Gradle Build Failed. Android resource linking failed.

I am getting this error and cant build for android. I was just starting out with unity so im not sure what to do here.

CommandInvokationFailure: Gradle build failed.
D:\UNITY\Editor\Data\PlaybackEngines\AndroidPlayer/Tools\OpenJDK\Windows\bin\java.exe -classpath "D:\UNITY\Editor\Data\PlaybackEngines\AndroidPlayer\Tools\gradle\lib\gradle-launcher-4.6.jar" org.gradle.launcher.GradleMain "-Dorg.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx4096m" "assembleRelease"
stderr[
FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.
* What went wrong:
Execution failed for task 'rocessReleaseResources'.
> Android resource linking failed
Output: error: failed to create directory 'D:\UnityProjects\SecondTest\Temp\gradleOut\build\generated\not_namespaced_r_class_sources\release\processReleaseResources\r\com\bandit\second'.

Command: C:\Users\Yi?it Ar?soy\.gradle\caches\transforms-1\files-1.1\aapt2-3.2.0-4818971-windows.jar\85bde20e4c473e7728682a274258fd41\aapt2-3.2.0-4818971-windows\aapt2.exe link -I\
D:\Android_SDK\platforms\android-26\android.jar\
--manifest\
D:\UnityProjects\SecondTest\Temp\gradleOut\build\intermediates\merged_manifests\release\processReleaseManifest\merged\AndroidManifest.xml\
-o\
D:\UnityProjects\SecondTest\Temp\gradleOut\build\intermediates\processed_res\release\processReleaseResources\out\resources-release.ap_\
-R\
@D:\UnityProjects\SecondTest\Temp\gradleOut\build\intermediates\incremental\processReleaseResources\resources-list-for-resources-release.ap_.txt\
--auto-add-overlay\
--java\
D:\UnityProjects\SecondTest\Temp\gradleOut\build\generated\not_namespaced_r_class_sources\release\processReleaseResources\r\
--custom-package\
com.bandit.second\
-0\
apk\
-0\
.unity3d\
-0\
.ress\
-0\
.resource\
-0\
.obb\
--output-text-symbols\
D:\UnityProjects\SecondTest\Temp\gradleOut\build\intermediates\symbols\release\R.txt\
--no-version-vectors
Daemon: AAPT2 aapt2-3.2.0-4818971-windows Daemon #0
* Try:
Run with --stacktrace option to get the stack trace. Run with --info or --debug option to get more log output. Run with --scan to get full insights.
* Get more help at https://help.gradle.org
BUILD FAILED in 5s
]
stdout[
:checkReleaseClasspath
reBuild UP-TO-DATE
reReleaseBuild
:compileReleaseAidl NO-SOURCE
:compileReleaseRenderscript
:checkReleaseManifest
:generateReleaseBuildConfig
repareLintJar
:mainApkListPersistenceRelease
:generateReleaseResValues
:generateReleaseResources
:mergeReleaseResources
:createReleaseCompatibleScreenManifests
rocessReleaseManifest
:splitsDiscoveryTaskRelease
rocessReleaseResources FAILED
13 actionable tasks: 13 executed
]
exit code: 1
UnityEditor.Android.Command.WaitForProgramToRun (UnityEditor.Utils.Program p, UnityEditor.Android.Command+WaitingForProcessToExit waitingForProcessToExit, System.String errorMsg) (at <e1c3953b4cf040ddb1400046b1c34897>:0)
UnityEditor.Android.Command.Run (System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo psi, UnityEditor.Android.Command+WaitingForProcessToExit waitingForProcessToExit, System.String errorMsg) (at <e1c3953b4cf040ddb1400046b1c34897>:0)
UnityEditor.Android.Command.Run (System.String command, System.String args, System.String workingdir, UnityEditor.Android.Command+WaitingForProcessToExit waitingForProcessToExit, System.String errorMsg) (at <e1c3953b4cf040ddb1400046b1c34897>:0)
UnityEditor.Android.AndroidJavaTools.RunJava (System.String args, System.String workingdir, System.Action`1[T] progress, System.String error) (at <e1c3953b4cf040ddb1400046b1c34897>:0)
UnityEditor.Android.GradleWrapper.Run (UnityEditor.Android.AndroidJavaTools javaTools, System.String workingdir, System.String task, System.Action`1[T] progress) (at <e1c3953b4cf040ddb1400046b1c34897>:0)
Rethrow as GradleInvokationException: Gradle build failed
UnityEditor.Android.GradleWrapper.Run (UnityEditor.Android.AndroidJavaTools javaTools, System.String workingdir, System.String task, System.Action`1[T] progress) (at <e1c3953b4cf040ddb1400046b1c34897>:0)
UnityEditor.Android.PostProcessor.Tasks.BuildGradleProject.Execute (UnityEditor.Android.PostProcessor.PostProcessorContext context) (at <e1c3953b4cf040ddb1400046b1c34897>:0)
UnityEditor.Android.PostProcessor.PostProcessRunner.RunAllTasks (UnityEditor.Android.PostProcessor.PostProcessorContext context) (at <e1c3953b4cf040ddb1400046b1c34897>:0)
UnityEngine.GUIUtilityrocessEvent(Int32, IntPtr)

