I recently set up a Jenkins build server for my Android projects running on Ubuntu 16.04. I've got it mostly working to where it will pull from GitHub and attempt to build a project. For some reason whenever I set up a task to run gradlew build or gradlew assembleDebug, it always fails with some AAPT2 error. I say some because one project is giving me a different AAPT2 error than another project. Both of these projects compile without problem on my local Windows machine.
Jenkins is pointed to the most recent sdk-tools (https://dl.google.com/android/repository/sdk-tools-linux-4333796.zip) located at /opt/android-sdk on the Jenkins machine. The Jenkins machine is configured with oracle-java-8.
The console output for project 1:
[Gradle] - Launching build.
[Test] $ /var/lib/jenkins/workspace/Test/gradlew clean assembleDebug
Starting a Gradle Daemon (subsequent builds will be faster)
File /var/lib/jenkins/.android/repositories.cfg could not be loaded.
Checking the license for package Android SDK Build-Tools 27.0.3 in /opt/android-sdk/licenses
License for package Android SDK Build-Tools 27.0.3 accepted.
Preparing "Install Android SDK Build-Tools 27.0.3 (revision: 27.0.3)".
"Install Android SDK Build-Tools 27.0.3 (revision: 27.0.3)" ready.
Installing Android SDK Build-Tools 27.0.3 in /opt/android-sdk/build-tools/27.0.3
"Install Android SDK Build-Tools 27.0.3 (revision: 27.0.3)" complete.
"Install Android SDK Build-Tools 27.0.3 (revision: 27.0.3)" finished.
Checking the license for package Android SDK Platform 27 in /opt/android-sdk/licenses
License for package Android SDK Platform 27 accepted.
Preparing "Install Android SDK Platform 27 (revision: 3)".
"Install Android SDK Platform 27 (revision: 3)" ready.
Installing Android SDK Platform 27 in /opt/android-sdk/platforms/android-27
"Install Android SDK Platform 27 (revision: 3)" complete.
"Install Android SDK Platform 27 (revision: 3)" finished.
Checking the license for package Android SDK Platform-Tools in /opt/android-sdk/licenses
License for package Android SDK Platform-Tools accepted.
Preparing "Install Android SDK Platform-Tools (revision: 28.0.0)".
"Install Android SDK Platform-Tools (revision: 28.0.0)" ready.
Installing Android SDK Platform-Tools in /opt/android-sdk/platform-tools
"Install Android SDK Platform-Tools (revision: 28.0.0)" complete.
"Install Android SDK Platform-Tools (revision: 28.0.0)" finished.
:clean
:app:clean
:app:preBuild UP-TO-DATE
:app:preDebugBuild
:app:compileDebugAidl
:app:compileDebugRenderscript
:app:checkDebugManifest
:app:generateDebugBuildConfig
:app:mainApkListPersistenceDebug
:app:generateDebugResValues
:app:generateDebugResources
:app:mergeDebugResourcesAAPT err(Facade for 27706406): /opt/android-sdk/build-tools/27.0.3/aapt2: 1: /opt/android-sdk/build-tools/27.0.3/aapt2: Syntax error: "(" unexpected
AAPT err(Facade for 26922534): /opt/android-sdk/build-tools/27.0.3/aapt2: 1: /opt/android-sdk/build-tools/27.0.3/aapt2: Syntax error: "(" unexpected
AAPT err(Facade for 32626108): /opt/android-sdk/build-tools/27.0.3/aapt2: 1: /opt/android-sdk/build-tools/27.0.3/aapt2: Syntax error: "(" unexpected
AAPT err(Facade for 26996178): /opt/android-sdk/build-tools/27.0.3/aapt2: 1: /opt/android-sdk/build-tools/27.0.3/aapt2: Syntax error: "(" unexpected
Slave 32626108 failed to start
java.lang.RuntimeException: AAPT slave failed to start. Please make sure the current build tools (located at /opt/android-sdk/build-tools/27.0.3/aapt2) are not corrupted.
at com.android.builder.png.AaptProcess.waitForReadyOrFail(AaptProcess.java:193)
at com.android.builder.internal.aapt.AaptQueueThreadContext.creation(AaptQueueThreadContext.java:56)
at com.android.builder.tasks.WorkQueue.run(WorkQueue.java:250)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748)
Slave 26922534 failed to start
java.lang.RuntimeException: AAPT slave failed to start. Please make sure the current build tools (located at /opt/android-sdk/build-tools/27.0.3/aapt2) are not corrupted.
