Scrambled build.gradle file after adding an Activity [37076867]

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to...@gmail.com

created issue #1

Jan 7, 2016 10:52AM

I have many dependencies packed in my app build.gradle file. Because of this, I always put comments in every dependencies to keep track if I used them or in what things I use them. This is what it looked like before the problem:

apply plugin: 'com.android.application'

....

dependencies {
compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
testCompile 'junit:junit:4.12'
compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:23.1.1'
compile 'com.android.support:cardview-v7:23.1.1'
compile 'com.android.support:recyclerview-v7:23.1.1'
compile 'com.android.support:design:23.1.1'

// AppIntro library dependency - unused.
compile 'com.github.paolorotolo:appintro:3.3.0'

// MaterialDrawer library dependency - used in implementation of navigation drawer.
compile('com.mikepenz:materialdrawer:4.6.3@aar') {
transitive = true
}

// AndroidIconics library dependencies - used in several icons throughout the app.
// Included all of the icon fonts available, some may be unused.
// Core AndroidIconics dependency.
compile 'com.mikepenz:iconics-core:2.5.3@aar'
// Icon font dependencies.
compile 'com.mikepenz:google-material-typeface:2.1.0.1.original@aar'
compile 'com.mikepenz:material-design-iconic-typeface:2.2.0.1@aar'
compile 'com.mikepenz:fontawesome-typeface:4.5.0.1@aar'
compile 'com.mikepenz:octicons-typeface:3.2.0.1@aar'
compile 'com.mikepenz:meteocons-typeface:1.1.0.1@aar'
compile 'com.mikepenz:community-material-typeface:1.3.41.1@aar'
compile 'com.mikepenz:weather-icons-typeface:2.0.10.1@aar'
compile 'com.mikepenz:typeicons-typeface:2.0.7.1@aar'
compile 'com.mikepenz:entypo-typeface:1.0.0.1@aar'
compile 'com.mikepenz:devicon-typeface:2.0.0.1@aar'
compile 'com.mikepenz:foundation-icons-typeface:3.0.0.1@aar'
compile 'com.mikepenz:ionicons-typeface:2.0.1.1@aar'

// Picasso library dependencies - used for image loading.
compile 'com.squareup.picasso:picasso:2.5.2'
}

Then I decided to add a Settings Activity on my app so I created a new one using the "New" menu. After finishing, the IDE said that it is syncing Gradle files, and after some time, the build failed.
I looked at my app's build.gradle and found the dependencies part is like this:

dependencies {
compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
testCompile 'junit:junit:4.12'

// AppIntro library dependency - unused.

// MaterialDrawer library dependency - used in implementation of navigation drawer.
compile('com.mikepenz:materialdrawer:4.6.3@aar') {
transitive = true
}

// AndroidIconics library dependencies - used in several icons throughout the app.
// Included all of the icon fonts available, some may be unused.
// Core AndroidIconics dependency.
// Icon font dependencies.

// Picasso library dependencies - used for image loading.
compile
'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:23.1.1'compile
'com.android.support:cardview-v7:23.1.1'compile
'com.android.support:recyclerview-v7:23.1.1'compile
'com.android.support:design:23.1.1'compile
'com.github.paolorotolo:appintro:3.3.0'compile 'com.mikepenz:iconics-core:2.5.3@aar'
compile 'com.mikepenz:google-material-typeface:2.1.0.1.original@aar'
compile 'com.mikepenz:material-design-iconic-typeface:2.2.0.1@aar'
compile 'com.mikepenz:fontawesome-typeface:4.5.0.1@aar'
compile 'com.mikepenz:octicons-typeface:3.2.0.1@aar'
compile 'com.mikepenz:meteocons-typeface:1.1.0.1@aar'
compile 'com.mikepenz:community-material-typeface:1.3.41.1@aar'
compile 'com.mikepenz:weather-icons-typeface:2.0.10.1@aar'
compile 'com.mikepenz:typeicons-typeface:2.0.7.1@aar'
compile 'com.mikepenz:entypo-typeface:1.0.0.1@aar'
compile 'com.mikepenz:devicon-typeface:2.0.0.1@aar'
compile 'com.mikepenz:foundation-icons-typeface:3.0.0.1@aar'
compile 'com.mikepenz:ionicons-typeface:2.0.1.1@aar'
compile 'com.squareup.picasso:picasso:2.5.2'
compile 'com.android.support:support-v4:23.1.1'
}

Exactly like that. Probably ignored/didn't like the comments I put in it, but I don't know why the first ones are messed up and the others are not. Then put the support library in the last line.

