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[android] need to update "build.gradle" file to avoid release build errors when compileSdkVersion is 27

See original GitHub issue

Issue

When making an android release build, with this config in my project:


// from myapp/android/build.gradle

classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.1.3'

...

buildToolsVersion = "27.0.3"
minSdkVersion = 16
compileSdkVersion = 27
implementationSdkVersion = 27
targetSdkVersion = 27
supportLibVersion = "27"

it fails with this errors:



> Task :app:bundleReleaseJsAndAssets 
warning: the transform cache was reset.
Loading dependency graph, done.
bundle: Writing bundle output to: /Users/user/...path.../android/app/build/generated/assets/react/release/index.android.bundle
bundle: Done writing bundle output
bundle: Copying 20 asset files
bundle: Done copying assets

error: resource android:style/TextAppearance.Material.Widget.Button.Borderless.Colored not found.
error: resource android:style/TextAppearance.Material.Widget.Button.Colored not found.
/Users/user/.gradle/caches/transforms-1/files-1.1/appcompat-v7-27.1.1.aar/a2910aa9b026ed50223f50c36bfea612/res/values-v26/values-v26.xml:9:5-12:13: AAPT: error: resource android:attr/colorError not found.
    
/Users/user/.gradle/caches/transforms-1/files-1.1/appcompat-v7-27.1.1.aar/a2910aa9b026ed50223f50c36bfea612/res/values-v26/values-v26.xml:13:5-16:13: AAPT: error: resource android:attr/colorError not found.
    
/Users/user/.gradle/caches/transforms-1/files-1.1/appcompat-v7-27.1.1.aar/a2910aa9b026ed50223f50c36bfea612/res/values-v26/values-v26.xml:17:5-93: AAPT: error: style attribute 'android:attr/keyboardNavigationCluster' not found.
    
/Users/user/.gradle/caches/transforms-1/files-1.1/appcompat-v7-27.1.1.aar/a2910aa9b026ed50223f50c36bfea612/res/values/values.xml:251:5-69: AAPT: error: resource android:attr/fontStyle not found.
    
/Users/user/.gradle/caches/transforms-1/files-1.1/appcompat-v7-27.1.1.aar/a2910aa9b026ed50223f50c36bfea612/res/values/values.xml:251:5-69: AAPT: error: resource android:attr/font not found.
    
/Users/user/.gradle/caches/transforms-1/files-1.1/appcompat-v7-27.1.1.aar/a2910aa9b026ed50223f50c36bfea612/res/values/values.xml:251:5-69: AAPT: error: resource android:attr/fontWeight not found.
    
error: failed linking references.

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

* What went wrong:
Execution failed for task ':react-native-youtube:verifyReleaseResources'.
> com.android.ide.common.process.ProcessException: Failed to execute aapt

* 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 13s
191 actionable tasks: 16 executed, 175 up-to-date
error Command failed with exit code 1.

Solution

I’ve done the same as mentioned in this react-native-audio’s PR named “Use sdk, buildTools and support lib versions from root project”.

Go to the node_modules/react-native-youtube/android/build.gradle file and:


buildscript {
    repositories {
        jcenter()
    }

   dependencies {
        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:1.1.3'
    }
}

apply plugin: 'com.android.library'

def DEFAULT_COMPILE_SDK_VERSION = 23
def DEFAULT_BUILD_TOOLS_VERSION = "23.0.1"
def DEFAULT_TARGET_SDK_VERSION = 22
def DEFAULT_SUPPORT_LIB_VERSION = "23.1.0"

android {
    compileSdkVersion rootProject.hasProperty('compileSdkVersion') ? rootProject.compileSdkVersion : DEFAULT_COMPILE_SDK_VERSION
    buildToolsVersion rootProject.hasProperty('buildToolsVersion') ? rootProject.buildToolsVersion : DEFAULT_BUILD_TOOLS_VERSION

    defaultConfig {
        minSdkVersion 16
        targetSdkVersion rootProject.hasProperty('targetSdkVersion') ? rootProject.targetSdkVersion : DEFAULT_TARGET_SDK_VERSION
        versionCode 1
        versionName "1.0"
    }
    lintOptions {
        abortOnError false
    }
}

repositories {
    mavenCentral()
}

def supportVersion = rootProject.hasProperty('supportLibVersion') ? rootProject.supportLibVersion : DEFAULT_SUPPORT_LIB_VERSION


dependencies {
    compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
    compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:${supportVersion}'
    compile 'com.facebook.react:react-native:+'
}