at com.android.builder.png.AaptProcess.waitForReadyOrFail(AaptProcess.java:193)
at com.android.builder.internal.aapt.AaptQueueThreadContext.creation(AaptQueueThreadContext.java:56)
at com.android.builder.tasks.WorkQueue.run(WorkQueue.java:250)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748)
Slave 27706406 failed to start
java.lang.RuntimeException: AAPT slave failed to start. Please make sure the current build tools (located at /opt/android-sdk/build-tools/27.0.3/aapt2) are not corrupted.
at com.android.builder.png.AaptProcess.waitForReadyOrFail(AaptProcess.java:193)
at com.android.builder.internal.aapt.AaptQueueThreadContext.creation(AaptQueueThreadContext.java:56)
at com.android.builder.tasks.WorkQueue.run(WorkQueue.java:250)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748)
Exception in thread "queued-resource-processor_1" java.util.MissingFormatArgumentException: Format specifier '%1$s'
Slave 26996178 failed to start
java.lang.RuntimeException: AAPT slave failed to start. Please make sure the current build tools (located at /opt/android-sdk/build-tools/27.0.3/aapt2) are not corrupted.
at com.android.builder.png.AaptProcess.waitForReadyOrFail(AaptProcess.java:193)
at com.android.builder.internal.aapt.AaptQueueThreadContext.creation(AaptQueueThreadContext.java:56)
at com.android.builder.tasks.WorkQueue.run(WorkQueue.java:250)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748)
at java.util.Formatter.format(Formatter.java:2525)
at java.util.Formatter.format(Formatter.java:2455)
at java.lang.String.format(String.java:2940)
at com.android.build.gradle.internal.aapt.AaptGradleFactory$FilteringLogger.shouldDowngrade(AaptGradleFactory.java:156)
at com.android.build.gradle.internal.aapt.AaptGradleFactory$FilteringLogger.error(AaptGradleFactory.java:122)
at com.android.builder.tasks.WorkQueue.run(WorkQueue.java:253)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748)
Exception in thread "queued-resource-processor_4" java.util.MissingFormatArgumentException: Format specifier '%1$s'
at java.util.Formatter.format(Formatter.java:2525)
at java.util.Formatter.format(Formatter.java:2455)
at java.lang.String.format(String.java:2940)
at com.android.build.gradle.internal.aapt.AaptGradleFactory$FilteringLogger.shouldDowngrade(AaptGradleFactory.java:156)
at com.android.build.gradle.internal.aapt.AaptGradleFactory$FilteringLogger.error(AaptGradleFactory.java:122)
at com.android.builder.tasks.WorkQueue.run(WorkQueue.java:253)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748)
Exception in thread "queued-resource-processor_3" java.util.MissingFormatArgumentException: Format specifier '%1$s'
at java.util.Formatter.format(Formatter.java:2525)
at java.util.Formatter.format(Formatter.java:2455)
at java.lang.String.format(String.java:2940)
at com.android.build.gradle.internal.aapt.AaptGradleFactory$FilteringLogger.shouldDowngrade(AaptGradleFactory.java:156)
at com.android.build.gradle.internal.aapt.AaptGradleFactory$FilteringLogger.error(AaptGradleFactory.java:122)
at com.android.builder.tasks.WorkQueue.run(WorkQueue.java:253)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748)
Exception in thread "queued-resource-processor_2" java.util.MissingFormatArgumentException: Format specifier '%1$s'
at java.util.Formatter.format(Formatter.java:2525)
at java.util.Formatter.format(Formatter.java:2455)
at java.lang.String.format(String.java:2940)
at com.android.build.gradle.internal.aapt.AaptGradleFactory$FilteringLogger.shouldDowngrade(AaptGradleFactory.java:156)
at com.android.build.gradle.internal.aapt.AaptGradleFactory$FilteringLogger.error(AaptGradleFactory.java:122)
at com.android.builder.tasks.WorkQueue.run(WorkQueue.java:253)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748)
Error: java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException: java.lang.RuntimeException: No server to serve request. Check logs for details.
