Circular dependency between the following tasks

Question

I try to solve this problem for more than 5 hours. What could be the problem?

Circular dependency between the following tasks: :app:checkManifestChangesDevelopDebug \--- :app:instantRunMainApkResourcesDevelopDebug      \--- :app:transformClassesAndDexWithShrinkResForDevelopDebug           \--- :app:transformDexArchiveWithDexMergerForDevelopDebug                +--- :app:preColdswapDevelopDebug                |    \--- :app:incrementalDevelopDebugTasks                |         +--- :app:transformClassesAndClassesEnhancedWithInstantReloadDexForDevelopDebug                |         |    \--- :app:transformClassesWithInstantRunForDevelopDebug                |         |         \--- :app:checkManifestChangesDevelopDebug (*)                |         \--- :app:transformClassesWithInstantRunForDevelopDebug (*)                \--- :app:transformClassesWithDexBuilderForDevelopDebug                     +--- :app:preColdswapDevelopDebug (*)                     \--- :app:transformClassesWithInstantRunForDevelopDebug (*)  (*) - details omitted (listed previously) 

I added:

org.gradle.configureondemand=true

But the problem is still present

build.gradle (Module: app)

buildscript {     repositories {         maven { url 'https://maven.fabric.io/public' }     }      dependencies {         classpath 'io.fabric.tools:gradle:1+'     } } apply plugin: 'com.android.application' apply plugin: 'io.fabric' apply plugin: 'realm-android'   repositories {     maven { url 'https://maven.fabric.io/public' } }  static def getFullDate() {     return new Date().format('dd.MM.yyyy-HH.mm') }  static def getDate() {     return new Date().format('dd.MM.yyyy') }  android {     compileSdkVersion rootProject.ext.compileSdkVersion     buildToolsVersion '28.0.2'      defaultConfig {         applicationId "com.MYPROJECT"         minSdkVersion rootProject.ext.minSdkVersion         targetSdkVersion rootProject.ext.targetSdkVersion         versionCode 47         versionName "2.11d" //      project.ext.set("archivesBaseName", "MYPROJECT_" + versionName + "_" + getFullDate())         project.ext.set("archivesBaseName", "MYPROJECT_" + versionName + "_" + getDate())         vectorDrawables.useSupportLibrary = true         multiDexEnabled true          externalNativeBuild {             cmake {                 cppFlags "-std=c++11"             }         }     }      buildTypes {         debug {             minifyEnabled true             useProguard true             shrinkResources true             proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'         }         release {             minifyEnabled false             proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'         }     }      externalNativeBuild {         cmake {             path "CMakeLists.txt"         }     }      compileOptions {         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8         targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8     }      flavorDimensions "app"      productFlavors {          prod {             buildConfigField 'String', 'SERVER_BASE_URL', '"http://MYPROJECT.com/"'             dimension "app"         }          develop {             buildConfigField 'String', 'SERVER_BASE_URL', '"http://MYPROJECT.com/"'             buildConfigField 'String', 'YOUTUBE_API_KEY', '"AIzaSyD5eJIAcqUtMkBoorw_K8mh1d_TQSgjRwMT"'             applicationIdSuffix = ".dev"             versionNameSuffix = "-dev"             dimension "app"         }      }     dexOptions {     } }   dependencies {     implementation "com.jakewharton:butterknife:$rootProject.butterKnifeVersion"     annotationProcessor "com.jakewharton:butterknife-compiler:$rootProject.butterKnifeVersion"     implementation fileTree(include: ['*.jar'], dir: 'libs')     implementation('com.crashlytics.sdk.android:crashlytics:2.5.5@aar') {         transitive = true     }      //Google Supports     implementation "com.android.support:design:$rootProject.supportLibraryVersion"     implementation "com.android.support:support-v4:$rootProject.supportLibraryVersion"     implementation "com.android.support:appcompat-v7:$rootProject.supportLibraryVersion"     implementation "com.android.support:preference-v7:$rootProject.supportLibraryVersion"      //Network     implementation "com.squareup.retrofit2:retrofit:$rootProject.retrofitVersion"     implementation "com.squareup.retrofit2:converter-gson:$rootProject.retrofitVersion"     implementation "com.squareup.retrofit2:adapter-rxjava2:$rootProject.retrofitVersion"     implementation "com.squareup.okhttp3:logging-interceptor:$rootProject.okhttpVersion"      //Constraint layout     implementation "com.android.support.constraint:constraint-layout:$rootProject.constraintLayoutVersion"      //Google services     implementation "com.google.android.gms:play-services-maps:$rootProject.googleServiceVersion"     implementation "com.google.android.gms:play-services-location:$rootProject.googleServiceVersion"     implementation "com.google.android.gms:play-services-gcm:$rootProject.googleServiceVersion"      //RxJava     implementation "io.reactivex.rxjava2:rxjava:$rootProject.rxjavaVersion"     implementation "io.reactivex.rxjava2:rxandroid:$rootProject.rxandroidVersion"      //Lifecycle     implementation "android.arch.lifecycle:runtime:$project.lifecycleVersion"     implementation "android.arch.lifecycle:extensions:$project.lifecycleVersion"     implementation "android.arch.lifecycle:viewmodel:$project.lifecycleVersion"     annotationProcessor "android.arch.lifecycle:compiler:$project.lifecycleVersion"      //Dagger dependencies     implementation "com.google.dagger:dagger:$rootProject.daggerVersion"     implementation "com.google.dagger:dagger-android:$rootProject.daggerVersion"     implementation "com.google.dagger:dagger-android-support:$rootProject.daggerVersion"     annotationProcessor "com.google.dagger:dagger-compiler:$rootProject.daggerVersion"     annotationProcessor "com.google.dagger:dagger-android-processor:$rootProject.daggerVersion"      //RxPermissions     implementation 'com.tbruyelle.rxpermissions2:rxpermissions:0.9.5@aar'      //RxBinding     implementation 'com.jakewharton.rxbinding2:rxbinding:2.1.1'      //TIMBER      //implementation 'com.jakewharton.timber:timber:4.7.0'     testImplementation "junit:junit:$rootProject.junitVersion"      //Glide     implementation "com.github.bumptech.glide:glide:$rootProject.glideVersion"     annotationProcessor "com.github.bumptech.glide:compiler:$rootProject.glideVersion"     implementation files('src/main/jniLibs/aacdecoder-android-0.8.jar')      //Youtube     implementation files('libs/YouTubeAndroidPlayerApi.jar')      //Vitamio video player      //implementation project(':vitamio')      //VideoPlayer     implementation 'cn.jzvd:jiaozivideoplayer:6.2.12'     implementation 'org.greenrobot:eventbus:3.1.1'     implementation 'com.github.splatte:ViewPagerIndicator:3.0.0'     implementation 'com.h6ah4i.android.tablayouthelper:tablayouthelper:0.7.0'      //Rate App     implementation 'com.github.hotchemi:android-rate:1.0.1'     implementation 'de.hdodenhof:circleimageview:2.2.0'     implementation 'com.github.vbartacek:aacdecoder-android:0.8'     implementation 'com.github.wseemann:FFmpegMediaMetadataRetriever:1.0.11'     implementation 'com.github.arimorty:floatingsearchview:2.1.1'     implementation 'jp.wasabeef:glide-transformations:3.2.0'     implementation 'org.adw.library:discrete-seekbar:1.0.1'     implementation 'com.android.support:multidex:1.0.3'      //RouteController     implementation 'com.ncapdevi:frag-nav:3.0.0-RC3'      //Joda Time     implementation 'net.danlew:android.joda:2.9.9.4'      //ReactLocation     implementation 'pl.charmas.android:android-reactive-location2:2.1@aar'      //SeekBar     implementation 'com.xw.repo:bubbleseekbar:3.16-lite'      //Lombok      //Warning! Versions above 1.16.20 do not work with lambda (throws an exception when compiling)     compileOnly "org.projectlombok:lombok:$rootProject.lombokVersion"     annotationProcessor "org.projectlombok:lombok:$rootProject.lombokVersion"      //nv-websocket-client     implementation "com.neovisionaries:nv-websocket-client:$rootProject.nvWebSocketClientVersion"      //Custom tabs     implementation "com.android.support:customtabs:$rootProject.supportLibraryVersion"      //Auto scroll view pager for Suggestion     implementation("cn.trinea.android.view.autoscrollviewpager:android-auto-scroll-view-pager:$rootProject.autoScrollViewPagerVersion") {         exclude module: 'support-v4'     }      //Paging library     implementation "android.arch.paging:runtime:$rootProject.pagingLibraryVersion"      //Beacon Library     implementation 'org.altbeacon:android-beacon-library:2.15' } 

