Create GitHub Actions Java w Gradle debug workflow on Ubuntu 20.04 for AGP 7.1.1+ resolving ReactAndroid:configureNdkBuildDebug

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• [CI] [Linux] RN 0.68.0-1 AGP 7.1.1 :ReactAndroid:configureNdkBuildDebug failing facebook/react-native#33586

Edit: TL;DR

• AGP 7.0.4, depending on default tasks preDebugBuild/preReleaseBuild (also prebuild) - passing
• AGP 7.1.1 depending on default tasks preDebugBuild/preReleaseBuild (also prebuild) - failing
  • Contribute AGP fix to Google if time
• AGP 7.3.0-alpha09 depending on default preDebugBuild - now passing 🎉
• Gradle - mergeDexRelease - @0.68.1-nightly #553 raised
  • with Gradle - mergeDexRelease - @0.68.1-nightly - minimal repro #554
• AGP 7.1.1 with nightly Same Hermes build fail below
  • Fixed in bbf0fa7 above, contribute fix PR to Facebook after
• AGP 7.1.1 with 33507
  • git://github.com/facebook/react-native#200488e87cf4bc355e03c78cd814b97b23452117
    • Yarn fatal/remote error - Failed listing refs
  • https://github.com/facebook/react-native#200488e87cf4bc355e03c78cd814b97b23452117
    • Other libs fail detecting RN version, raise todo after, contribute fix PR if time
• Revert Build Tools 33.0.0-rc2 to 31.0.0 until issue raised/fixed after
• Revert AGP 7.0.4 to 7.3.0-alpha09
• Revert Gradle 7.3.3 to 7.5 nightly
• Revert NDK 24 stable to 25 rc2
• Check macOS 12.4 / 12.4 Beta / 12.4 Beta 2
• Add macOS 11 workflow? Raise todo after to compare build metrics
• Add Windows Server 2022 workflow? Raise todo after to compare build metrics
• Remove react-native-safe-area-context to fix Release build Dex merging - RNCSafeAreaProviderManagerDelegate defined defined multiple times
  • Raised in Gradle - mergeDexRelease - @0.68.1-nightly #553
  • Keep removed, raise clean issue after, contribute fix PR if time
• Remove react-native-screens to fix Release build Dex merging - RNSScreenManagerDelegate defined defined multiple times
  • Raised in Gradle - mergeDexRelease - @0.68.1-nightly #553
  • Keep removed, raise build issue after, contribute fix PR if time
• Resolve :react-native-community_datetimepicker:compileDebugAidl Raise @react-native-community/datetimepicker issue after, contribute fix PR if time
  • Failed to install the following Android SDK packages as some licences have not been accepted
    • build-tools;33.0.0-rc2 Android SDK Build-Tools 33-rc2
      • http://d.android.com/r/studio-ui/export-licenses.html -> 404 ☠️ Site Disabled
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• Update Wiki after

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0.68.1, AGP 7.0.4

• Gradle - mergeDexRelease - @0.68.1-nightly #553 raised
  • with Gradle - mergeDexRelease - @0.68.1-nightly - minimal repro #554

Execution failed for task ':app:mergeDexRelease'.
> A failure occurred while executing com.android.build.gradle.internal.tasks.DexMergingTaskDelegate
   > There was a failure while executing work items
      > A failure occurred while executing com.android.build.gradle.internal.tasks.DexMergingWorkAction
         > com.android.builder.dexing.DexArchiveMergerException: Error while merging dex archives: 
           Learn how to resolve the issue at https://developer.android.com/studio/build/dependencies#duplicate_classes.
           Type com.facebook.react.viewmanagers.ActivityIndicatorViewManagerInterface is defined multiple times: /home/runner/work/react-native-template-new-architecture/react-native-template-new-architecture/android/app/build/intermediates/project_dex_archive/release/out/com/facebook/react/viewmanagers/ActivityIndicatorViewManagerInterface.dex, /home/runner/work/react-native-template-new-architecture/react-native-template-new-architecture/node_modules/react-native/ReactAndroid/build/.transforms/0d458503427e991dea020f09247b1474/transformed/classes/classes.dex

0.68.0-1, NDK 21/24, AGP 7.1.1 (more logs)

> Task :ReactAndroid:configureNdkBuildDebug[<arch>] FAILED
C/C++: /home/runner/work/react-native-template-new-architecture/react-native-template-new-architecture/node_modules/react-native/ReactAndroid/../ReactCommon/butter/Android.mk:28: *** Android NDK: Aborting.    .  Stop.

