Access to the dex task is now impossible

[jonneymendoza]

Hi i am getting an error saying below:

Error:Access to the dex task is now impossible, starting with 1.4.0
1.4.0 introduces a new Transform API allowing manipulation of the .class files.
See more information: http://tools.android.com/tech-docs/new-build-system/transform-api

I am using Android gradle plugin 2.1 as reference. and using classpath 'com.getkeepsafe.dexcount:dexcount-gradle-plugin:0.6.1'

Thanks

[benjamin-bader]

Hi, thanks for the bug report. I haven't seen this before; would you please run your build from the commandline, including both --stacktrace and --info flags, then share the logs with me? I can't tell from this issue where the problem is occurring.

[benjamin-bader]

Are you still having an error, or were you able to figure it out?

[jonneymendoza]

Umm i seem to get a different error when i build via the command line.

` What went wrong:
A problem occurred evaluating project ':proj1'.

Failed to apply plugin [id 'com.android.application']
Minimum supported Gradle version is 2.14.1. Current version is 2.8. If using the gradle wrapper, try editing the distributionUrl in /Users/jonney/Work/proj/proj1/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties to gradle-2.14.1-all.zip

• Try:
  Run with --debug option to get more log output.
• Exception is:
  org.gradle.api.GradleScriptException: A problem occurred evaluating project ':proj1'.
  at org.gradle.groovy.scripts.internal.DefaultScriptRunnerFactory$ScriptRunnerImpl.run(DefaultScriptRunnerFactory.java:93)
  at org.gradle.configuration.DefaultScriptPluginFactory$ScriptPluginImpl$1.run(DefaultScriptPluginFactory.java:148)
  at org.gradle.configuration.ProjectScriptTarget.addConfiguration(ProjectScriptTarget.java:72)
  at org.gradle.configuration.DefaultScriptPluginFactory$ScriptPluginImpl.apply(DefaultScriptPluginFactory.java:153)
  at org.gradle.configuration.project.BuildScriptProcessor.execute(BuildScriptProcessor.java:38)
  at org.gradle.configuration.project.BuildScriptProcessor.execute(BuildScriptProcessor.java:25)
  at org.gradle.configuration.project.ConfigureActionsProjectEvaluator.evaluate(ConfigureActionsProjectEvaluator.java:34)
  at org.gradle.configuration.project.LifecycleProjectEvaluator.evaluate(LifecycleProjectEvaluator.java:55)
  at org.gradle.api.internal.project.AbstractProject.evaluate(AbstractProject.java:499)
  at org.gradle.api.internal.project.AbstractProject.evaluate(AbstractProject.java:86)
  at org.gradle.execution.TaskPathProjectEvaluator.configureHierarchy(TaskPathProjectEvaluator.java:47)
  at org.gradle.configuration.DefaultBuildConfigurer.configure(DefaultBuildConfigurer.java:35)
  at org.gradle.initialization.DefaultGradleLauncher$2.run(DefaultGradleLauncher.java:125)
  at org.gradle.internal.Factories$1.create(Factories.java:22)
  at org.gradle.internal.progress.DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.run(DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.java:90)
  at org.gradle.internal.progress.DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.run(DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.java:52)
  at org.gradle.initialization.DefaultGradleLauncher.doBuildStages(DefaultGradleLauncher.java:122)
  at org.gradle.initialization.DefaultGradleLauncher.access$200(DefaultGradleLauncher.java:32)
  at org.gradle.initialization.DefaultGradleLauncher$1.create(DefaultGradleLauncher.java:99)
  at org.gradle.initialization.DefaultGradleLauncher$1.create(DefaultGradleLauncher.java:93)
  at org.gradle.internal.progress.DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.run(DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.java:90)
  at org.gradle.internal.progress.DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.run(DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.java:62)
  at org.gradle.initialization.DefaultGradleLauncher.doBuild(DefaultGradleLauncher.java:93)
  at org.gradle.initialization.DefaultGradleLauncher.run(DefaultGradleLauncher.java:82)
  at org.gradle.launcher.exec.InProcessBuildActionExecuter$DefaultBuildController.run(InProcessBuildActionExecuter.java:94)
  at org.gradle.tooling.internal.provider.ExecuteBuildActionRunner.run(ExecuteBuildActionRunner.java:28)
  at org.gradle.launcher.exec.ChainingBuildActionRunner.run(ChainingBuildActionRunner.java:35)
  at org.gradle.launcher.exec.InProcessBuildActionExecuter.execute(InProcessBuildActionExecuter.java:43)
  at org.gradle.launcher.exec.InProcessBuildActionExecuter.execute(InProcessBuildActionExecuter.java:28)
  at org.gradle.launcher.exec.ContinuousBuildActionExecuter.execute(ContinuousBuildActionExecuter.java:77)
  at org.gradle.launcher.exec.ContinuousBuildActionExecuter.execute(ContinuousBuildActionExecuter.java:47)
  at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.ExecuteBuild.doBuild(ExecuteBuild.java:52)
  at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.BuildCommandOnly.execute(BuildCommandOnly.java:36)
  at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.api.DaemonCommandExecution.proceed(DaemonCommandExecution.java:120)
  at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.WatchForDisconnection.execute(WatchForDisconnection.java:37)
  at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.api.DaemonCommandExecution.proceed(DaemonCommandExecution.java:120)
  at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.ResetDeprecationLogger.execute(ResetDeprecationLogger.java:26)
  at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.api.DaemonCommandExecution.proceed(DaemonCommandExecution.java:120)
  at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.RequestStopIfSingleUsedDaemon.execute(RequestStopIfSingleUsedDaemon.java:34)
