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K M Rejowan Ahmmed
K M Rejowan Ahmmed

Reputation: 1267

Execution failed for task ':app:mergeDebugResources' , Unable to locate resourceFile in source-sets

Whenever I made any change to an XML file from the project and tried to run it, I got this error-

Execution failed for task ':app:mergeDebugResources'. java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Unable to locate resourceFile (D:Q\app\build\intermediates\merged-not-compiled-resources\debug\layout\notification_action.xml) in source-sets.

For running the project I need to do Build > Clean Project every time if I make any changes to XML.

Below is my grade file -

plugins {
    id 'com.android.application'
}

android {
    compileSdk 32

    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "xxxxx"
        minSdk 21
        targetSdk 32
        versionCode 1
        versionName "1.0"

        testInstrumentationRunner "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
    }

    buildTypes {
        debug {
            minifyEnabled true
            shrinkResources true
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android-optimize.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
        }
        release {
            minifyEnabled true
            shrinkResources true
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android-optimize.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
        }
    }
    compileOptions {
        sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
        targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
    }
}

dependencies {
    implementation 'androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.4.1'
    implementation 'com.google.android.material:material:1.6.0'
    implementation 'androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout:2.1.3'
    testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.13.2'
    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test.ext:junit:1.1.3'
    androidTestImplementation 'androidx.test.espresso:espresso-core:3.4.0'
    implementation 'com.github.ybq:Android-SpinKit:1.4.0'


}

Upvotes: 30

Views: 30925

Answers (11)

Ch Ammar Sultan
Ch Ammar Sultan

Reputation: 1

Regenerating icons with JPG image helped me fix this error.

Upvotes: 0

Himashi Bogahawaththa
Himashi Bogahawaththa

Reputation: 31

R8 is the new code shrinker from Google, and it’s enabled by default when you build a release APK or AAB. To disable R8, pass the --no-shrink flag to flutter build apk or flutter build appbundle.

To get .aab(appbundle),

flutter build appbundle --no-shrink

To get .apk,

flutter build apk --no-shrink

Upvotes: 3

Jeffrey Blattman
Jeffrey Blattman

Reputation: 22647

It's a known issue in AGP, see: https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/206674992

Apparently fixed in 8.0.

Upvotes: 0

tuanvn91
tuanvn91

Reputation: 1218

just press Shift + F10 again.This is the fastest way, less time consuming than Clean -> Rebuild

Upvotes: 0

Muhammad Nouman
Muhammad Nouman

Reputation: 211

"Clean Project and then run the app", this work for me you can also try this

Upvotes: 8

Adil Siddiqui
Adil Siddiqui

Reputation: 447

In short: "clean project and move on"

Details: Go to the "build tab" in the android studio > then click on "clean project". enjoy!

Upvotes: 36

blackorbs
blackorbs

Reputation: 625

Build >> Rebuild Project solved my probem

Upvotes: 0

Ven Ren
Ven Ren

Reputation: 3408

In my case,I build my apk. I click build ->generate signed bundle or APK, then I get the error

Unable to locate resourceFile

I delete the .idea folder in my project.

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Then I build my apk again, it's no more error. it's working for me.

Upvotes: 1

Hyperon
Hyperon

Reputation: 109

Restarting Android Studio was the solution in my case.

There is no need to set shrinkResouces false. I have set it to true and it works completely fine.

Upvotes: 9

sujith
sujith

Reputation: 21

Clearing Android Studio's cache resolved the issue for me.

Select 'File > Invalidate Caches' and then click the 'Invalidate and Restart' button.

Upvotes: 2

K M Rejowan Ahmmed
K M Rejowan Ahmmed

Reputation: 1267

I found by several testing that proguard rule is the issue for this error. Changing the proguard rules for debug solves the issue. Just need to set shrinkResources false in the debug buildTypes.

 buildTypes {
        debug {
            minifyEnabled true
            shrinkResources false
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android-optimize.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
        }
}

Upvotes: 24

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