e: [kapt] 'com.sun.tools.javac.util.Context' class can't be found ('tools.jar' is absent in the plugin classpath). Kapt won't work

Question

My project is always working fine before, until I upgrade into API 28 And refactor into Androidx. First I think I must solve the problem code because too much the unresolve reference code after refactoring. After I solve many problem, I still getting error

org.gradle.initialization.ReportedException: org.gradle.internal.exceptions.LocationAwareException: Execution failed for task ':app:kaptGenerateStubsDevKotlin'.
    at org.gradle.initialization.DefaultGradleLauncher.doBuildStages(DefaultGradleLauncher.java:145)
    at org.gradle.initialization.DefaultGradleLauncher.executeTasks(DefaultGradleLauncher.java:115)
    at org.gradle.internal.invocation.GradleBuildController$1.call(GradleBuildController.java:78)
    at org.gradle.internal.invocation.GradleBuildController$1.call(GradleBuildController.java:75)
    ... 30 more

So from gradle console I getting error like this

:app:clean
:clean
:app:checkDevClasspath
:app:preBuild UP-TO-DATE
:app:preDevBuild
:app:compileDevAidl NO-SOURCE
:app:compileDevRenderscript
:app:nodeSetup UP-TO-DATE
npm WARN deprecated apollo-codegen@0.19.1: The 'apollo-codegen' command has been replaced with the more-powerful 'apollo' CLI. Switch to 'apollo' to ensure future updates and visit https://npm.im/apollo#code-generation for more information.
:app:installApolloCodegen
:app:generateDevApolloIR
:app:generateDevApolloClasses
:app:checkDevManifest
:app:generateDevBuildConfig
:app:mainApkListPersistenceDev
:app:generateDevResValues
:app:generateDevResources
:app:processDevGoogleServices
Parsing json file: /media/rachmad/Data/PROJECT/appety/android/app/src/dev/google-services.json
:app:mergeDevResources
:app:createDevCompatibleScreenManifests
:app:processDevManifest
:app:splitsDiscoveryTaskDev
:app:processDevResources
e: [kapt] 'com.sun.tools.javac.util.Context' class can't be found ('tools.jar' is absent in the plugin classpath). Kapt won't work.
:app:kaptGenerateStubsDevKotlin FAILED

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

* What went wrong:
Execution failed for task ':app:kaptGenerateStubsDevKotlin'.
> Compilation error. See log for more details

* Try:
Run with --info or --debug option to get more log output. Run with --scan to get full insights.

