Android build failing with build.xml:479: SDK does not have any Build Tools installed

Question

Why does my build fail with this error?

{android-sdk}/tools/ant/build.xml:479: SDK does not have any Build Tools installed

It

Answer 1

try run

android update sdk -u

in terminal.

You will see logs like this on your screen

Installing Archives:
  Preparing to install archives
  Downloading Android SDK Platform-tools, revision 17
  Installing Android SDK Platform-tools, revision 17
    Stopping ADB server succeeded.
    Installed Android SDK Platform-tools, revision 1799%)
  Downloading Android SDK Build-tools, revision 17
  Installing Android SDK Build-tools, revision 17
    Installed Android SDK Build-tools, revision 1799%)
  Downloading ARM EABI v7a System Image, Android API 17, revision 2
     (71%, 775 KiB/s, 41 seconds left))

After Android SDK is successfully updated, make sure Build Tools is installed.