Updated Android Studio - many errors now

Question

I was loading an old project into Android Studio. Android Studio asked to update which I allowed.

However - now I get error

build failed 10s 30ms Run build 9s 822ms Load build 10ms Configure build 413ms Calculate task graph 566ms Run tasks 8s 826ms null
C:/Users/my name/.gradle/caches/transforms-1/files-1.1/appcompat-v7-28.0.0-alpha1.aar/24c78a15e89c609bfeae2b7928d5d678/res/values-v26/values-v26.xml
C:/Users/my name/.gradle/caches/transforms-1/files-1.1/appcompat-v7-28.0.0-alpha1.aar/24c78a15e89c609bfeae2b7928d5d678/res/values-v28/values-v28.xml
W:/android-studio-projects/sharedid C:/Users/my name/.gradle/caches/transforms-1/files-1.1/appcompat-v7-28.0.0-alpha1.aar/24c78a15e89c609bfeae2b7928d5d678/res/values/values.xml null failed linking references.

"Run tasks" log is

org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskExecutionException: Execution failed for task ':app:processDebugResources'. at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.executeActions(ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.java:100) at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.execute(ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.java:70) at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.OutputDirectoryCreatingTaskExecuter.execute(OutputDirectoryCreatingTaskExecuter.java:51) at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.SkipUpToDateTaskExecuter.execute(SkipUpToDateTaskExecuter.java:62) at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.ResolveTaskOutputCachingStateExecuter.execute(ResolveTaskOutputCachingStateExecuter.java:54) at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.ValidatingTaskExecuter.execute(ValidatingTaskExecuter.java:60) at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.SkipEmptySourceFilesTaskExecuter.execute(SkipEmptySourceFilesTaskExecuter.java:97) at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.CleanupStaleOutputsExecuter.execute(CleanupStaleOutputsExecuter.java:87) at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.ResolveTaskArtifactStateTaskExecuter.execute(ResolveTaskArtifactStateTaskExecuter.java:52) at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.SkipTaskWithNoActionsExecuter.execute(SkipTaskWithNoActionsExecuter.java:52) at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.SkipOnlyIfTaskExecuter.execute(SkipOnlyIfTaskExecuter.java:54) at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.ExecuteAtMostOnceTaskExecuter.execute(ExecuteAtMostOnceTaskExecuter.java:43) at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.CatchExceptionTaskExecuter.execute(CatchExceptionTaskExecuter.java:34) at org.gradle.execution.taskgraph.DefaultTaskGraphExecuter$EventFiringTaskWorker$1.run(DefaultTaskGraphExecuter.java:248) at

...

In my

W:\android-studio-projects\sharedid\app\src\main\AndroidManifest.xml

file I have

<uses-sdk
  android:minSdkVersion="14"
  android:targetSdkVersion="25"
/>

...

In my

W:\android-studio-projects\sharedid\app\build.gradle 

file I have

compileSdkVersion 25

and

dependencies {
    api 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-maps:+'
    api 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-location:+'
    api 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:+'
    api 'com.github.PhilJay:MPAndroidChart:v2.0.8'
}

also tried

dependencies {
    implementation fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
    implementation 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-maps:+'
    implementation 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-location:+'
    implementation 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:+'
    implementation 'com.github.PhilJay:MPAndroidChart:v2.0.8'
}

here is the whole file

android {
    defaultConfig {
      applicationId "com.example.customer.app"
    }

    signingConfigs {
        release {
        }
    }

    compileSdkVersion 25

    buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled true
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-project.txt'
            signingConfig signingConfigs.release
        }
    }

    repositories {
        maven { url "https://jitpack.io" }
    }

}

dependencies {
    api 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-maps:+'
    api 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-location:+'
    api 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:+'
    api 'com.github.PhilJay:MPAndroidChart:v2.0.8'
}

...

My

W:\android-studio-projects\sharedid\build.gradle

Looks like this

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

    repositories {
        jcenter()
        maven {
            url 'https://maven.google.com/'
            name 'Google'
        }
        google()
    }
    dependencies {
        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.1.1'
    }
}

allprojects {
    repositories {
        jcenter()
        maven {
            url 'https://maven.google.com/'
            name 'Google'
        }
    }
}

...

I am but lost on solving the Android Issues... Seems not to originate from my code but appcompat. Anyhow way to flush/fix this?

...