Here's my details:
Android Studio version: 1.5.1 Build # AI-141.2456560
Build Tools version: 23.0.2
Gradle version: 2.8
Android Plugin version: 1.5.0

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to...@gmail.com <to...@gmail.com> #2Jan 7, 2016 10:55AM

Ooops. Forgot these:

Compile SDK version: 23
Android SDK Tools version: 24.4.1

ha...@gmail.com <ha...@gmail.com> #3Oct 11, 2016 11:38PM

I got the same issue when adding a new Fragment.

Android Studio Version 2.2.1
Build Number: AI-145-3330264
Build Tools version: 24.0.2
Gradle version: 2.14.1
Android Plugin version: 2.2.1

sd...@gmail.com <sd...@gmail.com> #4Mar 15, 2017 08:48AM

i have this error and make me crasy

na...@gmail.com <na...@gmail.com> #5Mar 17, 2017 09:06AM

Any updates on this? The report is more than one year old and is still happening in AS 2.3.

ab...@gmail.com <ab...@gmail.com> #6Apr 11, 2017 03:12PM

I still face this issue even after the updates released... is it really a bug or we are doing something wrong? PLEASE let us know

na...@gmail.com <na...@gmail.com> #7Apr 19, 2017 01:44PM

Same issue here, waiting for a fix

ga...@ahytech.com <ga...@ahytech.com> #8Apr 26, 2017 06:36AM

when will it be fixed?

si...@gmail.com <si...@gmail.com> #9May 1, 2017 11:48AM

still happens for me, here are my details:

Android Studio 2.3.1
Build #AI-162.3871768, built on April 1, 2017
JRE: 1.8.0_112-release-b06 amd64
JVM: OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM by JetBrains s.r.o

la...@smartcom.com <la...@smartcom.com> #10May 22, 2017 10:20AM

Same issue here, waiting for a fix

cr...@gmail.com <cr...@gmail.com> #11May 23, 2017 11:06AM

I had this issue and realised what the problem was for me.

I had the `dependencies` block declared *outside* the `android` block. When I move the dependencies block inside android, all works well and the file isn't corrupted.

[Deleted User] <[Deleted User]> #12May 24, 2017 10:50PM

I have the same error on API level 25

ab...@gmail.com <ab...@gmail.com> #13May 30, 2017 03:53PM

Also having this issue, Gradle gets corrupted for unknown reasons.

an...@gmail.com <an...@gmail.com> #14Jun 8, 2017 07:21PM

I have the same error. After create a Black Fragment.

al...@gmail.com <al...@gmail.com> #15Jun 10, 2017 11:22PM

I have the same issue in Android 2.3
It is very annoying

na...@gmail.com <na...@gmail.com> #16Jun 13, 2017 05:34PM

Same thing here when creating new activity.

mi...@gmail.com <mi...@gmail.com> #17Jun 14, 2017 12:56PM

What should we do to resolve this? As it is very annoying

ch...@gmail.com <ch...@gmail.com> #18Jun 15, 2017 04:19PM

Suffering from that bug here too

wo...@gmail.com <wo...@gmail.com> #19Jun 22, 2017 06:56AM

same here

mb...@gmail.com <mb...@gmail.com> #20Jun 22, 2017 08:12PM

Same issue here as well

hy...@gmail.com <hy...@gmail.com> #21Jun 29, 2017 06:23AM

Any updates on this? The report is more than one year old and is still happening in AS 2.3.

ch...@gmail.com <ch...@gmail.com> #22Jul 6, 2017 10:31AM

And here... erg....

ch...@gmail.com <ch...@gmail.com> #23Jul 6, 2017 12:13PM

If you're using double quotation marks you might see a benefit from using single quotation marks:
compile "com.j256.ormlite:ormlite-android:5.0"
to
compile 'com.j256.ormlite:ormlite-android:5.0'

I also found where I was using strings a hacky way of making it work was to go from
string ormliteVersion='5.0'
string ormlite='com.j256.ormlite:ormlite-android:' + ormliteVersion
compile ormlite

too
string ormliteVersion='5.0'
string ormlite='com.j256.ormlite:ormlite-android:' + ormliteVersion
compile ormlite + ''

je...@gmail.com <je...@gmail.com> #24Jul 28, 2017 08:43AM

This is supremely annoying.. and the 'remove comments' work around just encourages poor readability

ma...@gmail.com <ma...@gmail.com> #25Aug 7, 2017 06:56AM

18 months and it's not fixed yet. Super annoying.

is...@gmail.com <is...@gmail.com> #26Aug 30, 2017 05:45AM

About to be sep 2017, and this bug has not been solved. *Annoyed*

vi...@gmail.com <vi...@gmail.com> #27Sep 9, 2017 02:20PM

This is supremely annoying.. and the 'remove comments' work around just encourages poor readability

