Compile android app in raspberry pi

Question

i want to compile a android APP in a raspberry pi with gradle.

I have a build tools, images sdk and other data from my computer to the RPI, set the ANDROID_HOME and install gradle version.. Then when i run the compile process i get this error:

Running gradle assembleRelease
on builds/2014427_1738212
Relying on packaging to define the extension of the main artifact has been deprecated and is scheduled to be removed in Gradle 2.0
Download http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/com/jakewharton/butterknife/5.0.0/butterknife-5.0.0.pom
Download http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/com/jakewharton/butterknife-parent/5.0.0/butterknife-parent-5.0.0.pom
Download http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/com/squareup/dagger/dagger/1.2.1/dagger-1.2.1.pom
Download http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/com/squareup/dagger/dagger-parent/1.2.1/dagger-parent-1.2.1.pom
Download http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/com/squareup/dagger/dagger-compiler/1.2.1/dagger-compiler-1.2.1.pom
Download http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/javax/inject/javax.inject/1/javax.inject-1.pom
Download http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/com/squareup/javawriter/2.3.0/javawriter-2.3.0.pom
Download http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/com/jakewharton/butterknife/5.0.0/butterknife-5.0.0.jar
Download http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/javax/inject/javax.inject/1/javax.inject-1.jar
Download http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/com/squareup/dagger/dagger/1.2.1/dagger-1.2.1.jar
Download http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/com/squareup/javawriter/2.3.0/javawriter-2.3.0.jar
Download http://repo1.maven.org/maven2/com/squareup/dagger/dagger-compiler/1.2.1/dagger-compiler-1.2.1.jar
:Firext:preBuild
:Firext:preReleaseBuild
:Firext:checkReleaseManifest
:Firext:preDebugBuild
:libraries:AndroidBootstrap:compileLint
:libraries:AndroidBootstrap:copyReleaseLint UP-TO-DATE
:libraries:AndroidBootstrap:mergeReleaseProguardFiles
:libraries:AndroidBootstrap:packageReleaseAidl UP-TO-DATE
:libraries:AndroidBootstrap:preBuild
:libraries:AndroidBootstrap:preReleaseBuild
:libraries:AndroidBootstrap:checkReleaseManifest
:libraries:AndroidBootstrap:prepareReleaseDependencies
:libraries:AndroidBootstrap:compileReleaseAidl
:libraries:AndroidBootstrap:compileReleaseRenderscript
:libraries:AndroidBootstrap:generateReleaseBuildConfig
:libraries:AndroidBootstrap:mergeReleaseAssets
:libraries:AndroidBootstrap:generateReleaseResValues
:libraries:AndroidBootstrap:generateReleaseResources
:libraries:AndroidBootstrap:packageReleaseResources
:libraries:AndroidBootstrap:processReleaseManifest
:libraries:AndroidBootstrap:processReleaseResources FAILED

BUILD FAILED

Total time: 13 mins 10.381 secs

{ [Error: Command failed: /home/pi/android/android-sdk-linux/build-tools/19.0.3/aapt: 1: /home/pi/android/android-sdk-linux/build-tools/19.0.3/aapt: �������!8__PAGEZERO__TEXT: not found
/home/pi/android/android-sdk-linux/build-tools/19.0.3/aapt: 2: /home/pi/android/android-sdk-linux/build-tools/19.0.3/aapt: �: not found
/home/pi/android/android-sdk-linux/build-tools/19.0.3/aapt: 3: /home/pi/android/android-sdk-linux/build-tools/19.0.3/aapt: �: not found
/home/pi/android/android-sdk-linux/build-tools/19.0.3/aapt: 3: /home/pi/android/android-sdk-linux/build-tools/19.0.3/aapt: �: not found
/home/pi/android/android-sdk-linux/build-tools/19.0.3/aapt: 2: /home/pi/android/android-sdk-linux/build-tools/19.0.3/aapt: ��__symbol_stub__TEXT: not found
/home/pi/android/android-sdk-linux/build-tools/19.0.3/aapt: 4: /home/pi/android/android-sdk-linux/build-tools/19.0.3/aapt:�__stub_helper__TEXT$�: not found
/home/pi/android/android-sdk-linux/build-tools/19.0.3/aapt: 5: /home/pi/android/android-sdk-linux/build-tools/19.0.3/aapt: $�: not found
/home/pi/android/android-sdk-linux/build-tools/19.0.3/aapt: 6: /home/pi/android/android-sdk-linux/build-tools/19.0.3/aapt: �__cstring__TEXT��: not found
/home/pi/android/android-sdk-linux/build-tools/19.0.3/aapt: 7: /home/pi/android/android-sdk-linux/build-tools/19.0.3/aapt: �: not found
/home/pi/android/android-sdk-linux/build-tools/19.0.3/aapt: 8: /home/pi/android/android-sdk-linux/build-tools/19.0.3/aapt: Syntax error: "(" unexpected