* Exception is:
org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskExecutionException: Execution failed for task ':app:kaptGenerateStubsDevKotlin'.
    at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.executeActions(ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.java:103)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.execute(ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.java:73)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.OutputDirectoryCreatingTaskExecuter.execute(OutputDirectoryCreatingTaskExecuter.java:51)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.SkipUpToDateTaskExecuter.execute(SkipUpToDateTaskExecuter.java:59)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.ResolveTaskOutputCachingStateExecuter.execute(ResolveTaskOutputCachingStateExecuter.java:54)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.ValidatingTaskExecuter.execute(ValidatingTaskExecuter.java:59)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.SkipEmptySourceFilesTaskExecuter.execute(SkipEmptySourceFilesTaskExecuter.java:101)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.FinalizeInputFilePropertiesTaskExecuter.execute(FinalizeInputFilePropertiesTaskExecuter.java:44)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.CleanupStaleOutputsExecuter.execute(CleanupStaleOutputsExecuter.java:91)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.ResolveTaskArtifactStateTaskExecuter.execute(ResolveTaskArtifactStateTaskExecuter.java:62)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.SkipTaskWithNoActionsExecuter.execute(SkipTaskWithNoActionsExecuter.java:59)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.SkipOnlyIfTaskExecuter.execute(SkipOnlyIfTaskExecuter.java:54)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.ExecuteAtMostOnceTaskExecuter.execute(ExecuteAtMostOnceTaskExecuter.java:43)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.CatchExceptionTaskExecuter.execute(CatchExceptionTaskExecuter.java:34)
    at org.gradle.execution.taskgraph.DefaultTaskGraphExecuter$EventFiringTaskWorker$1.run(DefaultTaskGraphExecuter.java:256)
    at org.gradle.internal.progress.DefaultBuildOperationExecutor$RunnableBuildOperationWorker.execute(DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.java:336)
    at org.gradle.internal.progress.DefaultBuildOperationExecutor$RunnableBuildOperationWorker.execute(DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.java:328)
    at org.gradle.internal.progress.DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.execute(DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.java:199)
    at org.gradle.internal.progress.DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.run(DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.java:110)
    at org.gradle.execution.taskgraph.DefaultTaskGraphExecuter$EventFiringTaskWorker.execute(DefaultTaskGraphExecuter.java:249)
    at org.gradle.execution.taskgraph.DefaultTaskGraphExecuter$EventFiringTaskWorker.execute(DefaultTaskGraphExecuter.java:238)
    at org.gradle.execution.taskgraph.DefaultTaskPlanExecutor$TaskExecutorWorker.processTask(DefaultTaskPlanExecutor.java:123)
    at org.gradle.execution.taskgraph.DefaultTaskPlanExecutor$TaskExecutorWorker.access$200(DefaultTaskPlanExecutor.java:79)
    at org.gradle.execution.taskgraph.DefaultTaskPlanExecutor$TaskExecutorWorker$1.execute(DefaultTaskPlanExecutor.java:104)
    at org.gradle.execution.taskgraph.DefaultTaskPlanExecutor$TaskExecutorWorker$1.execute(DefaultTaskPlanExecutor.java:98)
    at org.gradle.execution.taskgraph.DefaultTaskExecutionPlan.execute(DefaultTaskExecutionPlan.java:663)
    at org.gradle.execution.taskgraph.DefaultTaskExecutionPlan.executeWithTask(DefaultTaskExecutionPlan.java:597)
    at org.gradle.execution.taskgraph.DefaultTaskPlanExecutor$TaskExecutorWorker.run(DefaultTaskPlanExecutor.java:98)
    at org.gradle.internal.concurrent.ExecutorPolicy$CatchAndRecordFailures.onExecute(ExecutorPolicy.java:63)
    at org.gradle.internal.concurrent.ManagedExecutorImpl$1.run(ManagedExecutorImpl.java:46)
    at org.gradle.internal.concurrent.ThreadFactoryImpl$ManagedThreadRunnable.run(ThreadFactoryImpl.java:55)
Caused by: org.gradle.api.GradleException: Compilation error. See log for more details
    at org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.TasksUtilsKt.throwGradleExceptionIfError(tasksUtils.kt:16)
    at org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.KotlinCompile.processCompilerExitCode(Tasks.kt:453)
    at org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.tasks.KotlinCompile.callCompiler$kotlin_gradle_plugin(Tasks.kt:415)
    at org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.internal.KaptGenerateStubsTask.execute(KaptGenerateStubsTask.kt:99)
    at org.gradle.internal.reflect.JavaMethod.invoke(JavaMethod.java:73)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.project.taskfactory.IncrementalTaskAction.doExecute(IncrementalTaskAction.java:50)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.project.taskfactory.StandardTaskAction.execute(StandardTaskAction.java:39)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.project.taskfactory.StandardTaskAction.execute(StandardTaskAction.java:26)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter$1.run(ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.java:124)
    at org.gradle.internal.progress.DefaultBuildOperationExecutor$RunnableBuildOperationWorker.execute(DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.java:336)
    at org.gradle.internal.progress.DefaultBuildOperationExecutor$RunnableBuildOperationWorker.execute(DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.java:328)
    at org.gradle.internal.progress.DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.execute(DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.java:199)
    at org.gradle.internal.progress.DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.run(DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.java:110)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.executeAction(ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.java:113)
    at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.executeActions(ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.java:95)
    ... 30 more