[Deleted User] <[Deleted User]> #28Sep 14, 2017 08:57AM

Repeatable on Android Studio 2.3.3
When will that be fixed?

cr...@gmail.com <cr...@gmail.com> #29Sep 14, 2017 09:03AM

To repeat for anyone who missed it, removing comments wasn't the only thing that solved this for me. You could also try this:

>I had the `dependencies` block declared *outside* the `android` block. When I move the dependencies block *inside* android, all works well and the file isn't corrupted.

re...@gmail.com <re...@gmail.com> #30Oct 27, 2017 07:07AM

Great!! Thanks!!

rp...@google.com <rp...@google.com> #31Aug 29, 2018 03:27PM

Reassigned to rp...@google.com.

Increasing priority given # of votes

vs...@google.com <vs...@google.com> Jan 15, 2019 08:01PM

Status: New

pa...@google.com <pa...@google.com> #32Jan 29, 2019 10:43AM

Assigned to pa...@google.com.

This bug was raised on AS 1.5.1. A few fixes related with this have been merged.
Does anyone knows if this is still happening in a more recent build (eg 3.2 or 3.3)?

(I'm trying to reproduce it, but so far haven't had luck. Tried combinations of "" '' and //)

pa...@google.com <pa...@google.com> #33Feb 4, 2019 02:00PM

Marked as fixed.

Tentatively closing this ticket. Please re-open, or even better, create a new ticket for AS 3.3/3.4.

Issue 37076867

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to...@gmail.com <to...@gmail.com> #2Jan 7, 2016 10:55AM

ha...@gmail.com <ha...@gmail.com> #3Oct 11, 2016 11:38PM

sd...@gmail.com <sd...@gmail.com> #4Mar 15, 2017 08:48AM

na...@gmail.com <na...@gmail.com> #5Mar 17, 2017 09:06AM

ab...@gmail.com <ab...@gmail.com> #6Apr 11, 2017 03:12PM

na...@gmail.com <na...@gmail.com> #7Apr 19, 2017 01:44PM

ga...@ahytech.com <ga...@ahytech.com> #8Apr 26, 2017 06:36AM

si...@gmail.com <si...@gmail.com> #9May 1, 2017 11:48AM

la...@smartcom.com <la...@smartcom.com> #10May 22, 2017 10:20AM

cr...@gmail.com <cr...@gmail.com> #11May 23, 2017 11:06AM

[Deleted User] <[Deleted User]> #12May 24, 2017 10:50PM

ab...@gmail.com <ab...@gmail.com> #13May 30, 2017 03:53PM

an...@gmail.com <an...@gmail.com> #14Jun 8, 2017 07:21PM

al...@gmail.com <al...@gmail.com> #15Jun 10, 2017 11:22PM

na...@gmail.com <na...@gmail.com> #16Jun 13, 2017 05:34PM

mi...@gmail.com <mi...@gmail.com> #17Jun 14, 2017 12:56PM

ch...@gmail.com <ch...@gmail.com> #18Jun 15, 2017 04:19PM

wo...@gmail.com <wo...@gmail.com> #19Jun 22, 2017 06:56AM

mb...@gmail.com <mb...@gmail.com> #20Jun 22, 2017 08:12PM

hy...@gmail.com <hy...@gmail.com> #21Jun 29, 2017 06:23AM

ch...@gmail.com <ch...@gmail.com> #22Jul 6, 2017 10:31AM

ch...@gmail.com <ch...@gmail.com> #23Jul 6, 2017 12:13PM

je...@gmail.com <je...@gmail.com> #24Jul 28, 2017 08:43AM

ma...@gmail.com <ma...@gmail.com> #25Aug 7, 2017 06:56AM

is...@gmail.com <is...@gmail.com> #26Aug 30, 2017 05:45AM

vi...@gmail.com <vi...@gmail.com> #27Sep 9, 2017 02:20PM

[Deleted User] <[Deleted User]> #28Sep 14, 2017 08:57AM

cr...@gmail.com <cr...@gmail.com> #29Sep 14, 2017 09:03AM

re...@gmail.com <re...@gmail.com> #30Oct 27, 2017 07:07AM

rp...@google.com <rp...@google.com> #31Aug 29, 2018 03:27PM

vs...@google.com <vs...@google.com> Jan 15, 2019 08:01PM

pa...@google.com <pa...@google.com> #32Jan 29, 2019 10:43AM

pa...@google.com <pa...@google.com> #33Feb 4, 2019 02:00PM

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