jack-compiler

I am facing following issue while running application. Error:Execution failed for task ':app:transformJackWithJackForDebug'. com.android.sched.scheduler.RunnerProcessException: Error during 'MethodIdMerger' runner on '': GC overhead limit exceeded I have also declared heap size in gradle file dexOptions { preDexLibraries = false javaMaxHeapSize "4g" } I am using android studio 2.2 and JackOption is enabled . Update : build.gradle included apply plugin: 'com.android.application' repositories { mavenCentral() } android { compileSdkVersion 23 buildToolsVersion '24.0.2' compileOptions.encoding =

I recently upgraded to Java 8 and my computer is subsequently using jack to compile my android builds. Since I've switched, building the app on my device is taking an enormous amount of time; usually between 3-5 minutes. I changed the server timeout value in my .jack file to 1800 seconds and it still seems that the server timeout is set to 60 seconds. Has anybody had a similar problem? Here is what my .jack file looks like: SERVER_TIMEOUT=1800 EDIT: I recently upgraded my computer from a mid 2010 mac desktop computer to a late 2015 model. Although jack is still not compiling as quickly as I'd

This question already has an answer here: How to enable Jack (Java Android Compiler Kit) in android studio 6 answers When I tried to update my android project to use Java 8 after getting android studio 2.1 and android N SDK by adding compileOptions { sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8 targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8 } I had this error Error:Jack is required to support java 8 language features. Either enable Jack or remove sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8. What should I do? Error:Jack is required to support java 8 language features. Either enable Jack or remove