Android Studio - Issue in build.gradle uncaught translation error ExecutionException OutOfMemory

Question

I am having a strange problem with my Android app in Android Studio. Everything seemed to be working fine, until today after adding some new files and making some updates to build.gradle.

The error message I am seeing is the following:

Uncaught translation error: java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException: java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: GC overhead limit exceeded
Uncaught translation error: java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException: java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: GC overhead limit exceeded
Uncaught translation error: java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException: java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: GC overhead limit exceeded
Uncaught translation error: java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException: java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: GC overhead limit exceeded
Uncaught translation error: java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException: java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: GC overhead limit exceeded
Uncaught translation error: java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException: java.lang.OutOfMemoryError: GC overhead limit exceeded
6 errors; aborting
Error:Execution failed for task ':myapplication:dexDebug'.
> com.android.ide.common.process.ProcessException: org.gradle.process.internal.ExecException: Process 'command 'C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_11\bin\java.exe'' finished with non-zero exit value 1

Do you know if there is any issue with my build.gradle below? The new lines are under "NEW DEPENDENCIES ADDED BELOW THIS LINE". I also set multiDexEnabled to true.

apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
android {
    compileSdkVersion 23
    buildToolsVersion '23.0.1'
    useLibrary  'org.apache.http.legacy'

    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "com.my.app"
        minSdkVersion 14
        targetSdkVersion 21
        multiDexEnabled true
        compileOptions {
            sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_7
            targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_7
        }
    }
    buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled false
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.txt'
        }
    }
    //useLibrary  'org.apache.http.legacy'
}

dependencies {
    compile files('libs/aspectjrt-1.8.2.jar')
    compile files('libs/isoparser-1.0-RC-27.jar')
    compile files('libs/multiscreen-android-1.1.11.jar')
    compile files('libs/picasso-2.5.2.jar')
    compile files('libs/volley.jar')
    compile 'com.facebook.android:facebook-android-sdk:4.5.0'
    compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:23.0.1'
    compile 'com.android.support:support-v13:+'

    /* NEW DEPENDENCIES BELOW THIS LINE */
    compile 'com.android.support:design:23.0.1' 
    compile 'com.android.support:cardview-v7:23.1.0'
    compile 'com.github.bumptech.glide:glide:3.6.0'
    compile 'de.hdodenhof:circleimageview:1.3.0'

    // Used to optimize rendering of list views
    // compile 'com.android.support:recyclerview-v7:23.1.0'
    compile 'uk.co.chrisjenx:calligraphy:2.1.0'
    //compile 'com.squareup.picasso:picasso:2.5.2'

    compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services:7.8.0' 
    //compile 'com.mcxiaoke.volley:library-aar:1.0.0' 
    compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-plus:7.8.0'
    compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-wallet:7.8.0'
}

Answer 1

Try to run your script with this option in your android closure:

dexOptions {
    javaMaxHeapSize "4g"
}

This will increase the maximum heap size for dex operations. You can find some explanation in this SO question