" with Android Studio, and I'm getting this error:

Execution failed for task ':myApp:processGoogleDebugManifest'.

Could not get unknown property 'manifestOutputDirectory' for task ':myApp:processGoogleDebugManifest' of type com.android.build.gradle.tasks.ProcessMultiApkApplicationManifest.

Any help please?

EDIT: This error occurred after I updated to gradle v6.5 and plugin v4.1.0. If I revert to gradle v6.1.1 and plugin v4.0.0 the error disappears.

score 80 · Accepted Answer · edited Nov 20 '22 at 21:17

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I encountered this same issue today, in my case it was caused by an outdated version of Huawei's AG Connect plugin. I was using com.huawei.agconnect:agcp:1.2.1.301, but when I updated it to com.huawei.agconnect:agcp:1.4.1.300 the issue was fixed.

See Latest Huawei's AG Connect plugin here: https://developer.huawei.com/latest/plugin/agconnect ...Just scroll, you'll find it there haha!

But if Huawei's plugin is not the problem you are having, you can debug the issue by running gradle with --stacktrace option to see where the issue originates from. In Android Studio you can add command line options for gradle in Settings/Build, Execution, Deployment/Compiler/Command-line options.

edited Nov 20 '22 at 21:17

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answered Oct 16 '20 at 14:07

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That's exactly the issue :) I was using com.huawei.agconnect:agcp:1.3.1.300. Updating to 1.4.1.300 fixed it! Thank you! – Sergio Viudes Oct 16 '20 at 15:09
Same issue here, Thanks! – Ton Nov 08 '20 at 17:40
Perfect answer. Thanks for sharing and saving us some time! – Nick Nov 19 '20 at 06:24
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Updating to 1.4.2.300 fixed it – Ettore Gallina Nov 24 '20 at 09:56
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`classpath 'com.huawei.agconnect:agcp:1.4.2.301'` has worked too – Alexander Farber Dec 05 '20 at 10:48
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Latest version is com.huawei.agconnect:agcp:1.5.1.300 – Mouaad Abdelghafour AITALI Apr 13 '21 at 12:06
Huawei just allow to have error. Because I still get get manifestOutputDirectory error but app is building fine ;) – konned May 05 '21 at 13:53
check it out the latest version https://developer.huawei.com/consumer/en/doc/development/AppGallery-connect-Guides/agc-get-started-android-0000001058210705 – ceng Jun 28 '21 at 14:08

score 12 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 08 '21 at 21:05

This solved my same problem:

In the project level build.gradle, replace this:

classpath 'com.huawei.agconnect:agcp:1.3.1.300'

with this:

classpath 'com.huawei.agconnect:agcp:1.4.1.300'

Reference: https://github.com/Tencent/tinker/issues/1471#issuecomment-710777366

Mathieu de Brito · Answer 3 · 2021-07-26T09:38:47.860

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I write it here because this solution saved my day :

We can fix this by simply replacing references to

manifestOutputDirectory

by

multiApkManifestOutputDirectory
enter code here

in your gradle tasks

For example :

android.applicationVariants.all { variant ->
    variant.outputs.all { output ->
        output.processManifest.doLast { task ->
            def outputDir = multiApkManifestOutputDirectory.asFile.get()
            String manifestMergerpath = "$outputDir/AndroidManifest.xml"
            writeManifest(manifestMergerpath, placeholders)
        }
    }
}

edited Jul 26 '21 at 09:38

answered Apr 01 '21 at 08:45

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hi where to replace it ? – Sanam Yavarpor Jul 03 '21 at 11:54
thumb up dude you saved my day too – Qing Mar 15 '23 at 09:27

glinda93 · Answer 4 · 2021-06-24T12:31:02.037

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If you're using bugsnag, replace the following line

classpath 'com.bugsnag:bugsnag-android-gradle-plugin:4.+'

with:

classpath 'com.bugsnag:bugsnag-android-gradle-plugin:5.+'

For further detail, see this issue: Fails with AGP 4.1.0-alpha04 and this comment.

edited Jun 24 '21 at 12:31

answered Jun 21 '21 at 09:33

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this helped me figure out why I couldn't get bugsnag working on the latest version of React Native 64.2. thx! – Dres Jun 23 '21 at 14:17

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Jun 17 '22 at 08:02

android.applicationVariants.all {
    outputs.all {
        processManifestProvider.configure {
            val multiApkManifestOutputDirectory = (this as ProcessMultiApkApplicationManifest)
                .multiApkManifestOutputDirectory // 
            doLast {
                multiApkManifestOutputDirectory.get()
                    .asFile
                    .walkTopDown()
                    .forEach { 
                        
                    }
            }
        }
    }
}

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