Error while Building apk using apktool

Information

1. Apktool Version (2.3.4-dirty) -
2. Operating System (Linux) -

Issue

I had decompiled an apk using apktool by using this command: apktool d example.apk. Then i modified its AndroidManifest.xml file; here I just changed the android:lable. Then i tried to Build the apk by using the command: apktool b example, but I got this error: I: Using Apktool 2.3.4-dirty I: Checking whether sources has changed… I: Checking whether resources has changed… I: Building resources… W: aapt: brut.common.BrutException: brut.common.BrutException: Could not extract resource: /prebuilt/aapt/linux/aapt (defaulting to $PATH binary) W: First type is not attr! W: A/ ( 3665): First type is not attr! brut.androlib.AndrolibException: brut.common.BrutException: could not exec (exit code = 134): [aapt, p, --min-sdk-version, 16, --target-sdk-version, 26, --version-code, 6067, --version-name, 6.0.6, --no-version-vectors, -F, /tmp/APKTOOL3067041373700291379.tmp, -0, arsc, -0, META-INF/android.arch.lifecycle_runtime.version, -0, META-INF/com.android.support_animated-vector-drawable.version, -0, META-INF/com.android.support_appcompat-v7.version, -0, META-INF/com.android.support_cardview-v7.version, -0, META-INF/com.android.support_customtabs.version, -0, META-INF/com.android.support_support-compat.version, -0, META-INF/com.android.support_support-core-ui.version, -0, META-INF/com.android.support_support-core-utils.version, -0, META-INF/com.android.support_support-fragment.version, -0, META-INF/com.android.support_support-media-compat.version, -0, META-INF/com.android.support_support-v4.version, -0, META-INF/com.android.support_support-vector-drawable.version, -0, META-INF/javamail.default.address.map, -0, META-INF/services/com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonFactory, -0, assets/folder-zh-rCN/device.files/image002.jpg, -0, assets/folder-zh-rCN/device.files/image003.jpg, -0, assets/folder-zh-rCN/device.files/image004.jpg, -0, assets/folder-zh-rCN/device.files/image005.jpg, -0, assets/folder-zh-rCN/device.files/image006.jpg, -0, assets/folder-zh-rCN/feature.files/image001.jpg, -0, assets/folder-zh-rCN/file.files/image001.jpg, -0, assets/folder-zh-rCN/file.files/image002.jpg, -0, assets/folder-zh-rCN/file.files/image003.jpg, -0, assets/folder-zh-rCN/file.files/image004.jpg, -0, assets/folder-zh-rCN/monitor.files/image002.jpg, -0, assets/folder-zh-rCN/monitor.files/image004.jpg, -0, assets/folder-zh-rCN/monitor.files/image006.jpg, -0, assets/folder-zh-rCN/monitor.files/image007.jpg, -0, assets/folder-zh-rCN/monitor.files/image008.jpg, -0, assets/folder-zh-rCN/monitor.files/image010.jpg, 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res/drawable-xhdpi-v4/abc_list_pressed_holo_light.9.png, -0, res/drawable-xhdpi-v4/abc_list_selector_disabled_holo_dark.9.png, -0, res/drawable-xhdpi-v4/abc_list_selector_disabled_holo_light.9.png, -0, res/drawable-xhdpi-v4/abc_menu_hardkey_panel_mtrl_mult.9.png, -0, res/drawable-xhdpi-v4/abc_popup_background_mtrl_mult.9.png, -0, res/drawable-xhdpi-v4/abc_scrubber_primary_mtrl_alpha.9.png, -0, res/drawable-xhdpi-v4/abc_scrubber_track_mtrl_alpha.9.png, -0, res/drawable-xhdpi-v4/abc_spinner_mtrl_am_alpha.9.png, -0, res/drawable-xhdpi-v4/abc_switch_track_mtrl_alpha.9.png, -0, res/drawable-xhdpi-v4/abc_tab_indicator_mtrl_alpha.9.png, -0, res/drawable-xhdpi-v4/abc_textfield_activated_mtrl_alpha.9.png, -0, res/drawable-xhdpi-v4/abc_textfield_default_mtrl_alpha.9.png, -0, res/drawable-xhdpi-v4/abc_textfield_search_activated_mtrl_alpha.9.png, -0, res/drawable-xhdpi-v4/abc_textfield_search_default_mtrl_alpha.9.png, -0, res/drawable-xhdpi-v4/button_above_showmenu.9.png, -0, 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Questions to ask before submission

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

[ghost]

I have this same issue, everytime I build it comes up with…

Building resources… brut.androlib.AndrolibException: brut.common.BrutException: could not exec (exit code = -1073741515):

The only way I can get it to build is to use -r when I decompile (which doesn’t give me the resources).

Hoping they have a fix for this soon.

[iBotPeaches]

Lots of things going on here. The long commands were fixed in v2.4.1 (because windows) and the other “first type” is an aapt1 bug indicating that you need to use aapt2.

aapt2 also has many fixes in the unreleased v2.5.0 coming soon.

So closing this as its old by a few versions, untouched in a year+ (sorry) and the new versions are massively different.