 

Changing the username to something with regular characters has fixed the problem. However, you cant just go ahead and change the name so im gonna write here how to do it, in case someone else encounters the same problem.
You have to create a new administrator account, login and then change the name. After that you will have to change a registry in; local machine/software/microsoft/windows nt/ current profile/profile list/the one where you see your old username, and change it to whatever name you changed into.

 

This was my problem too. I solved this problem like this:
Close the Unity and Android Studio (if you have) then remove the two folders below.

C: \ Users \ yourusername \ .gradle
C: \ Users \ yourusername \ .android

 

I have the same problem , it was going great but I had to reinstall my windows , after that this problem appears :


CommandInvokationFailure: Gradle build failed.
C:/Program Files/Java/jdk1.8.0_162\bin\java.exe -classpath "C:\Program Files\Unity\Editor\Data\PlaybackEngines\AndroidPlayer\Tools\gradle\lib\gradle-launcher-4.6.jar" org.gradle.launcher.GradleMain "-Dorg.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx4096m" "assembleRelease"

stderr[

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

* What went wrong:
Execution failed for task 'rocessReleaseResources'.
> Android resource linking failed
Output: E:\The Lost Princess Maya\Temp\gradleOut\build\intermediates\incremental\mergeReleaseResources\merged.dir\values-v26\values-v26.xml:7: error: resource android:attr/colorError not found.
E:\The Lost Princess Maya\Temp\gradleOut\build\intermediates\incremental\mergeReleaseResources\merged.dir\values-v26\values-v26.xml:11: error: resource android:attr/colorError not found.
E:\The Lost Princess Maya\Temp\gradleOut\build\intermediates\incremental\mergeReleaseResources\merged.dir\values-v26\values-v26.xml:15: error: style attribute 'android:attr/keyboardNavigationCluster' not found.
error: failed linking references.

Command: C:\Users\Sniper\.gradle\caches\transforms-1\files-1.1\aapt2-3.2.0-4818971-windows.jar\03361384000dfb8ff34fea660f038f21\aapt2-3.2.0-4818971-windows\aapt2.exe link -I\
C:\Users\Sniper\AppData\Local\Android\sdk\platforms\android-25\android.jar\
--manifest\
E:\The Lost Princess Maya\Temp\gradleOut\build\intermediates\merged_manifests\release\processReleaseManifest\merged\AndroidManifest.xml\
-o\
E:\The Lost Princess Maya\Temp\gradleOut\build\intermediates\processed_res\release\processReleaseResources\out\resources-release.ap_\
-R\
@E:\The Lost Princess Maya\Temp\gradleOut\build\intermediates\incremental\processReleaseResources\resources-list-for-resources-release.ap_.txt\
--auto-add-overlay\
--java\
E:\The Lost Princess Maya\Temp\gradleOut\build\generated\not_namespaced_r_class_sources\release\processReleaseResources\r\
--proguard\
E:\The Lost Princess Maya\Temp\gradleOut\build\intermediates\proguard-rules\release\aapt_rules.txt\
--custom-package\
com.M4H.GL\
-0\
apk\
-0\
.unity3d\
-0\
.ress\
-0\
.resource\
-0\
.obb\
--output-text-symbols\
E:\The Lost Princess Maya\Temp\gradleOut\build\intermediates\symbols\release\R.txt\
--no-version-vectors
Daemon: AAPT2 aapt2-3.2.0-4818971-windows Daemon #0
Output: C:\Users\Sniper\.gradle\caches\transforms-1\files-1.1\com.android.support.appcompat-v7-26.1.0.aar\0f6db07822cfb7aac28f98d6185ee4d4\res\values-v26\values-v26.xml:9:5-12:13: AAPT: error: resource android:attr/colorError not found.

