Gradle build error:Android java.exe finished with non-zero exit value 1

Question

Have tried out the solution on all the following links: Gradle Build Errors

Android Studio Gradle Error - preDexDebug

Android java.exe finished with non-zero exit value 1

finished with non zero exit value

Execution failed for task: ':app:preDexDebug'

http://fqa.io/questions/29045129/android-java-exe-finished-with-non-zero-exit-value-1

http://fqa.io/questions/28933701/android-studio-unable-to-resolve-error-apppredexdebug

The error still remains. Any help will truly be appreciated. Thanks!

Information:Gradle tasks [:app:assembleDebug]
:app:preBuild UP-TO-DATE
:app:preDebugBuild UP-TO-DATE
:app:compileDebugNdk UP-TO-DATE
:app:checkDebugManifest
:app:preReleaseBuild UP-TO-DATE
:app:prepareComAndroidSupportAppcompatV72211Library UP-TO-DATE
:app:prepareComAndroidSupportSupportV42211Library UP-TO-DATE
:app:prepareDebugDependencies
:app:compileDebugAidl UP-TO-DATE
:app:compileDebugRenderscript UP-TO-DATE
:app:generateDebugBuildConfig UP-TO-DATE
:app:generateDebugAssets UP-TO-DATE
:app:mergeDebugAssets UP-TO-DATE
:app:generateDebugResValues UP-TO-DATE
:app:generateDebugResources UP-TO-DATE
:app:mergeDebugResources UP-TO-DATE
:app:processDebugManifest UP-TO-DATE
:app:processDebugResources UP-TO-DATE
:app:generateDebugSources UP-TO-DATE
:app:compileDebugJava UP-TO-DATE
:app:preDexDebug FAILED
Error:Execution failed for task ':app:preDexDebug'.
> com.android.ide.common.process.ProcessException: org.gradle.process.internal.ExecException: Process 'command 'C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_45\bin\java.exe'' finished with non-zero exit value 1

and when i run with --debug option it displays the error as:

Error:05:43:59.724 [ERROR] [org.gradle.BuildExceptionReporter] 
05:43:59.725 [ERROR] [org.gradle.BuildExceptionReporter] FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.
05:43:59.726 [ERROR] [org.gradle.BuildExceptionReporter] 
05:43:59.727 [ERROR] [org.gradle.BuildExceptionReporter] * What went wrong:
05:43:59.728 [ERROR] [org.gradle.BuildExceptionReporter] Execution failed for task ':app:preDexDebug'.
05:43:59.729 [ERROR] [org.gradle.BuildExceptionReporter] > com.android.ide.common.process.ProcessException: org.gradle.process.internal.ExecException: Process 'command 'C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_45\bin\java.exe'' finished with non-zero exit value 1
05:43:59.732 [ERROR] [org.gradle.BuildExceptionReporter] 
05:43:59.733 [ERROR] [org.gradle.BuildExceptionReporter] * Try:
05:43:59.734 [ERROR] [org.gradle.BuildExceptionReporter] Run with --stacktrace option to get the stack trace. 

And the contents of build.gradle(Project:MyApplication)

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

buildscript {
    repositories {
        jcenter()
    }
    dependencies {
        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:1.1.0'

        // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
        // in the individual module build.gradle files
    }
}

allprojects {
    repositories {
        jcenter()
    }
}

Contents of build.gradle(Module:app):

apply plugin: 'com.android.application'

android {
    compileSdkVersion 21
    buildToolsVersion "21.1.2"

    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "com.example.user.myapplication"
        minSdkVersion 8
        targetSdkVersion 21
        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-v7:22.1.1'
}

Answer 1

I suddenly got the same error and I realized it was happening because of the new Google Play Services library.

I changed this line

compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services:7.3.0'

back to

compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services:7.0.0'

and I can run the app again. As soon as I update to 7.3.0, the problem reappears (every single time).

I'm using Android Studio 1.2, gradle plugin 1.2.2, compileSdkVersion 22, buildToolsVersion 22.0.1.

Answer 2

Try what mark did you say but you keep com.android.tools.build:gradle:1.1.0