UPDATE 23rd April: I have made the following fixes

In W:\android-studio-projects\sharedid\build.gradle

dependencies {
    classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:+'
}

In W:\android-studio-projects\sharedid\app\build.gradle

defaultConfig {
  applicationId "com.example.company.app"
  minSdkVersion 14
  compileSdkVersion 25
}

This resulted in a new set of errors - but I feel it is progress:

org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskExecutionException: Execution failed for task ':app:processDebugResources'. at

...

java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:617) at org.gradle.internal.concurrent.ThreadFactoryImpl$ManagedThreadRunnable.run(ThreadFactoryImpl.java:55) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745) Caused by: com.android.builder.internal.aapt.v2.Aapt2Exception: Android resource linking failed Output: W:\android-studio-projects\sharedid\app\src\main\res\drawable\layerlist_micratingstars.xml:3: warn: generated id 'android:id/background' for external package 'android'. W:\android-studio-projects\sharedid\app\src\main\res\drawable\layerlist_micratingstars.xml:5: warn: generated id 'android:id/progress' for external package 'android'. W:\android-studio-projects\sharedid\app\src\main\res\drawable\layerlist_micratingstars.xml:4: warn: generated id 'android:id/secondaryProgress' for external package 'android'. W:\android-studio-projects\sharedid\app\build\intermediates\incremental\mergeDebugResources\merged.dir\values-v26\values-v26.xml:7: error: resource android:attr/colorError not found. W:\android-studio-projects\sharedid\app\build\intermediates\incremental\mergeDebugResources\merged.dir\values-v26\values-v26.xml:11: error: resource android:attr/colorError not found. W:\android-studio-projects\sharedid\app\build\intermediates\incremental\mergeDebugResources\merged.dir\values-v26\values-v26.xml:15: error: style attribute 'android:attr/keyboardNavigationCluster' not found. W:\android-studio-projects\sharedid\app\build\intermediates\incremental\mergeDebugResources\merged.dir\values-v28\values-v28.xml:7: error: resource android:attr/dialogCornerRadius not found. W:\android-studio-projects\sharedid\app\build\intermediates\incremental\mergeDebugResources\merged.dir\values-v28\values-v28.xml:11: error: resource android:attr/dialogCornerRadius not found. W:\android-studio-projects\sharedid\app\build\intermediates\incremental\mergeDebugResources\merged.dir\values\values.xml:235: error: resource android:attr/fontStyle not found. W:\android-studio-projects\sharedid\app\build\intermediates\incremental\mergeDebugResources\merged.dir\values\values.xml:235: error: resource android:attr/font not found. W:\android-studio-projects\sharedid\app\build\intermediates\incremental\mergeDebugResources\merged.dir\values\values.xml:235: error: resource android:attr/fontWeight not found. W:\android-studio-projects\sharedid\app\build\intermediates\incremental\mergeDebugResources\merged.dir\values\values.xml:235: error: resource android:attr/fontVariationSettings not found. W:\android-studio-projects\sharedid\app\build\intermediates\incremental\mergeDebugResources\merged.dir\values\values.xml:235: error: resource android:attr/ttcIndex not found. error: failed linking references.

Command: C:\Users\%Username%.gradle\caches\transforms-1\files-1.1\aapt2-3.2.0-alpha11-4662957-windows.jar\fc4f56a13b0b656fb51bcc296aa62bd7\aapt2-3.2.0-alpha11-4662957-windows\aapt2.exe link -I\ D:\Java-Android-SDK\platforms\android-25\android.jar\ --manifest\ W:\android-studio-projects\sharedid\app\build\intermediates\merged_manifests\debug\processDebugManifest\merged\AndroidManifest.xml\ -o\ W:\android-studio-projects\sharedid\app\build\intermediates\processed_res\debug\processDebugResources\out\resources-debug.ap_\ -R\ @W:\android-studio-projects\sharedid\app\build\intermediates\incremental\processDebugResources\resources-list-for-resources-debug.ap_.txt\ --auto-add-overlay\ --java\ W:\android-studio-projects\sharedid\app\build\generated\not_namespaced_r_class_sources\debug\processDebugResources\r\ --custom-package\ com.example.company.app\ -0\ apk\ --output-text-symbols\ W:\android-studio-projects\sharedid\app\build\intermediates\symbols\debug\R.txt\ --no-version-vectors Daemon: AAPT2 aapt2-3.2.0-alpha11-4662957-windows Daemon #0 Output: W:\android-studio-projects\sharedid\app\src\main\res\drawable\layerlist_micratingstars.xml:3: AAPT: warn: generated id 'android:id/background' for external package 'android'.