:app:createDebugCompatibleScreenManifests
:app:processDebugManifest
:app:splitsDiscoveryTaskDebug
:app:prepareLintJar UP-TO-DATE
:app:compileDebugNdk NO-SOURCE
:app:mergeDebugShaders
:app:compileDebugShaders
:app:generateDebugAssets
:app:mergeDebugAssets
:app:mergeDebugJniLibFolders
:app:transformNativeLibsWithMergeJniLibsForDebug
:app:processDebugJavaRes NO-SOURCE
:app:validateSigningDebug
:app:mergeDebugResources FAILED
FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.
* What went wrong:
Execution failed for task ':app:mergeDebugResources'.
> Error: java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException: java.lang.RuntimeException: No server to serve request. Check logs for details.
* 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 4m 33s
20 actionable tasks: 19 executed, 1 up-to-date
Build step 'Invoke Gradle script' changed build result to FAILURE
Build step 'Invoke Gradle script' marked build as failure
Finished: FAILURE
The console output for project 2:
[Gradle] - Launching build.
[ProjectName] $ /var/lib/jenkins/workspace/ProjectName/gradlew clean assembleDebug
Starting a Gradle Daemon (subsequent builds will be faster)
File /var/lib/jenkins/.android/repositories.cfg could not be loaded.
Checking the license for package Android SDK Platform 28 in /opt/android-sdk/licenses
License for package Android SDK Platform 28 accepted.
Preparing "Install Android SDK Platform 28 (revision: 4)".
"Install Android SDK Platform 28 (revision: 4)" ready.
Installing Android SDK Platform 28 in /opt/android-sdk/platforms/android-28
"Install Android SDK Platform 28 (revision: 4)" complete.
"Install Android SDK Platform 28 (revision: 4)" finished.
:clean UP-TO-DATE
:app:clean
:app:checkDebugClasspath
:app:preBuild UP-TO-DATE
:app:preDebugBuild
:app:compileDebugAidl NO-SOURCE
:app:compileDebugRenderscript
:app:checkDebugManifest
:app:generateDebugBuildConfig
:app:generateSafeArgsDebug
:app:prepareLintJar
:app:mainApkListPersistenceDebug
:app:generateDebugResValues
:app:generateDebugResources
:app:mergeDebugResourcesAAPT2 aapt2-3.2.0-beta03-4818971-linux Daemon #2: Unexpected error output: /var/lib/jenkins/.gradle/caches/transforms-1/files-1.1/aapt2-3.2.0-beta03-4818971-linux.jar/af6f6047a6877ad6fb27278423eb186d/aapt2-3.2.0-beta03-4818971-linux/aapt2: 19: /var/lib/jenkins/.gradle/caches/transforms-1/files-1.1/aapt2-3.2.0-beta03-4818971-linux.jar/af6f6047a6877ad6fb27278423eb186d/aapt2-3.2.0-beta03-4818971-linux/aapt2: Syntax error: word unexpected (expecting ")")
AAPT2 aapt2-3.2.0-beta03-4818971-linux Daemon #0: Unexpected error output: /var/lib/jenkins/.gradle/caches/transforms-1/files-1.1/aapt2-3.2.0-beta03-4818971-linux.jar/af6f6047a6877ad6fb27278423eb186d/aapt2-3.2.0-beta03-4818971-linux/aapt2: 19: /var/lib/jenkins/.gradle/caches/transforms-1/files-1.1/aapt2-3.2.0-beta03-4818971-linux.jar/af6f6047a6877ad6fb27278423eb186d/aapt2-3.2.0-beta03-4818971-linux/aapt2: Syntax error: word unexpected (expecting ")")
AAPT2 aapt2-3.2.0-beta03-4818971-linux Daemon #1: Unexpected error output: /var/lib/jenkins/.gradle/caches/transforms-1/files-1.1/aapt2-3.2.0-beta03-4818971-linux.jar/af6f6047a6877ad6fb27278423eb186d/aapt2-3.2.0-beta03-4818971-linux/aapt2: 19: /var/lib/jenkins/.gradle/caches/transforms-1/files-1.1/aapt2-3.2.0-beta03-4818971-linux.jar/af6f6047a6877ad6fb27278423eb186d/aapt2-3.2.0-beta03-4818971-linux/aapt2: Syntax error: word unexpected (expecting ")")