  at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.api.DaemonCommandExecution.proceed(DaemonCommandExecution.java:120)
  at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.ForwardClientInput$2.call(ForwardClientInput.java:74)
  at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.ForwardClientInput$2.call(ForwardClientInput.java:72)
  at org.gradle.util.Swapper.swap(Swapper.java:38)
  at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.ForwardClientInput.execute(ForwardClientInput.java:72)
  at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.api.DaemonCommandExecution.proceed(DaemonCommandExecution.java:120)
  at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.health.DaemonHealthTracker.execute(DaemonHealthTracker.java:47)
  at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.api.DaemonCommandExecution.proceed(DaemonCommandExecution.java:120)
  at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.LogToClient.doBuild(LogToClient.java:66)
  at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.BuildCommandOnly.execute(BuildCommandOnly.java:36)
  at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.api.DaemonCommandExecution.proceed(DaemonCommandExecution.java:120)
  at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.EstablishBuildEnvironment.doBuild(EstablishBuildEnvironment.java:71)
  at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.BuildCommandOnly.execute(BuildCommandOnly.java:36)
  at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.api.DaemonCommandExecution.proceed(DaemonCommandExecution.java:120)
  at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.health.HintGCAfterBuild.execute(HintGCAfterBuild.java:41)
  at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.api.DaemonCommandExecution.proceed(DaemonCommandExecution.java:120)
  at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.StartBuildOrRespondWithBusy$1.run(StartBuildOrRespondWithBusy.java:50)
  at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.DaemonStateCoordinator$1.run(DaemonStateCoordinator.java:246)
  at org.gradle.internal.concurrent.ExecutorPolicy$CatchAndRecordFailures.onExecute(ExecutorPolicy.java:54)
  at org.gradle.internal.concurrent.StoppableExecutorImpl$1.run(StoppableExecutorImpl.java:40)
  Caused by: org.gradle.api.internal.plugins.PluginApplicationException: Failed to apply plugin [id 'com.android.application']
  at org.gradle.api.internal.plugins.DefaultPluginManager.doApply(DefaultPluginManager.java:160)
  at org.gradle.api.internal.plugins.DefaultPluginManager.apply(DefaultPluginManager.java:112)
  at org.gradle.api.internal.plugins.DefaultObjectConfigurationAction.applyType(DefaultObjectConfigurationAction.java:112)
  at org.gradle.api.internal.plugins.DefaultObjectConfigurationAction.access$200(DefaultObjectConfigurationAction.java:35)
  at org.gradle.api.internal.plugins.DefaultObjectConfigurationAction$3.run(DefaultObjectConfigurationAction.java:79)
  at org.gradle.api.internal.plugins.DefaultObjectConfigurationAction.execute(DefaultObjectConfigurationAction.java:135)
  at org.gradle.api.internal.project.AbstractPluginAware.apply(AbstractPluginAware.java:46)
  at org.gradle.api.plugins.PluginAware$apply.call(Unknown Source)
  at org.gradle.api.internal.project.ProjectScript.apply(ProjectScript.groovy:34)
  at org.gradle.api.Script$apply$0.callCurrent(Unknown Source)
  at build_dwgw6fyz19dzrbhhsv86q9ihz.run(/Users/jonney/Work/proj/proj1//build.gradle:3)
  at org.gradle.groovy.scripts.internal.DefaultScriptRunnerFactory$ScriptRunnerImpl.run(DefaultScriptRunnerFactory.java:91)
  ... 58 more
  Caused by: org.gradle.api.GradleException: Minimum supported Gradle version is 2.14.1. Current version is 2.8. If using the gradle wrapper, try editing the distributionUrl in /Users/jon/Work/proj/proj1/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties to gradle-2.14.1-all.zip
  at com.android.build.gradle.internal.ExtraModelInfo.handleSyncIssue(ExtraModelInfo.java:119)
  at com.android.builder.core.ErrorReporter.handleSyncError(ErrorReporter.java:76)
  at com.android.build.gradle.BasePlugin.checkGradleVersion(BasePlugin.java:601)
  at com.android.build.gradle.BasePlugin.configureProject(BasePlugin.java:345)
  at com.android.build.gradle.BasePlugin$1.call(BasePlugin.java:319)
  at com.android.build.gradle.BasePlugin$1.call(BasePlugin.java:316)
  at com.android.builder.profile.ThreadRecorder$1.record(ThreadRecorder.java:55)
  at com.android.builder.profile.ThreadRecorder$1.record(ThreadRecorder.java:47)
  at com.android.build.gradle.BasePlugin.apply(BasePlugin.java:315)
  at com.android.build.gradle.AppPlugin.super$2$apply(AppPlugin.groovy)
  at com.android.build.gradle.AppPlugin.apply(AppPlugin.groovy:73)
  at com.android.build.gradle.AppPlugin.apply(AppPlugin.groovy)
  at org.gradle.api.internal.plugins.ImperativeOnlyPluginApplicator.applyImperative(ImperativeOnlyPluginApplicator.java:35)
  at org.gradle.api.internal.plugins.RuleBasedPluginApplicator.applyImperative(RuleBasedPluginApplicator.java:44)
  at org.gradle.api.internal.plugins.DefaultPluginManager.doApply(DefaultPluginManager.java:144)
  ... 69 more
  `

[benjamin-bader]

That must be frustrating! This is, unfortunately, an issue with your Android project's build tools. Update your Gradle version, as the error message suggests, and that problem will vanish. You can do that by updating gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties.

It doesn't appear that dexcount has anything to do with your build problems, so I'm going to close this issue. If you hit a problem with the plugin itself, please feel free to open a new issue. Thanks!

[jonneymendoza]

Hiya.

if you take a look into the logs i sent, im already using a newer version of the gradle plugin

Current version is 2.8.