W:\android-studio-projects\sharedid\app\src\main\res\drawable\layerlist_micratingstars.xml:5: AAPT: warn: generated id 'android:id/progress' for external package 'android'.

W:\android-studio-projects\sharedid\app\src\main\res\drawable\layerlist_micratingstars.xml:4: AAPT: warn: generated id 'android:id/secondaryProgress' for external package 'android'.

C:\Users\%UserName%.gradle\caches\transforms-1\files-1.1\appcompat-v7-28.0.0-alpha1.aar\19b5707f382b2fef8a056030a0107fe4\res\values-v26\values-v26.xml:9:5-12:13: AAPT: error: resource android:attr/colorError not found.

C:\Users\%UserName%.gradle\caches\transforms-1\files-1.1\appcompat-v7-28.0.0-alpha1.aar\19b5707f382b2fef8a056030a0107fe4\res\values-v26\values-v26.xml:13:5-16:13: AAPT: error: resource android:attr/colorError not found.

C:\Users\%UserName%.gradle\caches\transforms-1\files-1.1\appcompat-v7-28.0.0-alpha1.aar\19b5707f382b2fef8a056030a0107fe4\res\values-v26\values-v26.xml:17:5-93: AAPT: error: style attribute 'android:attr/keyboardNavigationCluster' not found.

C:\Users\%UserName%.gradle\caches\transforms-1\files-1.1\appcompat-v7-28.0.0-alpha1.aar\19b5707f382b2fef8a056030a0107fe4\res\values-v28\values-v28.xml:9:5-12:13: AAPT: error: resource android:attr/dialogCornerRadius not found.

W:\android-studio-projects\sharedid\app\build\intermediates\incremental\mergeDebugResources\merged.dir\values-v28\values-v28.xml:11: AAPT: error: resource android:attr/dialogCornerRadius not found.

C:\Users\%UserName%.gradle\caches\transforms-1\files-1.1\appcompat-v7-28.0.0-alpha1.aar\19b5707f382b2fef8a056030a0107fe4\res\values\values.xml:148:5-153:84: AAPT: error: resource android:attr/fontStyle not found.

C:\Users\%UserName%.gradle\caches\transforms-1\files-1.1\appcompat-v7-28.0.0-alpha1.aar\19b5707f382b2fef8a056030a0107fe4\res\values\values.xml:148:5-153:84: AAPT: error: resource android:attr/font not found.