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From that error, I getting error like this

e: [kapt] 'com.sun.tools.javac.util.Context' class can't be found ('tools.jar' is absent in the plugin classpath). Kapt won't work.
:app:kaptGenerateStubsDevKotlin FAILED

So, I think this is the problem why my code cannot compile successful

here is my build.gradle

buildscript {
    ext.kotlin_version = '1.3.11'
    repositories {
        google()
        jcenter()
        mavenCentral()
        maven { url 'https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/' }
    }
    dependencies {
        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.2.1'
        classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:$kotlin_version"
//        classpath 'com.apollographql.apollo:gradle-plugin:0.3.2'
        classpath 'com.apollographql.apollo:apollo-gradle-plugin:1.0.1-SNAPSHOT'
        // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
        // in the individual module build.gradle files
        classpath 'com.google.gms:google-services:4.2.0'
    }

}

allprojects {
    repositories {
        google()
        jcenter()
        mavenCentral()
        maven { url "https://jitpack.io" }
        maven { url "https://maven.google.com" }
        maven { url "https://google.bintray.com/flexbox-layout" }
    }
}

task clean(type: Delete) {
    delete rootProject.buildDir
}

build.gradle (App)

apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
apply plugin: 'kotlin-android'
apply plugin: 'kotlin-android-extensions'
apply plugin: 'com.apollographql.android'
apply plugin: 'kotlin-kapt'

android {
    signingConfigs {
        config {
            keyAlias 'key0'
            keyPassword 'admin123'
            storeFile file('/media/rachmad/Data/SIGNEDAPK/signed.jks')
            storePassword 'admin123'
        }
    }
    compileSdkVersion 28
    buildToolsVersion "28.0.3"
    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "coba.coba.id"
        minSdkVersion 19
        targetSdkVersion 28
        versionCode 15
        versionName "0.1.15"
        testInstrumentationRunner "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
        vectorDrawables.useSupportLibrary = true
//        consumerProguardFiles 'proguard-file.pro'
        signingConfig signingConfigs.config
        multiDexEnabled true

        javaCompileOptions {
            annotationProcessorOptions {
                includeCompileClasspath false
            }
        }
    }
    packagingOptions {
        exclude 'META-INF/rxjava.properties'
    }
    buildTypes {
        debug {
            buildConfigField "String", "SERVER_URL", '"http://10.88.16.29:5000"'
            applicationIdSuffix = ".debug"
        }
        release {
            minifyEnabled false
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
//            debuggable true
            buildConfigField "String", "SERVER_URL", '"https://coba.coba.id"'
            signingConfig signingConfigs.config
        }
    }
}

apollo {
    apollo {
        customTypeMapping = [
                "Date"    : "java.util.Date",
                "DateTime": "java.util.Date"
        ]
    }
    useSemanticNaming = false
}

dependencies {
    def lifecycle_version = "2.0.0"