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

* What went wrong:
Execution failed for task ':libraries:AndroidBootstrap:processReleaseResources'.
> com.android.ide.common.internal.LoggedErrorException: Failed to run command:
    /home/pi/android/android-sdk-linux/build-tools/19.0.3/aapt package -f --no-crunch -I /home/pi/android/android-sdk-linux/platforms/android-4.4/android.jar -M /home/pi/dev/firext/cifirext/builds/2014427_1738212/libraries/AndroidBootstrap/build/bundles/release/AndroidManifest.xml -S /home/pi/dev/firext/cifirext/builds/2014427_1738212/libraries/AndroidBootstrap/build/bundles/release/res -A /home/pi/dev/firext/cifirext/builds/2014427_1738212/libraries/AndroidBootstrap/build/bundles/release/assets -m -J /home/pi/dev/firext/cifirext/builds/2014427_1738212/libraries/AndroidBootstrap/build/source/r/release --non-constant-id --output-text-symbols /home/pi/dev/firext/cifirext/builds/2014427_1738212/libraries/AndroidBootstrap/build/bundles/release
  Error Code:
    2
  Output:
    /home/pi/android/android-sdk-linux/build-tools/19.0.3/aapt: 1: /home/pi/android/android-sdk-linux/build-tools/19.0.3/aapt: �������!8__PAGEZERO__TEXT: not found
    /home/pi/android/android-sdk-linux/build-tools/19.0.3/aapt: 2: /home/pi/android/android-sdk-linux/build-tools/19.0.3/aapt: �: not found
    /home/pi/android/android-sdk-linux/build-tools/19.0.3/aapt: 3: /home/pi/android/android-sdk-linux/build-tools/19.0.3/aapt: �: not found
    /home/pi/android/android-sdk-linux/build-tools/19.0.3/aapt: 3: /home/pi/android/android-sdk-linux/build-tools/19.0.3/aapt: �: not found
    /home/pi/android/android-sdk-linux/build-tools/19.0.3/aapt: 2: /home/pi/android/android-sdk-linux/build-tools/19.0.3/aapt: ��__symbol_stub__TEXT: not found
    /home/pi/android/android-sdk-linux/build-tools/19.0.3/aapt: 4: /home/pi/android/android-sdk-linux/build-tools/19.0.3/aapt:�__stub_helper__TEXT$�: not found
    /home/pi/android/android-sdk-linux/build-tools/19.0.3/aapt: 5: /home/pi/android/android-sdk-linux/build-tools/19.0.3/aapt: $�: not found
    /home/pi/android/android-sdk-linux/build-tools/19.0.3/aapt: 6: /home/pi/android/android-sdk-linux/build-tools/19.0.3/aapt: �__cstring__TEXT��: not found
    /home/pi/android/android-sdk-linux/build-tools/19.0.3/aapt: 7: /home/pi/android/android-sdk-linux/build-tools/19.0.3/aapt: �: not found
    /home/pi/android/android-sdk-linux/build-tools/19.0.3/aapt: 8: /home/pi/android/android-sdk-linux/build-tools/19.0.3/aapt: Syntax error: "(" unexpected


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] killed: false, code: 1, signal: null }

In my normal pc this compile ok..whats the problem?

Answer 1

I understand you copied the build tools that work on your computer, most likely an x86 architecture to the PI, which is ARM.

If I do a

file .../aapt

on my computer, I get

ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Intel 80386 ...

which will certainly not work on the ARM architecture. The strange error messages also hint in this direction. An answer in the raspberry pi forum states that you are out of luck.