C:\Users\%UserName%.gradle\caches\transforms-1\files-1.1\appcompat-v7-28.0.0-alpha1.aar\19b5707f382b2fef8a056030a0107fe4\res\values\values.xml:148:5-153:84: AAPT: error: resource android:attr/fontWeight not found. C:\Users\%UserName%.gradle\caches\transforms-1\files-1.1\appcompat-v7-28.0.0-alpha1.aar\19b5707f382b2fef8a056030a0107fe4\res\values\values.xml:148:5-153:84: AAPT: error: resource android:attr/fontVariationSettings not found. C:\Users\%UserName%.gradle\caches\transforms-1\files-1.1\appcompat-v7-28.0.0-alpha1.aar\19b5707f382b2fef8a056030a0107fe4\res\values\values.xml:148:5-153:84: AAPT: error: resource android:attr/ttcIndex not found. error: failed linking references. Command: C:\Users\%UserName%.gradle\caches\transforms-1\files-1.1\aapt2-3.2.0-alpha11-4662957-windows.jar\fc4f56a13b0b656fb51bcc296aa62bd7\aapt2-3.2.0-alpha11-4662957-windows\aapt2.exe link -I\ D:\Java-Android-SDK\platforms\android-25\android.jar\ --manifest\ W:\android-studio-projects\sharedid\app\build\intermediates\merged_manifests\debug\processDebugManifest\merged\AndroidManifest.xml\ -o\ W:\android-studio-projects\sharedid\app\build\intermediates\processed_res\debug\processDebugResources\out\resources-debug.ap_\ -R\ @W:\android-studio-projects\sharedid\app\build\intermediates\incremental\processDebugResources\resources-list-for-resources-debug.ap_.txt\ --auto-add-overlay\ --java\ W:\android-studio-projects\sharedid\app\build\generated\not_namespaced_r_class_sources\debug\processDebugResources\r\ --custom-package\ com.example.company.app\ -0\ apk\ --output-text-symbols\ W:\android-studio-projects\sharedid\app\build\intermediates\symbols\debug\R.txt\ --no-version-vectors Daemon: AAPT2 aapt2-3.2.0-alpha11-4662957-windows Daemon #0 at com.android.build.gradle.internal.res.Aapt2ErrorUtils.rewriteException(Aapt2ErrorUtils.kt:97) at com.android.build.gradle.internal.res.Aapt2ErrorUtils.rewriteLinkException(Aapt2ErrorUtils.kt:73) at com.android.build.gradle.internal.res.LinkApplicationAndroidResourcesTask.invokeAaptForSplit(LinkApplicationAndroidResourcesTask.java:519) at com.android.build.gradle.internal.res.LinkApplicationAndroidResourcesTask.doFullTaskAction(LinkApplicationAndroidResourcesTask.java:269) at com.android.build.gradle.internal.tasks.IncrementalTask.taskAction(IncrementalTask.java:106) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:497) at org.gradle.internal.reflect.JavaMethod.invoke(JavaMethod.java:73) at org.gradle.api.internal.project.taskfactory.IncrementalTaskAction.doExecute(IncrementalTaskAction.java:50) at org.gradle.api.internal.project.taskfactory.StandardTaskAction.execute(StandardTaskAction.java:39) at org.gradle.api.internal.project.taskfactory.StandardTaskAction.execute(StandardTaskAction.java:26) at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter$1.run(ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.java:124) at org.gradle.internal.progress.DefaultBuildOperationExecutor$RunnableBuildOperationWorker.execute(DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.java:336) at org.gradle.internal.progress.DefaultBuildOperationExecutor$RunnableBuildOperationWorker.execute(DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.java:328) at org.gradle.internal.progress.DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.execute(DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.java:199) at org.gradle.internal.progress.DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.run(DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.java:110) at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.executeAction(ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.java:113) at org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.executeActions(ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.java:95) ... 33 more Caused by: com.android.builder.internal.aapt.v2.Aapt2Exception: Android resource linking failed Output: W:\android-studio-projects\sharedid\app\src\main\res\drawable\layerlist_micratingstars.xml:3: warn: generated id 'android:id/background' for external package 'android'. W:\android-studio-projects\sharedid\app\src\main\res\drawable\layerlist_micratingstars.xml:5: warn: generated id 'android:id/progress' for external package 'android'. W:\android-studio-projects\sharedid\app\src\main\res\drawable\layerlist_micratingstars.xml:4: warn: generated id 'android:id/secondaryProgress' for external package 'android'. W:\android-studio-projects\sharedid\app\build\intermediates\incremental\mergeDebugResources\merged.dir\values-v26\values-v26.xml:7: error: resource android:attr/colorError not found. W:\android-studio-projects\sharedid\app\build\intermediates\incremental\mergeDebugResources\merged.dir\values-v26\values-v26.xml:11: error: resource android:attr/colorError not found. W:\android-studio-projects\sharedid\app\build\intermediates\incremental\mergeDebugResources\merged.dir\values-v26\values-v26.xml:15: error: style attribute 'android:attr/keyboardNavigationCluster' not found. W:\android-studio-projects\sharedid\app\build\intermediates\incremental\mergeDebugResources\merged.dir\values-v28\values-v28.xml:7: error: resource android:attr/dialogCornerRadius not found. W:\android-studio-projects\sharedid\app\build\intermediates\incremental\mergeDebugResources\merged.dir\values-v28\values-v28.xml:11: error: resource android:attr/dialogCornerRadius not found. W:\android-studio-projects\sharedid\app\build\intermediates\incremental\mergeDebugResources\merged.dir\values\values.xml:235: error: resource android:attr/fontStyle not found. W:\android-studio-projects\sharedid\app\build\intermediates\incremental\mergeDebugResources\merged.dir\values\values.xml:235: error: resource android:attr/font not found. W:\android-studio-projects\sharedid\app\build\intermediates\incremental\mergeDebugResources\merged.dir\values\values.xml:235: error: resource android:attr/fontWeight not found. W:\android-studio-projects\sharedid\app\build\intermediates\incremental\mergeDebugResources\merged.dir\values\values.xml:235: error: resource android:attr/fontVariationSettings not found. W:\android-studio-projects\sharedid\app\build\intermediates\incremental\mergeDebugResources\merged.dir\values\values.xml:235: error: resource android:attr/ttcIndex not found. error: failed linking references.

