Error:Execution failed for task ':ProjectName:mergeDebugResources'. > Crunching Cruncher *some file* failed, see logs

Question

I have this error when trying to make a module of a project

apply plugin: 'com.android.library'  android {     compileSdkVersion 17     buildToolsVersion "19.1.0"      defaultConfig {         minSdkVersion 8         targetSdkVersion 8     }      buildTypes {         release {             minifyEnabled false             proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.txt'         }     } }  dependencies {     compile files('libs/sdk.jar')     compile files('libs/ads-lib.jar')     compile project(':google-play-services_lib')     compile files('libs/hdvdecoderandroid.jar') } 

How can i fix this error?

Edit

Here is my logs file, when i try to build it in command line

org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskExecutionException: Execution failed for task ':hDVietAndroid:m ergeDebugResources'.         at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.executeAct ions(ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.java:69)         at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.execute(Ex ecuteActionsTaskExecuter.java:46)         at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.PostExecutionAnalysisTaskExecuter.exe cute(PostExecutionAnalysisTaskExecuter.java:35)         at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.SkipUpToDateTaskExecuter.execute(Skip UpToDateTaskExecuter.java:64)         at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.ValidatingTaskExecuter.execute(Valida tingTaskExecuter.java:58)         at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.SkipEmptySourceFilesTaskExecuter.exec ute(SkipEmptySourceFilesTaskExecuter.java:42)         at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.SkipTaskWithNoActionsExecuter.execute (SkipTaskWithNoActionsExecuter.java:52)         at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.SkipOnlyIfTaskExecuter.execute(SkipOn lyIfTaskExecuter.java:53)         at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.ExecuteAtMostOnceTaskExecuter.execute (ExecuteAtMostOnceTaskExecuter.java:43)         at org.gradle.api.internal.AbstractTask.executeWithoutThrowingTaskFailure(Abstra ctTask.java:305)         at org.gradle.execution.taskgraph.AbstractTaskPlanExecutor$TaskExecutorWorker.ex ecuteTask(AbstractTaskPlanExecutor.java:79)         at org.gradle.execution.taskgraph.AbstractTaskPlanExecutor$TaskExecutorWorker.pr ocessTask(AbstractTaskPlanExecutor.java:63)         at org.gradle.execution.taskgraph.AbstractTaskPlanExecutor$TaskExecutorWorker.ru n(AbstractTaskPlanExecutor.java:51)         at org.gradle.execution.taskgraph.DefaultTaskPlanExecutor.process(DefaultTaskPla nExecutor.java:23)         at org.gradle.execution.taskgraph.DefaultTaskGraphExecuter.execute(DefaultTaskGr aphExecuter.java:88)         at org.gradle.execution.SelectedTaskExecutionAction.execute(SelectedTaskExecutio nAction.java:29)         at org.gradle.execution.DefaultBuildExecuter.execute(DefaultBuildExecuter.java:6 2)         at org.gradle.execution.DefaultBuildExecuter.access$200(DefaultBuildExecuter.jav a:23)         at org.gradle.execution.DefaultBuildExecuter$2.proceed(DefaultBuildExecuter.java :68)         at org.gradle.execution.DryRunBuildExecutionAction.execute(DryRunBuildExecutionA ction.java:32)         at org.gradle.execution.DefaultBuildExecuter.execute(DefaultBuildExecuter.java:6 2)         at org.gradle.execution.DefaultBuildExecuter.execute(DefaultBuildExecuter.java:5 5)         at org.gradle.initialization.DefaultGradleLauncher.doBuildStages(DefaultGradleLa uncher.java:149)         at org.gradle.initialization.DefaultGradleLauncher.doBuild(DefaultGradleLauncher .java:106)         at org.gradle.initialization.DefaultGradleLauncher.run(DefaultGradleLauncher.jav a:86)         at org.gradle.launcher.exec.InProcessBuildActionExecuter$DefaultBuildController. run(InProcessBuildActionExecuter.java:80)         at org.gradle.launcher.cli.ExecuteBuildAction.run(ExecuteBuildAction.java:33)         at