and build.gradle (Project: myproject)

// Top-level build file where you can add configuration options common to all sub-projects/modules.

buildscript { repositories {     maven { url "http://dl.bintray.com/populov/maven" }     mavenCentral()     jcenter()     google()      maven {         url 'https://maven.google.com/'         name 'Google'     }     maven { url "https://jitpack.io" } } dependencies {     classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.2.0'     classpath "io.realm:realm-gradle-plugin:5.1.0"     classpath 'me.tatarka:gradle-retrolambda:3.7.0'     // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong     // in the individual module build.gradle files } }  allprojects { repositories {     maven {         url 'https://maven.google.com/'         name 'Google'     }     maven { url  "http://dl.bintray.com/populov/maven" }     mavenCentral()     jcenter()      maven { url "https://jitpack.io" } } subprojects {     project.configurations.all {         resolutionStrategy.eachDependency { details ->             if (details.requested.group == 'com.android.support'                     && !details.requested.name.contains('multidex') ) {                 details.useVersion "27.1.1"             }         }     } } }  task clean(type: Delete) { delete rootProject.buildDir }  // Define versions in a single place ext { // Sdk and tools minSdkVersion = 19 targetSdkVersion = 27 compileSdkVersion = 27 buildToolsVersion = '27.0.3'  // App dependencies supportLibraryVersion = '28.0.0' butterKnifeVersion = '8.8.1' retrofitVersion = '2.3.0' okhttpVersion = '3.8.0' junitVersion = '4.12' glideVersion = '4.7.1' googleServiceVersion = '15.0.1' permissionDispatcherVersion = '3.1.0' rxjavaVersion = '2.1.12' rxandroidVersion = '2.0.2' lifecycleVersion = '1.1.1' daggerVersion = '2.16' pagingLibraryVersion = '1.0.1' autoScrollViewPagerVersion = '1.1.2' nvWebSocketClientVersion = '2.5' lombokVersion = '1.16.20' constraintLayoutVersion = '1.1.3' } 

Answer 1

This can occur when a module depends on itself!

For example, suppose this for module app:

...  dependencies {     compile project(':app') // !!!     ... } 

Answer 2

But minifyEnabled is important in production. I have tried the following arrangement and it worked with instant run enabled:

minifyEnabled true useProguard true shrinkResources false 

So this tends to happen when instant Run is enabled and shrinkResources is set to true as well.