Command: C:\Users\%UserName%.gradle\caches\transforms-1\files-1.1\aapt2-3.2.0-alpha11-4662957-windows.jar\fc4f56a13b0b656fb51bcc296aa62bd7\aapt2-3.2.0-alpha11-4662957-windows\aapt2.exe link -I\ D:\Java-Android-SDK\platforms\android-25\android.jar\ --manifest\ W:\android-studio-projects\sharedid\app\build\intermediates\merged_manifests\debug\processDebugManifest\merged\AndroidManifest.xml\ -o\ W:\android-studio-projects\sharedid\app\build\intermediates\processed_res\debug\processDebugResources\out\resources-debug.ap_\ -R\ @W:\android-studio-projects\sharedid\app\build\intermediates\incremental\processDebugResources\resources-list-for-resources-debug.ap_.txt\ --auto-add-overlay\ --java\ W:\android-studio-projects\sharedid\app\build\generated\not_namespaced_r_class_sources\debug\processDebugResources\r\ --custom-package\ com.example.company.app\ -0\ apk\ --output-text-symbols\ W:\android-studio-projects\sharedid\app\build\intermediates\symbols\debug\R.txt\ --no-version-vectors Daemon: AAPT2 aapt2-3.2.0-alpha11-4662957-windows Daemon #0 at com.android.builder.internal.aapt.v2.Aapt2DaemonImpl.doLink(Aapt2DaemonImpl.kt:177) at com.android.builder.internal.aapt.v2.Aapt2Daemon.link(Aapt2Daemon.kt:103) at com.android.builder.internal.aapt.v2.Aapt2DaemonManager$LeasedAaptDaemon.link(Aapt2DaemonManager.kt:176) at com.android.builder.core.AndroidBuilder.processResources(AndroidBuilder.java:811) at com.android.build.gradle.internal.res.LinkApplicationAndroidResourcesTask.invokeAaptForSplit(LinkApplicationAndroidResourcesTask.java:517) ... 50 more

Answer 1

1. W:\android-studio-projects\sharedid\app\src\main\AndroidManifest.xml

---> You don't need add

<uses-sdk
    android:minSdkVersion="14"
    android:targetSdkVersion="25"
/>

2. W:\android-studio-projects\sharedid\app\build.gradle

   android {
   compileSdkVersion 27
   defaultConfig {
       applicationId "com.example.customer.app"
       minSdkVersion 15
       targetSdkVersion 27
       versionCode 1
       versionName "1.0"
       testInstrumentationRunner "android.support.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
   }
   buildTypes {
       release {
           minifyEnabled true
           proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-project.txt'
           signingConfig signingConfigs.release
       }
   }
   repositories {
       maven { url "https://jitpack.io" }
   }
   }
   
   dependencies {
   implementation fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
   implementation 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-maps:15.0.0'
   implementation 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-location:15.0.0'
   implementation 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:27.1.1'
   implementation 'com.github.PhilJay:MPAndroidChart:v2.0.8'
   testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.12'
   androidTestImplementation 'com.android.support.test:runner:1.0.1'
   androidTestImplementation 'com.android.support.test.espresso:espresso-core:3.0.1'
   }
   

3. W:\android-studio-projects\sharedid\build.gradle

   buildscript {
   
   repositories {
       google()
       maven {
           url 'https://maven.google.com/'
           name 'Google'
       }
       jcenter()
   }
   dependencies {
       classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.1.1'
   
       // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
       // in the individual module build.gradle files
   }
   }
   
   allprojects {
   repositories {
       google()
       maven {
           url 'https://maven.google.com/'
           name 'Google'
       }
       jcenter()
   }
   }
   
   task clean(type: Delete) {
   delete rootProject.buildDir
   }
   

You can try it.

Answer 2

In build.graddle(app)

try changing dependencies

dependencies {

    implementation fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
    implementation 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:25.1.0'
    implementation 'com.android.support.constraint:constraint-layout:1.1.0'
    testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.12'
    androidTestImplementation 'com.android.support.test:runner:1.0.1'
    androidTestImplementation 'com.android.support.test.espresso:espresso-core:3.0.1'
}