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Android Build a Self-Destructing Message Android App Adding Users Using Parse.com Creating an Account and App on Parse.com

Posted by Bryan Wiedeman
Bryan Wiedeman
10,203 Points

Error:Execution failed for task ':app:dexDebug'.

Error:Execution failed for task ':app:dexDebug'. > com.android.ide.common.process.ProcessException: org.gradle.process.internal.ExecException: Process 'command '/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk-amd64/bin/java'' finished with non-zero exit value 2

i'm getting this error compiling, there's something wrong with my gradle.

my gradle file is

apply plugin: 'com.android.application'

android {
    compileSdkVersion 23
    buildToolsVersion "23.0.1"

    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "com.example.paxie.ribbit"
        minSdkVersion 15
        targetSdkVersion 23
        versionCode 1
        versionName "1.0"
    }
    buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled false
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-    rules.pro'
        }
    }
}

dependencies {
    compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
    testCompile 'junit:junit:4.12'
    compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:23.1.0'
    compile 'com.android.support:design:23.1.0'
    compile 'com.parse.bolts:bolts-android:1.+'
    compile 'com.parse:parse-android:1.+'

}
aakarshrestha
aakarshrestha
6,509 Points
aakarshrestha
aakarshrestha
6,509 Points

Compile parse with this command: compile 'com.parse:parse-android:1.10.3'

I had trouble using bolts. Download parse-android-1.10.3.jar file and add it to the libs folder in your project.

Bryan Wiedeman
Bryan Wiedeman
10,203 Points

i'm not 100% certain what you mean so i tried the following things:

replaced compile 'com.parse:parse-android:1.+' with 'com.parse:parse-android:1.10.3'

added 'com.parse:parse-android:1.+' in addition to compile 'com.parse:parse-android:1.10.3'

removed compile 'com.parse.bolts:bolts-android:1.+' and added compile 'com.parse:parse-android:1.10.3'

and each of these produced the same error.

I already had downloaded parse-android:1.10.3 and moved it to my external libraries.

halp.

Bryan Wiedeman
Bryan Wiedeman
10,203 Points

i also realized I hadn't moved the bolts .jar package to my external libraries, so I did that, but got the same error. To be clear, where i'm moving the external libraries to is /home/Documents/Android-Studio/AndroidStudioProjects/Ribbit/app/libs, and I'm running linux.

5 Answers

Roberto Ornelas
Roberto Ornelas
6,361 Points
Roberto Ornelas
Roberto Ornelas
6,361 Points

I think the latest Parse SDK needs more than the *.jar file to compile correctly. I was getting the same error, then I tried these steps:

  1. Download & unzip the SDK. This should create a folder named Parse-1.xx.x (Parse-1.11.0 in my case)
  2. Move the entire folder to /apps/libs (make sure you deleted the previous Parse-*.jar file)
  3. Build > Rebuild project

Then it compiles without errors.

Anne Grethe
Anne Grethe
1,586 Points

This worked! Thank you!

Ryan Chang
Ryan Chang
3,249 Points
Ryan Chang
Ryan Chang
3,249 Points

Worked, thanks a ton!

Sam wong
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Sam wong
Courses Plus Student 447 Points
Sam wong
Sam wong
Courses Plus Student 447 Points

Bryan Wiedeman did you solve this problem ? i get the same error as you i add this two compile

compile 'com.parse.bolts:bolts-android:1.+' compile 'com.parse:parse-android:1.+'

Bryan Wiedeman
Bryan Wiedeman
10,203 Points

nope. still having it.

Sam wong
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Sam wong
Courses Plus Student 447 Points
Sam wong
Sam wong
Courses Plus Student 447 Points

Getting stuck, no one provide the solution .....

Bryan Wiedeman
Bryan Wiedeman
10,203 Points

also frustrated by this. if i continue to not get a response, I suppose I'm still not that far along and can download eclipse and try again with that, but that would kind of suck since i'm trying to learn modern development tools and not antiquated ones.

aakarshrestha
aakarshrestha
6,509 Points
aakarshrestha
aakarshrestha
6,509 Points

I had trouble with boltz file. So i resolved it by following these steps:

  1. Go to: https://github.com/ParsePlatform/Parse-SDK-Android
  2. Download the jar file
  3. Store the downloaded jar file in the src/main/libs folder
  4. Then add the dependency in the build.gradle(module:app) file " compile 'com.parse:parse-android:1.11.0' " -> or whatever is the version number for the jar file.

Do not forget to sync the gradle file!

You are all ready to develop using parse now.

Hope it helps!

Happy coding!