Android - NS5 build fails with android resource linking failed

[anuragd7]

Environment
Provide version numbers for the following components (information can be retrieved by running tns info in your project folder or by inspecting the package.json of the project):
CLI: 5.0.1
Android Runtime: 5.0.0
iOS Runtime (if applicable): 5.0.0
Plugin(s): see Package.JSON below

{
  "description": "NativeScript Application",
  "license": "SEE LICENSE IN <your-license-filename>",
  "readme": "NativeScript Application",
  "repository": "<fill-your-repository-here>",
  "nativescript": {
    "id": "org.nativescript.xyz",
    "tns-ios": {
      "version": "5.0.0"
    },
    "tns-android": {
      "version": "5.0.0"
    }
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "@angular/animations": "~7.0.0",
    "@angular/common": "~7.0.0",
    "@angular/compiler": "~7.0.0",
    "@angular/core": "~7.0.0",
    "@angular/forms": "~7.0.0",
    "@angular/http": "~7.0.0",
    "@angular/platform-browser": "~7.0.0",
    "@angular/platform-browser-dynamic": "~7.0.0",
    "@angular/router": "~7.0.0",
    "nativescript-algolia": "^1.1.0",
    "nativescript-angular": "^7.0.0",
    "nativescript-camera": "^4.0.2",
    "nativescript-email": "^1.5.3",
    "nativescript-filter-select": "^1.2.9",
    "nativescript-filterable-listpicker": "^2.2.3",
    "nativescript-geolocation": "^4.2.6",
    "nativescript-imagepicker": "^6.0.4",
    "nativescript-iqkeyboardmanager": "^1.3.0",
    "nativescript-ngx-slides": "^6.1.0",
    "nativescript-pdf-view": "^2.0.1",
    "nativescript-plugin-firebase": "^7.4.2",
    "nativescript-social-share": "^1.5.0",
    "nativescript-theme-core": "~1.0.4",
    "nativescript-toast": "^1.4.6",
    "nativescript-ui-listview": "^3.8.0",
    "nativescript-web-image-cache": "^4.2.2",
    "reflect-metadata": "~0.1.8",
    "rxjs": "^6.3.3",
    "rxjs-compat": "^6.2.2",
    "tns-core-modules": "^5.0.2"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "@angular/compiler-cli": "~6.1.0",
    "@ngtools/webpack": "~6.2.0",
    "babel-traverse": "6.26.0",
    "babel-types": "6.26.0",
    "babylon": "6.18.0",
    "codelyzer": "^4.4.4",
    "es6-promise-loader": "^1.0.2",
    "lazy": "1.0.11",
    "nativescript-dev-typescript": "^0.7.3",
    "nativescript-dev-webpack": "^0.17.0",
    "prettier": "^1.11.1",
    "tslint": "^5.1.0",
    "typescript": "~3.1.1",
    "webpack": "^4.25.1",
    "zone.js": "^0.8.26"
  },
}

Describe the bug
On executing tns run android, i get the following error log:

Building project...
Gradle build...
         + setting applicationId
         + applying user-defined configuration from /Users/krithika/Projects/<AppName>/app/App_Resources/Android/app.gradle
         Applying settings from /Users/krithika/Projects/<AppName>/app/App_Resources/Android/settings.json
Using support library version 28.0.0
         + adding nativescript runtime package dependency: nativescript-optimized-with-inspector
         + adding aar plugin dependency: /Users/krithika/Projects/<AppName>/node_modules/nativescript-algolia/platforms/android/nativescript_algolia.aar
         + adding aar plugin dependency: /Users/krithika/Projects/<AppName>/node_modules/nativescript-camera/platforms/android/nativescript_camera.aar
         + adding aar plugin dependency: /Users/krithika/Projects/<AppName>/node_modules/nativescript-filterable-listpicker/platforms/android/nativescript_filterable_listpicker.aar
         + adding aar plugin dependency: /Users/krithika/Projects/<AppName>/node_modules/nativescript-geolocation/platforms/android/nativescript_geolocation.aar
         + adding aar plugin dependency: /Users/krithika/Projects/<AppName>/node_modules/nativescript-plugin-firebase/platforms/android/firebase-release.aar
         + adding aar plugin dependency: /Users/krithika/Projects/<AppName>/node_modules/nativescript-social-share/platforms/android/nativescript_social_share.aar
         + adding aar plugin dependency: /Users/krithika/Projects/<AppName>/node_modules/nativescript-ui-listview/platforms/android/TNSListView-release.aar
         + adding aar plugin dependency: /Users/krithika/Projects/<AppName>/node_modules/nativescript-web-image-cache/platforms/android/nativescript_web_image_cache.aar
         + adding aar plugin dependency: /Users/krithika/Projects/<AppName>/node_modules/nativescript-ui-core/platforms/android/TNSCore-release.aar
         + adding aar plugin dependency: /Users/krithika/Projects/<AppName>/node_modules/tns-core-modules-widgets/platforms/android/widgets-release.aar
registerResGeneratingTask is deprecated, use registerGeneratedResFolders(FileCollection)
registerResGeneratingTask is deprecated, use registerGeneratedResFolders(FileCollection)

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

* What went wrong:
Execution failed for task ':app:processDebugResources'.
> Android resource linking failed
  Output:  /Users/krithika/Projects/<AppName>/platforms/android/app/build/intermediates/merged_manifests/debug/processDebugManifest/merged/AndroidManifest.xml:31: error: resource drawable/icon (aka org.nativescript.qbank:drawable/icon) not found.
  error: failed processing manifest.
  