    implementation fileTree(include: ['*.jar'], dir: 'libs')
    implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.1.0-alpha01'
    implementation 'com.google.android.material:material:1.1.0-alpha01'
    implementation 'androidx.cardview:cardview:1.0.0'
    implementation 'androidx.palette:palette:1.0.0'
    implementation 'androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout:2.0.0-alpha2'
    implementation 'androidx.legacy:legacy-support-v4:1.0.0'
    implementation 'androidx.recyclerview:recyclerview:1.1.0-alpha01'
    implementation 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-maps:16.0.0'
    implementation 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-location:16.0.0'
    implementation 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-places:16.0.0'
    implementation 'androidx.vectordrawable:vectordrawable:1.1.0-alpha01'
    implementation 'androidx.vectordrawable:vectordrawable-animated:1.1.0-alpha01'
    implementation 'androidx.mediarouter:mediarouter:1.1.0-alpha01'
    implementation 'androidx.vectordrawable:vectordrawable-animated:1.1.0-alpha01'
    implementation 'androidx.exifinterface:exifinterface:1.0.0'
    implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk7:$kotlin_version"
    implementation 'androidx.palette:palette:1.0.0'
    implementation "androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-runtime:$lifecycle_version"
    implementation "androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-extensions:$lifecycle_version"
    implementation "androidx.paging:paging-runtime:$lifecycle_version"
    kapt "androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-compiler:$lifecycle_version"
    implementation "androidx.room:room-runtime:$lifecycle_version"
    implementation "androidx.room:room-rxjava2:$lifecycle_version"
    kapt "androidx.room:room-compiler:$lifecycle_version"
    implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-core:16.0.5'
    implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-database:16.0.5'
    implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-storage:16.0.5'
    implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-auth:16.0.5'
    implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-config:16.1.0'
    implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-messaging:17.3.4'
    implementation 'com.google.code.gson:gson:2.8.2'
    implementation 'com.squareup.retrofit2:retrofit:2.3.0'
    implementation 'com.squareup.retrofit2:converter-gson:2.3.0'
    implementation 'com.squareup.okio:okio:1.14.0'
    implementation 'com.squareup.picasso:picasso:2.71828'
    implementation 'net.yslibrary.keyboardvisibilityevent:keyboardvisibilityevent:2.1.0'
    implementation 'com.facebook.android:facebook-android-sdk:4.33.0'
    implementation 'androidx.browser:browser:1.0.0'
    implementation 'com.google.guava:guava:25.0-android'
    implementation ('com.journeyapps:zxing-android-embedded:3.6.0') { transitive = false }
    implementation 'com.google.zxing:core:3.3.2'
    implementation 'me.leolin:ShortcutBadger:1.1.22@aar'
    implementation 'com.google.android:flexbox:1.1.0'
    implementation 'androidx.multidex:multidex:2.0.0'
    implementation 'com.nulab-inc:zxcvbn:1.2.2'

    implementation 'com.jakewharton.rxbinding:rxbinding:1.0.0'
    implementation 'io.reactivex:rxjava:1.2.3'
    implementation 'org.ocpsoft.prettytime:prettytime:4.0.1.Final'
    implementation 'com.apollographql.apollo:apollo-runtime:1.0.0-alpha3'
    implementation "com.apollographql.apollo:apollo-android-support:1.0.0-alpha3"
    implementation 'com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp:3.11.0'
    implementation 'com.squareup.okhttp3:logging-interceptor:3.11.0'
    implementation 'com.github.bumptech.glide:glide:4.8.0'
    kapt 'com.github.bumptech.glide:compiler:4.8.0'
    implementation 'com.google.maps.android:android-maps-utils:0.5'
}
apply plugin: 'com.google.gms.google-services'

Answer 1

Did you check your jdk path which folder name contain special symbol like '+', I change to '_'. error be fix. example: folder name is 1.8.0+282 -> 1.8.0_282.

PS: If you use the soft link that: /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/openjdk-8.jdk, you should update the link:

cd /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/
sudo rm openjdk-8.jdk
sudo ln -s /usr/local/Cellar/openjdk@8/1.8.0_282/libexec/openjdk.jdk openjdk-8.jdk

Answer 2

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I recently had the same problem and solved it in a very simple way, but first I need to contextualize it. In my case I tried to build an app for android directly from the terminal using ./gradlew

So I just ran the commands below on my terminal:

export CLASSPATH=/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/<your_jdk_version>/Contents/Home/lib export JAVA_HOME=/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/<your_jdk_version>/Contents/Home

In my scenario, I was using adoptopenjdk-8.jdk, check which jdk you are using and follow the same principle. You can define an environment variable with these commands as well. But this is the fastest way (but it will never be the only one)