Android Studio - Appcompat build fail values-v23/styles_bases.xml

Question

I'll start from what I want to achieve: building the googlecast-manager example provided here: https://github.com/googlecast/GameManagerSamples I followed instructions here: https://developers.google.com/cast/docs/android_sender

So first I downloaded from github the project, then with the Android SDK Manager I downloaded Android Support Libraries and Google play Services. Then in my project, I went to "Open Modules Setting->Add" then went to "Android SDK\extras\android\support\v7\appcompat" and added it.

Then first step to ensure it's working is to build it. So I right clicked on appcompat->"Compile Module Appcompat" but it fails with 2 errors:

1. Error:(20, -1) android-apt-compiler: [appcompat] D:\Android SDK\extras\android\support\v7\appcompat\res\values-v23\styles_base.xml:20: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Material.Button.Colored'.

2. Error:(19, -1) android-apt-compiler: [appcompat] D:\Android SDK\extras\android\support\v7\appcompat\res\values-v23\styles_base_text.xml:19: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Material.Widget.Button.Inverse'.

Doing the same for Google Play works like a charm.

I've tried to find videos/other similar issues but it's either too complicated or not my problem.

Here is the AndroidManifest.xml of appcompat:

<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"       package="android.support.v7.appcompat"> <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="9"     android:targetSdkVersion="19"/> <application /> 

Here is what is installed from the Android SDK Manager:

Answer 1

I also encountered the same problem and now have fixed it. What you just have to do is

1. Inside your Android Studio
   1. press Shift button two times, a search box will appear type build.gradle
   2. choose build.gradle module:app from the suggestion.
   3. major version of compileSdkVersion and support libraries under dependencies should be same as following code depict.
2. Inside Eclipse
   find build.gradle module:app and do the same.

Note: download and install properly the latest API which is now API 23.

apply plugin: 'com.android.application'  android {     compileSdkVersion 23     buildToolsVersion "23.0.0"      defaultConfig {         applicationId "com.example.inzi.app"         minSdkVersion 9         targetSdkVersion 23         versionCode 1         versionName "1.0"     }     buildTypes {         release {             minifyEnabled false             proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'),'proguard-rules.pro'         }     } }  dependencies {     compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])     compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:23.0.0' } 

Answer 2

I believe you should upgrade your compileSdkVersion. Check your build.grade file, should be something like:

android {     compileSdkVersion 23 // <- here     buildToolsVersion "23.0.0" // <- here      defaultConfig {         applicationId "your.id"         minSdkVersion 11         targetSdkVersion 23 // <- and maybe here         versionCode 1         versionName "1.0"     }     buildTypes {         ....     } } 

Of course you will need to download the newest Android SDK and build tools (and whatever else you need) from the SDK Manager.