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Apk build fails if use aapt2 option is ON with latest ApkTool (2.4.1)

See original GitHub issue

Apktool Version 2.4.1
Operating System MAC
APK From? (My Project)

Stacktrace/Logcat

W: res/values/public.xml:1012: error: resource ‘drawable/$avd_hide_password__0’ has invalid entry name ‘$avd_hide_password__0’. Invalid character ‘$avd_hide_password__0’. W: res/values/public.xml:1013: error: resource ‘drawable/$avd_hide_password__1’ has invalid entry name ‘$avd_hide_password__1’. Invalid character ‘$avd_hide_password__1’. W: res/values/public.xml:1014: error: resource ‘drawable/$avd_hide_password__2’ has invalid entry name ‘$avd_hide_password__2’. Invalid character ‘$avd_hide_password__2’. W: res/values/public.xml:1015: error: resource ‘drawable/$avd_show_password__0’ has invalid entry name ‘$avd_show_password__0’. Invalid character ‘$avd_show_password__0’. W: res/values/public.xml:1016: error: resource ‘drawable/$avd_show_password__1’ has invalid entry name ‘$avd_show_password__1’. Invalid character ‘$avd_show_password__1’. W: res/values/public.xml:1017: error: resource ‘drawable/$avd_show_password__2’ has invalid entry name ‘$avd_show_password__2’. Invalid character ‘$avd_show_password__2’. W: res/values/public.xml: error: file failed to compile. brut.androlib.AndrolibException: brut.common.BrutException: could not exec (exit code = 1):

Steps to Reproduce Build apk using latest apktool version (2.4.1)

I saw this issue got fixed in 2.3.4 version in #1776 , But above issue is still happening. #2119 #2356 not able to get much information.

Can you please guide here

Questions to ask before submission

Have you tried apktool d, apktool b without changing anything? YES
If you are trying to install a modified apk, did you resign it? YES
Are you using the latest apktool version? YES

Issue Analytics

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Created 3 years ago
Comments:13 (4 by maintainers)

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giacomoferretticommented, Aug 5, 2020

Using the new binaries in #2370 seems to fix this problem. Tested with Apktool 2.4.2 built from source on Linux.

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shin-illuacommented, Sep 2, 2020

I have opened apktool_2.4.1.jar on Winrar, then went to prebuilt/windows, then I have replaced aapt2.exe with https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/blob/e6b18d24f5835aca09ecd40e88ef06450a95b99d/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/resources/prebuilt/windows/aapt2.exe and replace aapt2_x64.exe with https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/blob/e6b18d24f5835aca09ecd40e88ef06450a95b99d/brut.apktool/apktool-lib/src/main/resources/prebuilt/windows/aapt_64.exe (both link to the files I got from https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/pull/2370/files).

I don’t know if what I even did was right, but it still gave me the same error, so anyone could prolly help?

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