Error:Execution failed for task ':app:dexDebug'. com.android.ide.common.process.ProcessException

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Error:Execution failed for task ':app:dexDebug'.

com.android.ide.common.process.ProcessException: org.gradle.process.internal.ExecException: Process 'command 'C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_40\bin\java.exe'' finished with non-zero exit value 2

I searched all the similar questions and solutions, but they do not help. I hope experts like you come up.

The project code has been uploaded into bitbucket: https://tainule@bitbucket.org/tainule/numad-huizhang.git

I have two modules, app and endpoint. Below is from Module:app:

apply plugin: 'com.android.application'

android {
    compileSdkVersion 21
    buildToolsVersion "21.1.2"

    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "edu.neu.madcourse.huizhang1"
        minSdkVersion 14
        targetSdkVersion 21
        versionCode 3
        versionName "2.1"
//        multiDexEnabled true
    }
    buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled false
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'

        }
    }
}

dependencies {


    compile fileTree(include: ['*.jar'], dir: 'libs')
    compile "com.android.support:appcompat-v7:21.0.+"
    compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services:+'
    compile 'com.google.guava:guava:18.0'
    compile 'com.google.code.gson:gson:1.7.2'
    compile 'org.apache.httpcomponents:httpmime:4.4-beta1'
    compile 'org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient:4.4-beta1'
    compile 'org.apache.httpcomponents:httpcore:4.4-beta1'
    compile 'com.nostra13.universalimageloader:universal-image-loader:1.9.3'
    compile project(path: ':endpoint', configuration: 'android-endpoints')
    compile files('src/main/res/libs/KeyValueAPI.jar')

}

Below is from Module endpoint:

buildscript {
    repositories {
        mavenLocal()
        mavenCentral()
    }
    dependencies {
        classpath 'com.google.appengine:gradle-appengine-plugin:1.9.17'
    }
}

repositories {
    mavenCentral();
}

apply plugin: 'java'
apply plugin: 'war'
apply plugin: 'appengine'

sourceCompatibility = 1.7
targetCompatibility = 1.7

dependencies {
    appengineSdk 'com.google.appengine:appengine-java-sdk:1.9.8'
    compile 'com.google.appengine:appengine-endpoints:1.9.8'
    compile 'com.google.appengine:appengine-endpoints-deps:1.9.8'
    compile 'javax.servlet:servlet-api:2.5'
    compile 'com.googlecode.objectify:objectify:4.0b3'
    compile 'com.ganyo:gcm-server:1.0.2'
//        compile 'com.github.fengdai:alertdialogpro-theme-material:0.1.0'

}

appengine {
    downloadSdk = true
    appcfg {
        oauth2 = true
    }
    endpoints {
        getClientLibsOnBuild = true
        getDiscoveryDocsOnBuild = true
    }
}

Answer 1

I faced same issue when converting an eclipse project to Android studio.In my case i had the design lirary jar file in eclipse project and I have added dependency of the same in gradle caused the error.I solved it by deleting jar from libs.

Answer 2

I changed :

compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services:9.0.0'

compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-auth:9.0.0'

to :

compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-maps:9.0.0'

compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-auth:9.0.0'

Answer 3

Try to clean and rebuild the project. I had the absolutely same question, this solved it.

Answer 4

I recently migrated one of our corporate projects from Eclipse to Android Studio.

We too got the below error during the migration:

Error:Execution failed for task ':appName:transformClassesWithDexForDebug'. com.android.build.api.transform.TransformException: com.android.ide.common.process.ProcessException: org.gradle.process.internal.ExecException: Process 'command '/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.7.0_79.jdk/Contents/Home/bin/java'' finished with non-zero exit value 2

To resolve it, we had to do a few things:

1. Remove/Update duplicate jars/files from libs

compile 'com.android.support:support-v4:23' compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services:9.0.0'

to compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services:9.0.0'

2. Set multiDexEnabled to True

defaultConfig { multiDexEnabled true }

3. Increase the heap size:

dexOptions { incremental true javaMaxHeapSize "4g" }

Answer 5

I am adding it so that someone in a similar situation might find it helpful.

So, even after multiDexEnabled = true I was getting the same error. I had no duplicate libraries. None of the above solutions worked. Upon reading the error log, I found OutOfMemError issue to be the primary reason and thought of changing the heap size somehow. Hence, this -

dexOptions {
        preDexLibraries = false
        javaMaxHeapSize "4g"
    }

Where "4g" means HeapSize of 4 GB. And it worked! I hope it does for you too.

Answer 6

I had the same problem error that is shown, i solve it by adding

defaultConfig {        
    // Enabling multidex support.
    multiDexEnabled true
}

I had this problem cause i exceeded the 65K methods dex limit imposed by Android i used so many libraries

Answer 7

I solved the same issue by removing:

compile fileTree(include: ['*.jar'], dir: 'libs')

and adding for each jar file:

compile files('libs/yourjarfile.jar')

Answer 8

three condition may cause this issue.

1. differ module have differ jar
2. in libs had contain jar，but in src alse add relevant source

3. gradle repeat contain，eg:

   compile fileTree(include: [‘*.jar’], dir: ‘libs’)

   compile files(‘libs/xxx.jar’)

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Answer 9

It seems you have a jar file or a lib appearing multiple times.

So, remove the .jar file from the lib folder then:

Build > Rebuild

Answer 10

I encountered the same exact error message. I am not quite sure if my solution will solve also your issue.

In Project Structure (app) I changed the Compile SDK Version from API 22 to API 21 and changed Build Tools Version from 22.0.0 to 21.1.2.

When I downloaded the latest API 22 Adroid 5.1, every project I create is using this API and causes me the problem. Maybe, Android Team is looking for a fix for this one.

Answer 11

I've got this problem after including same classes twice

Answer 12

Try to put this line of code in your main projects gradle script:

configurations { all*.exclude group: 'com.android.support', module: 'support-v4' }

I have two libraries linked to my project and they where using 'com.android.support:support-v4:22.0.0'.

Hope it helps someone.

Answer 13

This could also be the case when you have too many object references. Take a look at the results from the build, esp in the task :dex:multiDebug:

trouble writing output: Too many method references: 67114; max is 65536.

Answer 14

For me I had multiple versions of the same library included in /app/libs. I was using Parse and I had both ParseFacebookUtilsV3-1.9.0.jar and ParseFacebookUtilsV4-1.9.0.jar.

Deleting the V3 jar solves the problem.

Answer 15

I have the same issue, and solved by change the '+' to a exact number, like compile "com.android.support:appcompat-v7:21.0.+" to compile "com.android.support:appcompat-v7:21.0.0".

This works for me. :)

Answer 16

Finally I solved this problem by changing compile 'com.google.guava:guava:18.0 ' to compile 'com.google.guava:guava-jdk5:17.0'