Explanation for issues of type "ResourceCycle": when generate signed Apk

Question

I am getting error after update to appcompat-v7:24.0.0-alpha1 on generating the signed apk.

Error:Error: Style Resource definition cycle: TextAppearance.AppCompat.Light.SearchResult.Title => TextAppearance.AppCompat.SearchResult.Title => TextAppearance.AppCompat.SearchResult.Title [ResourceCycle]

Answer 1

Temporary but Working Solution: I was searching for the solution for about two days but I was unable to create signed apk, finally I found the answer on this thread: https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=203407

Just put these 3 lines in your 'app' build.gradle file under android()

lintOptions {
        checkReleaseBuilds false
        abortOnError false
    }

finally your build.gradle file will be like this:

apply plugin: 'com.android.application'

android {
    compileSdkVersion 23
    buildToolsVersion '24.0.0 rc2'

    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "abc.xyz"
        minSdkVersion 9
        targetSdkVersion 23
        versionCode 1
        versionName "1.0"
    }
    buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled false
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
        }
    }
//Here the magic Begins
    lintOptions {
        checkReleaseBuilds false
        abortOnError false
    }
//Here the magic Ends
}

dependencies {
    compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
    compile files('src/main/libs/YouTubeAndroidPlayerApi.jar')
    compile 'de.greenrobot:greendao:2.1.0'
}

I hope this answer will help you. This will create your build, later when proper 24 support libraries release available, you have to change it properly.

Answer 2

Faced same issue, here's right fix for it.

Start your SDK Manager, goto Extras section, here you can see update for Support Library. Install it.

Then open build.gradle/app.gradle change

compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:24.0.0-alpha1'

to

compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:24.0.0-alpha2'

Problem solved! cheers.

Answer 3

https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=203407 check it for more details...

paste it in your Gradle of your project

classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:2.1.0-alpha1'

compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:24.0.0-alpha1'
compile 'com.android.support:design:24.0.0-alpha1'
compile 'com.android.support:support-v4:24.0.0-alpha1'
compile 'com.android.support:cardview-v7:24.0.0-alpha1'

Answer 4

Downgrade local maven repository for support libraries.

Reverting back to 26 solves my problems.

See https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=203546#c10