runnig aapt without --no-version-vector cause some problem with res/drawable/xxx.xml which contain <vector/>

[chris-sharl]

my project upgrade android-support to 25.0.2
when run aapt will cause some problem with res/drawable/xxx.xml which contain "vector".
1.in res/drawable. "vector" lose content of the "path"
2.in res/drawable-v21. it works fine.

it seems like because runnig aapt without --no-version-vectors.

[iBotPeaches]

   --no-version-vectors
       Do not automatically generate versioned copies of vector XML resources.

Are you saying that default apktool execution of aapt should use this parameter? So if I create a vector XML resource it would automatically version this across resources if I don't use this parameter?

[chris-sharl]

if I don't use this parameter, aapt would automatically generate versioned copies of vector XML resources.
for example.
origin xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <vector android:height="24.0dip" android:width="24.0dip" android:viewportWidth="24.0" android:viewportHeight="24.0" xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"> <path android:fillColor="@android:color/white" android:pathData="M20,11L7.8,11l5.6,-5.6L12,4l-8,8l8,8l1.4,-1.4L7.8,13L20,13L20,11z" /> </vector>

after apktool works。
in res/drawable:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <vector android:height="24.0dip" android:width="24.0dip" android:viewportWidth="24.0" android:viewportHeight="24.0" xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"> <path /> </vector>

in res/drawable-v21:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <vector android:height="24.0dip" android:width="24.0dip" android:viewportWidth="24.0" android:viewportHeight="24.0" xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"> <path android:fillColor="@android:color/white" android:pathData="M20,11L7.8,11l5.6,-5.6L12,4l-8,8l8,8l1.4,-1.4L7.8,13L20,13L20,11z" /> </vector>

[chris-sharl]

so, I add a noVersionVectors in ApkOptions.java, and if noVersionVectors == true, I will add paramter --no-version-vectors in function-aaptPackage in AndrolibResources.java

[iBotPeaches]

Okay thanks for the information, because Apktool is suppose to match the original APK as much as possible, I agree with this assessment and will add this parameter to the default execution of apktool during build.