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Android

Posted by ms2030
ms2030
2,973 Points

cannot resolve symbol 'getDefaultProguardFile'

Note: I'm using Android Studio 1.0.2.

  1. Error in build.gradle: cannot resolve symbol 'getDefaultProguardFile'
  2. before I changed it, this is what it looked like (note use of minifyEnabled instead of runProguard in the video):
  minifyEnabled false
  proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'

The error is ignored unless I try to build an APK.

snippet of build.gradle below for release:

    buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled true
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android-optimize.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
        }

proguard-rules.pro file (ignoring comments) below:

-assumenosideeffects class android.util.Log {
    public static boolean isLoggable(java.lang.String, int);
    public static int v(...);
    public static int i(...);
    public static int w(...);
    public static int d(...);
    public static int e(...);
}
ms2030
ms2030
2,973 Points

If I comment out the proguardFiles line, then it lets me build an APK. I assume it just doesn't do any of the cool cleanup stuff.

Is this an Android Studio bug? Are others having this problem?

1 Answer

Gerardo Guzman
Gerardo Guzman
4,480 Points
Gerardo Guzman
Gerardo Guzman
4,480 Points

This worked for me Android Studio 1.3

    buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled false
           // This was not working
           //  proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
            proguardFiles 'proguard-rules.pro'
        }