Execution failed for task ':app:processDebugResources' even with latest build tools

Question

I am getting this error when I try to run my project. I have installed the latest build tools- 23.0.3 but still the error persists. How do I fix this?

Executing tasks: [:app:generateDebugSources, :app:generateDebugAndroidTestSources]

Configuration on demand is an incubating feature.
:app:preBuild UP-TO-DATE
:app:preDebugBuild UP-TO-DATE
:app:checkDebugManifest
:app:preReleaseBuild UP-TO-DATE
:app:prepareComAndroidSupportAnimatedVectorDrawable2321Library UP-TO-DATE
:app:prepareComAndroidSupportAppcompatV72321Library UP-TO-DATE
:app:prepareComAndroidSupportDesign2321Library UP-TO-DATE
:app:prepareComAndroidSupportRecyclerviewV72321Library UP-TO-DATE
:app:prepareComAndroidSupportSupportV42321Library UP-TO-DATE
:app:prepareComAndroidSupportSupportVectorDrawable2321Library UP-TO-DATE
:app:prepareComGoogleAndroidGmsPlayServicesAppindexing810Library UP-TO-DATE
:app:prepareComGoogleAndroidGmsPlayServicesBasement810Library UP-TO-DATE
:app:prepareDebugDependencies
:app:compileDebugAidl UP-TO-DATE
:app:compileDebugRenderscript UP-TO-DATE
:app:generateDebugBuildConfig UP-TO-DATE
:app:generateDebugAssets UP-TO-DATE
:app:mergeDebugAssets UP-TO-DATE
:app:generateDebugResValues UP-TO-DATE
:app:generateDebugResources UP-TO-DATE
:app:mergeDebugResources UP-TO-DATE
:app:processDebugManifest
:app:processDebugResources
AGPBI: {"kind":"error","text":"Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name \u0027android:TextAppearance.Material.Widget.Button.Inverse\u0027.","sources":[{"file":"C:\\Users\\Ishmita\\Documents\\GitHub\\FurAlert-Native-Build\\app\\build\\intermediates\\res\\merged\\debug\\values-v23\\values-v23.xml","position":{"startLine":3}}],"original":"","tool":"AAPT"}

AGPBI: {"kind":"error","text":"Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name \u0027android:Widget.Material.Button.Colored\u0027.","sources":[{"file":"C:\\Users\\Ishmita\\Documents\\GitHub\\FurAlert-Native-Build\\app\\build\\intermediates\\res\\merged\\debug\\values-v23\\values-v23.xml","position":{"startLine":32}}],"original":"","tool":"AAPT"}


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\Ishmita\AppData\Local\Android\sdk\build-tools\23.0.3\aapt.exe'' finished with non-zero exit value 1

• Try: Run with --stacktrace option to get the stack trace. Run with --info or --debug option to get more log output.

BUILD FAILED

Total time: 5.901 secs

SDK manager

Answer 1

Set your compileSdkVersion to 23 in your module's build.gradle file.

Answer 2

Issue SOLVED by making library and app build.gradle same ... compileSdkVersion and buildToolsVersion.

library build.gradle and

android {

    compileSdkVersion 25
    buildToolsVersion "25.0.0"
    .....
    .....
}

app build.gradle

android {

    compileSdkVersion 25
    buildToolsVersion "25.0.0"
    .....
    .....
}

Answer 3

Error:Execution failed for task com.android.ide.common.process.ProcessException: org.gradle.process.internal.ExecException:

finished with non-zero exit value 1

One reason for this error to occure is that the file path to a resource file is to long:

Error: File path too long on Windows, keep below 240 characters 

Fix: Move your project folder closer to the root of your disk

Don't:// folder/folder/folder/folder/very_long_folder_name/MyProject...

Do://folder/short_name/MyProject

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Another reason could be duplicated resources or name spaces

Example:

  <style name="MyButton" parent="android:Widget.Button">
      <item name="android:textColor">@color/accent_color</item>
      <item name="android:textColor">#000000</item>
  </style>

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And make sure all file names and extensions are in lowercase

Wrong

myimage.PNG
myImage.png

Correct

my_image.png

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Make sure to Clean/Rebuild project

(delete the 'build' folder)

Answer 4

as a quick fix to this question, make sure your compile Sdk verion, your buildtoolsversion, your appcompat, and finally your support library are all running on the same sdk version, for further clarity take a look at the image i just uploaded. Cheers. Follow the red annotations and get rid of that trouble.

Answer 5

Another possible reason

resConfigs "hdpi", "xhdpi", "xxhdpi", "xxxhdpi"

can be source of this issue

Answer 6

this issue comes up with 2 reasons

1) the android SDK has not been install 2) the build toold version corresponsind to the android SDK is not installed

to start open terminal and type android and install API 26(updated one) and build tools version 26.0.1 or 26.0.2 then try to run using command ionic cordova build android

Answer 7

I stucked for two days and finally found my solution. I changed the compileSdkVersion to 27 (same with buildToolsVersion)

compileSdkVersion 27
buildToolsVersion '27.0.3'

Answer 8

I want to add that sometimes android studio loses track of the resources file and can't build on launch. If the above answers are to no avail, try

Build => Rebuild Project

I lost many hours to this when I was a beginner at Android Studio.

Answer 9

I changed the target=android-26 to target=android-23

project.properties

this works great for me.