C:\Users\Sniper\.gradle\caches\transforms-1\files-1.1\com.android.support.appcompat-v7-26.1.0.aar\0f6db07822cfb7aac28f98d6185ee4d4\res\values-v26\values-v26.xml:13:5-16:13: AAPT: error: resource android:attr/colorError not found.

C:\Users\Sniper\.gradle\caches\transforms-1\files-1.1\com.android.support.appcompat-v7-26.1.0.aar\0f6db07822cfb7aac28f98d6185ee4d4\res\values-v26\values-v26.xml:17:5-93: AAPT: error: style attribute 'android:attr/keyboardNavigationCluster' not found.

error: failed linking references.
Command: C:\Users\Sniper\.gradle\caches\transforms-1\files-1.1\aapt2-3.2.0-4818971-windows.jar\03361384000dfb8ff34fea660f038f21\aapt2-3.2.0-4818971-windows\aapt2.exe link -I\
C:\Users\Sniper\AppData\Local\Android\sdk\platforms\android-25\android.jar\
--manifest\
E:\The Lost Princess Maya\Temp\gradleOut\build\intermediates\merged_manifests\release\processReleaseManifest\merged\AndroidManifest.xml\
-o\
E:\The Lost Princess Maya\Temp\gradleOut\build\intermediates\processed_res\release\processReleaseResources\out\resources-release.ap_\
-R\
@E:\The Lost Princess Maya\Temp\gradleOut\build\intermediates\incremental\processReleaseResources\resources-list-for-resources-release.ap_.txt\
--auto-add-overlay\
--java\
E:\The Lost Princess Maya\Temp\gradleOut\build\generated\not_namespaced_r_class_sources\release\processReleaseResources\r\
--proguard\
E:\The Lost Princess Maya\Temp\gradleOut\build\intermediates\proguard-rules\release\aapt_rules.txt\
--custom-package\
com.M4H.GL\
-0\
apk\
-0\
.unity3d\
-0\
.ress\
-0\
.resource\
-0\
.obb\
--output-text-symbols\
E:\The Lost Princess Maya\Temp\gradleOut\build\intermediates\symbols\release\R.txt\
--no-version-vectors
Daemon: AAPT2 aapt2-3.2.0-4818971-windows Daemon #0

* Try:
Run with --stacktrace option to get the stack trace. Run with --info or --debug option to get more log output. Run with --scan to get full insights.

* Get more help at https://help.gradle.org

BUILD FAILED in 3s
]
stdout[
WARNING: Configuration 'compile' is obsolete and has been replaced with 'implementation' and 'api'.
It will be removed at the end of 2018. For more information see: http://d.android.com/r/tools/update-dependency-configurations.html
:checkReleaseClasspath UP-TO-DATE
reBuild UP-TO-DATE
:extractProguardFiles UP-TO-DATE
reReleaseBuild UP-TO-DATE
:compileReleaseAidl NO-SOURCE
:compileReleaseRenderscript UP-TO-DATE
:checkReleaseManifest UP-TO-DATE
:generateReleaseBuildConfig UP-TO-DATE
repareLintJar UP-TO-DATE
:mainApkListPersistenceRelease UP-TO-DATE
:generateReleaseResValues UP-TO-DATE
:generateReleaseResources UP-TO-DATE
:mergeReleaseResources UP-TO-DATE
:createReleaseCompatibleScreenManifests UP-TO-DATE
rocessReleaseManifest
:splitsDiscoveryTaskRelease UP-TO-DATE
rocessReleaseResources FAILED
14 actionable tasks: 2 executed, 12 up-to-date
]
exit code: 1
UnityEditor.Android.Command.WaitForProgramToRun (UnityEditor.Utils.Program p, UnityEditor.Android.WaitingForProcessToExit waitingForProcessToExit, System.String errorMsg)
UnityEditor.Android.Command.Run (System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo psi, UnityEditor.Android.WaitingForProcessToExit waitingForProcessToExit, System.String errorMsg)
UnityEditor.Android.AndroidJavaTools.RunJava (System.String args, System.String workingdir, System.Action`1 progress, System.String error)
UnityEditor.Android.GradleWrapper.Run (System.String workingdir, System.String task, System.Action`1 progress)
Rethrow as GradleInvokationException: Gradle build failed
UnityEditor.Android.GradleWrapper.Run (System.String workingdir, System.String task, System.Action`1 progress)
UnityEditor.Android.PostProcessor.Tasks.BuildGradleProject.Execute (UnityEditor.Android.PostProcessor.PostProcessorContext context)
UnityEditor.Android.PostProcessor.PostProcessRunner.RunAllTasks (UnityEditor.Android.PostProcessor.PostProcessorContext context)