AAPT2 aapt2-3.2.0-beta03-4818971-linux Daemon #4: Unexpected error output: /var/lib/jenkins/.gradle/caches/transforms-1/files-1.1/aapt2-3.2.0-beta03-4818971-linux.jar/af6f6047a6877ad6fb27278423eb186d/aapt2-3.2.0-beta03-4818971-linux/aapt2: 19: /var/lib/jenkins/.gradle/caches/transforms-1/files-1.1/aapt2-3.2.0-beta03-4818971-linux.jar/af6f6047a6877ad6fb27278423eb186d/aapt2-3.2.0-beta03-4818971-linux/aapt2: Syntax error: word unexpected (expecting ")")
AAPT2 aapt2-3.2.0-beta03-4818971-linux Daemon #3: Unexpected error output: /var/lib/jenkins/.gradle/caches/transforms-1/files-1.1/aapt2-3.2.0-beta03-4818971-linux.jar/af6f6047a6877ad6fb27278423eb186d/aapt2-3.2.0-beta03-4818971-linux/aapt2: 19: /var/lib/jenkins/.gradle/caches/transforms-1/files-1.1/aapt2-3.2.0-beta03-4818971-linux.jar/af6f6047a6877ad6fb27278423eb186d/aapt2-3.2.0-beta03-4818971-linux/aapt2: Syntax error: word unexpected (expecting ")")
AAPT2 aapt2-3.2.0-beta03-4818971-linux Daemon #5: Unexpected error output: /var/lib/jenkins/.gradle/caches/transforms-1/files-1.1/aapt2-3.2.0-beta03-4818971-linux.jar/af6f6047a6877ad6fb27278423eb186d/aapt2-3.2.0-beta03-4818971-linux/aapt2: 19: /var/lib/jenkins/.gradle/caches/transforms-1/files-1.1/aapt2-3.2.0-beta03-4818971-linux.jar/af6f6047a6877ad6fb27278423eb186d/aapt2-3.2.0-beta03-4818971-linux/aapt2: Syntax error: word unexpected (expecting ")")
AAPT2 aapt2-3.2.0-beta03-4818971-linux Daemon #7: Unexpected error output: /var/lib/jenkins/.gradle/caches/transforms-1/files-1.1/aapt2-3.2.0-beta03-4818971-linux.jar/af6f6047a6877ad6fb27278423eb186d/aapt2-3.2.0-beta03-4818971-linux/aapt2: 19: /var/lib/jenkins/.gradle/caches/transforms-1/files-1.1/aapt2-3.2.0-beta03-4818971-linux.jar/af6f6047a6877ad6fb27278423eb186d/aapt2-3.2.0-beta03-4818971-linux/aapt2: Syntax error: word unexpected (expecting ")")
AAPT2 aapt2-3.2.0-beta03-4818971-linux Daemon #6: Unexpected error output: /var/lib/jenkins/.gradle/caches/transforms-1/files-1.1/aapt2-3.2.0-beta03-4818971-linux.jar/af6f6047a6877ad6fb27278423eb186d/aapt2-3.2.0-beta03-4818971-linux/aapt2: 19: /var/lib/jenkins/.gradle/caches/transforms-1/files-1.1/aapt2-3.2.0-beta03-4818971-linux.jar/af6f6047a6877ad6fb27278423eb186d/aapt2-3.2.0-beta03-4818971-linux/aapt2: Syntax error: word unexpected (expecting ")")
FAILED
FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.
* What went wrong:
Execution failed for task ':app:mergeDebugResources'.
> java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException: com.android.builder.internal.aapt.v2.Aapt2InternalException: AAPT2 aapt2-3.2.0-beta03-4818971-linux Daemon #2: Daemon startup failed
This should not happen under normal circumstances, please file an issue if it does.
* 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 3m 27s
12 actionable tasks: 11 executed, 1 up-to-date
Build step 'Invoke Gradle script' changed build result to FAILURE
Build step 'Invoke Gradle script' marked build as failure
I'm really not sure why I'm getting these results, especially as both of the projects build just fine on my local Windows machine. Perhaps I'm missing something I should have installed on the Jenkins machine? I'm hoping there's an answer other than disabling aapt2 in gradle.properties as it doesn't really find the problem here.