org.gradle.launcher.cli.ExecuteBuildAction.run(ExecuteBuildAction.java:24)         at org.gradle.launcher.exec.InProcessBuildActionExecuter.execute(InProcessBuildA ctionExecuter.java:36)         at org.gradle.launcher.exec.InProcessBuildActionExecuter.execute(InProcessBuildA ctionExecuter.java:26)         at org.gradle.launcher.cli.RunBuildAction.run(RunBuildAction.java:51)         at org.gradle.internal.Actions$RunnableActionAdapter.execute(Actions.java:171)         at org.gradle.launcher.cli.CommandLineActionFactory$ParseAndBuildAction.execute( CommandLineActionFactory.java:237)         at org.gradle.launcher.cli.CommandLineActionFactory$ParseAndBuildAction.execute( CommandLineActionFactory.java:210)         at org.gradle.launcher.cli.JavaRuntimeValidationAction.execute(JavaRuntimeValida tionAction.java:35)         at org.gradle.launcher.cli.JavaRuntimeValidationAction.execute(JavaRuntimeValida tionAction.java:24)         at org.gradle.launcher.cli.CommandLineActionFactory$WithLogging.execute(CommandL ineActionFactory.java:206)         at org.gradle.launcher.cli.CommandLineActionFactory$WithLogging.execute(CommandL ineActionFactory.java:169)         at org.gradle.launcher.cli.ExceptionReportingAction.execute(ExceptionReportingAc tion.java:33)         at org.gradle.launcher.cli.ExceptionReportingAction.execute(ExceptionReportingAc tion.java:22)         at org.gradle.launcher.Main.doAction(Main.java:33)         at org.gradle.launcher.bootstrap.EntryPoint.run(EntryPoint.java:45)         at org.gradle.launcher.bootstrap.ProcessBootstrap.runNoExit(ProcessBootstrap.jav a:54)         at org.gradle.launcher.bootstrap.ProcessBootstrap.run(ProcessBootstrap.java:35)         at org.gradle.launcher.GradleMain.main(GradleMain.java:23)         at org.gradle.wrapper.BootstrapMainStarter.start(BootstrapMainStarter.java:33)         at org.gradle.wrapper.WrapperExecutor.execute(WrapperExecutor.java:130)         at org.gradle.wrapper.GradleWrapperMain.main(GradleWrapperMain.java:48) Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException: Crunching Cruncher vertbar.9.png failed, see logs          at com.android.builder.png.QueuedCruncher.waitForAll(QueuedCruncher.java:178)         at com.android.builder.png.QueuedCruncher.end(QueuedCruncher.java:190)         at com.android.ide.common.res2.MergedResourceWriter.end(MergedResourceWriter.jav a:128)         at com.android.ide.common.res2.DataMerger.mergeData(DataMerger.java:291)         at com.android.ide.common.res2.ResourceMerger.mergeData(ResourceMerger.java:48)         at com.android.build.gradle.tasks.MergeResources.doFullTaskAction(MergeResources .groovy:112)         at com.android.build.gradle.internal.tasks.IncrementalTask.taskAction(Incrementa lTask.groovy:70)         at org.gradle.internal.reflect.JavaMethod.invoke(JavaMethod.java:63)         at org.gradle.api.internal.project.taskfactory.AnnotationProcessingTaskFactory$I ncrementalTaskAction.doExecute(AnnotationProcessingTaskFactory.java:235)         at org.gradle.api.internal.project.taskfactory.AnnotationProcessingTaskFactory$S tandardTaskAction.execute(AnnotationProcessingTaskFactory.java:211)         at org.gradle.api.internal.project.taskfactory.AnnotationProcessingTaskFactory$I ncrementalTaskAction.execute(AnnotationProcessingTaskFactory.java:222)         at org.gradle.api.internal.project.taskfactory.AnnotationProcessingTaskFactory$S tandardTaskAction.execute(AnnotationProcessingTaskFactory.java:200)         at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.executeAct ion(ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.java:80)         at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.executeAct ions(ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.java:61)         ... 47 more 

I try to search in stackoverflow, but i can't find a correct answer for my case.

Answer 1

As stated here this can happen when using the Gradle Tools v1.1.0. After updating to v1.1.3, this has not happened anymore.

Answer 2

Close android studio and open it again. Then try compiling the same code. I was getting the same error and it worked for me. Hope it helps.