  Command: /Users/krithika/.gradle/caches/transforms-1/files-1.1/aapt2-3.2.1-4818971-osx.jar/2eed916ddcf9151ce53f774e84877768/aapt2-3.2.1-4818971-osx/aapt2 link -I\
          /usr/local/share/android-sdk/platforms/android-28/android.jar\
          --manifest\
          /Users/krithika/Projects/<AppName>/platforms/android/app/build/intermediates/merged_manifests/debug/processDebugManifest/merged/AndroidManifest.xml\
          -o\
          /Users/krithika/Projects/<AppName>/platforms/android/app/build/intermediates/processed_res/debug/processDebugResources/out/resources-debug.ap_\
          -R\
          @/Users/krithika/Projects/<AppName>/platforms/android/app/build/intermediates/incremental/processDebugResources/resources-list-for-resources-debug.ap_.txt\
          --auto-add-overlay\
          --java\
          /Users/krithika/Projects/<AppName>/platforms/android/app/build/generated/not_namespaced_r_class_sources/debug/processDebugResources/r\
          --proguard-main-dex\
          /Users/krithika/Projects/<AppName>/platforms/android/app/build/intermediates/legacy_multidex_aapt_derived_proguard_rules/debug/processDebugResources/manifest_keep.txt\
          --custom-package\
          org.nativescript.qbank\
          -0\
          apk\
          --no-version-vectors\
          --output-text-symbols\
          /Users/krithika/Projects/<AppName>/platforms/android/app/build/intermediates/symbols/debug/R.txt\
          --no-version-vectors
  Daemon:  AAPT2 aapt2-3.2.1-4818971-osx Daemon #0
  Output:  /Users/krithika/Projects/<AppName>/platforms/android/app/build/intermediates/merged_manifests/debug/processDebugManifest/merged/AndroidManifest.xml:31: AAPT: error: resource drawable/icon (aka org.nativescript.qbank:drawable/icon) not found.
      
  error: failed processing manifest.
  Command: /Users/krithika/.gradle/caches/transforms-1/files-1.1/aapt2-3.2.1-4818971-osx.jar/2eed916ddcf9151ce53f774e84877768/aapt2-3.2.1-4818971-osx/aapt2 link -I\
          /usr/local/share/android-sdk/platforms/android-28/android.jar\
          --manifest\
          /Users/krithika/Projects/<AppName>/platforms/android/app/build/intermediates/merged_manifests/debug/processDebugManifest/merged/AndroidManifest.xml\
          -o\
          /Users/krithika/Projects/<AppName>/platforms/android/app/build/intermediates/processed_res/debug/processDebugResources/out/resources-debug.ap_\
          -R\
          @/Users/krithika/Projects/<AppName>/platforms/android/app/build/intermediates/incremental/processDebugResources/resources-list-for-resources-debug.ap_.txt\
          --auto-add-overlay\
          --java\
          /Users/krithika/Projects/<AppName>/platforms/android/app/build/generated/not_namespaced_r_class_sources/debug/processDebugResources/r\
          --proguard-main-dex\
          /Users/krithika/Projects/<AppName>/platforms/android/app/build/intermediates/legacy_multidex_aapt_derived_proguard_rules/debug/processDebugResources/manifest_keep.txt\
          --custom-package\
          org.nativescript.qbank\
          -0\
          apk\
          --no-version-vectors\
          --output-text-symbols\
          /Users/krithika/Projects/<AppName>/platforms/android/app/build/intermediates/symbols/debug/R.txt\
          --no-version-vectors
  Daemon:  AAPT2 aapt2-3.2.1-4818971-osx Daemon #0

Additional context
IOS project runs as expected with NS 5.

[NickIliev]

@anuragd7 can you try to upgrade your compileSdkVersion to 28

[anuragd7]

@NickIliev I tried adding compileSdkVersion 28 to my app.gradle. Next I deleted and then added android platform. However I still get the same error on tns run android.

the contents of my app.gradle file are as follows:

// Add your native dependencies here:
dependencies {
    compile 'com.facebook.android:facebook-android-sdk:4.6.0'
    // compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-auth:8.4.0'
 
    // compile('com.twitter.sdk.android:twitter:1.13.2@aar') {
    //     transitive = true
    // }
    configurations.all {
    resolutionStrategy.eachDependency { DependencyResolveDetails details ->
        def requested = details.requested
        if (requested.group == 'com.android.support') {
            if (!requested.name.startsWith("multidex")) {
                details.useVersion '25.3.1'
            }
        }
    }
}
}

// Uncomment to add recyclerview-v7 dependency
//dependencies {
//	compile 'com.android.support:recyclerview-v7:+'
//}

android {  
  compileSdkVersion 28
  defaultConfig {  
    generatedDensities = []
    applicationId = "org.nativescript.XYZ" 
    multiDexEnabled true
    
    //override supported platforms
    // ndk {
    //       abiFilters.clear()
    //   		abiFilters "armeabi-v7a"
 		// }
  
  }  
  aaptOptions {  
    additionalParameters "--no-version-vectors"  
  }  

  project.ext {
    googlePlayServicesVersion = "15.0.1"
  }
} 

def settingsGradlePath

if(project.hasProperty("appResourcesPath")){
    settingsGradlePath = "$project.appResourcesPath/Android/settings.gradle";
} else {
    settingsGradlePath = "$rootDir/../../app/App_Resources/Android/settings.gradle";
}

def settingsGradleFile = new File(settingsGradlePath);

if(settingsGradleFile.exists())
{
    apply from: settingsGradleFile;
}
// project.ext.supportVersion = "26.0.0.-alpha1"

[anuragd7]

The error was happening because of the change in directory structure of the for android resources within App_Resources folder. Even though the new folders had been created within the src directory they were empty and did not contain the required files.
Deleting the src directory in App_Resources/Android and running tns resources update fixed this issue but I am getting another error posted here.

[bilyHBK]

Thank you so much!!!
I'm hardstuck in this problem