 

Hey guys! I've had the same problem, but
I've found how to fix it.
First of all, I deleted my custom SDK folder (it used for last versions of unity). Then I went to windows panel and click to java and updated it. And done, now everything works great. I have my installed apk in my device. Try this method guys, it must help.Cheers!

 

I have the same problem. I have JDK 8. In Android Studio i updated all platforms and tools. In Unity in External tools I have inserted correct path to Android Studio SDK.

Thank you in advance.

 

Hello! Which Unity version you are using? I am using Unity 2018.3.0f2 , There is no built in option for SDK.

 

i fixed this problem by this method:
1. goto Assets/AndroidServicesResolver/Android/ForceResolve
2. once resolution is done, remove all duplicate aar files.
3. now build. its working.

 

This not fix the problem to me...any help?

 

any help tho??

 

I had a similar error and after a lot of tries I finally found a solution.

Go into Project Settings -> Other Settings -> Use custom Launcher Template Gradle file

In this newly generated .launcherTemplate.gradle file in Assets/Plugins/Android/ enter your correct SDK versions. In my case it was:

apply plugin: 'com.android.application'



dependencies {

    implementation project(':unityLibrary')

    }



android {

    compileSdkVersion 28

    buildToolsVersion '28.0.3'



    compileOptions {

        sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8

        targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8

    }



    defaultConfig {

        minSdkVersion 25

        targetSdkVersion 28

        applicationId '**APPLICATIONID**'

        ndk {

            abiFilters **ABIFILTERS**

        }

        versionCode **VERSIONCODE**

        versionName '**VERSIONNAME**'

    }



    aaptOptions {

        noCompress = ['.unity3d', '.ress', '.resource', '.obb'**STREAMING_ASSETS**]

        ignoreAssetsPattern = "!.svn:!.git:!.ds_store:!*.scc:.*:!CVS:!thumbs.db:!picasa.ini:!*~"

    }**SIGN**



    lintOptions {

        abortOnError false

    }



    buildTypes {

        debug {

            minifyEnabled **MINIFY_DEBUG**

            useProguard **PROGUARD_DEBUG**

            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt')**SIGNCONFIG**

            jniDebuggable true

        }

        release {

            minifyEnabled **MINIFY_RELEASE**

            useProguard **PROGUARD_RELEASE**

            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt')**SIGNCONFIG**

        }

    }**PACKAGING_OPTIONS****SPLITS**

**BUILT_APK_LOCATION**

    bundle {

        language {

            enableSplit = false

        }

        density {

            enableSplit = false

        }

        abi {

            enableSplit = true

        }

    }

}**SPLITS_VERSION_CODE****LAUNCHER_SOURCE_BUILD_SETUP**

This depends on your project but after changing this it worked for me!

 

Hello Everyone!

If you're still going through this problem no matter what Unity version you're using. How I resolved it was by SETTING THE REQUIRED JDK, SDK & NDK in the Editor.

1- Go to Edit > Preferences > External Tools
Check the box "JDK installed with Unity (Recommended).
And the two boxes for SDK and NDK under it.

2- Open Unity Hub > Installs > Add Module
Add ALL Android packages.

I hope this solves it to all of you guys. Good luck

 

I was getting this error after adding the following line to AndroidManifest.xml:
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />

After reading this thread and re-checking the manifest, I realized I had accidentally put that line inside the <application> block -- that line belongs after the <application> block. Now my builds work again

 

Unity just sucks… They don’t know how to handle dependencies in Android…Just pile of errors one by one, if resolved one another is waiting outside the door and it’s a infinite loop. Bullshit when comes to complex applications

 

Thanks , This Worked for me . . .