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

Execution failed for task ':ReactAndroid:configureNdkBuildDebug[<arch>]'.
> [CXX1405] error when building with ndkBuild using /home/runner/work/react-native-template-new-architecture/react-native-template-new-architecture/node_modules/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/react/jni/Android.mk: Build command failed.
  Error while executing process /usr/local/lib/android/sdk/ndk/[21](https://github.com/leotm/react-native-template-new-architecture/runs/5997822205?check_suite_focus=true#step:13:21).4.7075529/ndk-build with arguments {NDK_PROJECT_PATH=null APP_BUILD_SCRIPT=/home/runner/work/react-native-template-new-architecture/react-native-template-new-architecture/node_modules/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/react/jni/Android.mk APP_ABI=arm64-v8a NDK_ALL_ABIS=arm64-v8a NDK_DEBUG=1 APP_PLATFORM=android-21 NDK_OUT=/home/runner/work/react-native-template-new-architecture/react-native-template-new-architecture/node_modules/react-native/ReactAndroid/build/intermediates/cxx/Debug/563[25](https://github.com/leotm/react-native-template-new-architecture/runs/5997822205?check_suite_focus=true#step:13:25)o5v/obj NDK_LIBS_OUT=/home/runner/work/react-native-template-new-architecture/react-native-template-new-architecture/node_modules/react-native/ReactAndroid/build/intermediates/cxx/Debug/56325o5v/lib NDK_APPLICATION_MK=/home/runner/work/react-native-template-new-architecture/react-native-template-new-architecture/node_modules/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/Application.mk THIRD_PARTY_NDK_DIR=/home/runner/work/react-native-template-new-architecture/react-native-template-new-architecture/node_modules/react-native/ReactAndroid/build/third-party-ndk REACT_COMMON_DIR=/home/runner/work/react-native-template-new-architecture/react-native-template-new-architecture/node_modules/react-native/ReactAndroid/../ReactCommon REACT_GENERATED_SRC_DIR=/home/runner/work/react-native-template-new-architecture/react-native-template-new-architecture/node_modules/react-native/ReactAndroid/build/generated/source REACT_SRC_DIR=/home/runner/work/react-native-template-new-architecture/react-native-template-new-architecture/node_modules/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react -j2 APP_SHORT_COMMANDS=false LOCAL_SHORT_COMMANDS=false -B -n}

7 actionable tasks: 1 executed, 6 up-to-date
  Android NDK: WARNING: Ignoring unknown import directory: /home/runner/work/react-native-template-new-architecture/react-native-template-new-architecture/node_modules/react-native/ReactAndroid/build/generated/source    
  Android NDK: /home/runner/work/react-native-template-new-architecture/react-native-template-new-architecture/node_modules/react-native/ReactAndroid/../ReactCommon/butter/Android.mk: Cannot find module with tag 'glog' in import path    
  Android NDK: Are you sure your NDK_MODULE_PATH variable is properly defined ?    
  Android NDK: The following directories were searched:    
  Android NDK:         
  
  /home/runner/work/react-native-template-new-architecture/react-native-template-new-architecture/node_modules/react-native/ReactAndroid/../ReactCommon/butter/Android.mk:[28](https://github.com/leotm/react-native-template-new-architecture/runs/5997822205?check_suite_focus=true#step:13:28): *** Android NDK: Aborting.    .  Stop.

Nightly

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

Build file '/home/runner/work/react-native-template-new-architecture/react-native-template-new-architecture/node_modules/react-native/ReactAndroid/build.gradle' line: 396

A problem occurred evaluating project ':ReactAndroid'.
> Project with path ':ReactAndroid:hermes-engine' could not be found in project ':ReactAndroid'.

Fixed in

• bbf0fa7

PR to Facebook after

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GA Virtual Envs - Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS

• Architecture: x64
• .../sdk/ndk-bundle -> .../sdk/ndk/21.4.7075529
• 21.4.7075529 (default) ANDROID_NDK_HOME / ANDROID_NDK_ROOT
• 22.1.7171670
• 23.1.7779620 ANDROID_NDK_LATEST_HOME

GA gradle/gradle-build-action defaults:

• temurin-11
• ./gradlew build

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RN

• https://reactnative.dev/docs/next/environment-setup (Linux, Android)
  • Built Tools 30.0.2
  • SDK 30
  • Intel x86 Atom_64 System Image or Google APIs Intel x86 Atom System Image
  • Oracle JDK 14 if desired
• https://reactnative.dev/docs/next/build-speed
  • 1 arch, gradle.properties, or CLI override
• https://github.com/facebook/react-native/wiki/Building-from-source
  • Android SDK version 30 (compileSdkVersion in build.gradle)
  • Android NDK 21.4.7075529 (From in gradle.properties)
  • Linux (64-bit) - https://dl.google.com/android/repository/android-ndk-r20b-linux-x86_64.zip

Gradle

• https://docs.gradle.org/current/userguide/command_line_interface.html

# :ReactAndroid
# :react-native-...
# :app
# chmod +x gradlew
./gradlew clean
./gradlew check
./gradlew build
./gradlew assembleDebug
./gradlew assembleRelease

Side-by-side NDK (AGP->NDK) (recommended)

• https://developer.android.com/studio/projects/configure-agp-ndk#agp_version_41
• https://developer.android.com/studio/projects/install-ndk#default-ndk-per-agp

So v22/23 needs override

• https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/gradle-plugin?buildsystem=ndk-build
• https://developer.android.com/studio/projects/install-ndk#vanilla_cmake
• https://github.com/nttld/setup-ndk

v24/25

• custom ubuntu-latest Docker image
• self-hosted runner this MBP M1 2020 on macos 12.3

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Docker image history

• oct18 Official Android Docker for react native react-native-community/discussions-and-proposals#36
  Official Android Docker for react native react-native-community/discussions-and-proposals#36
• dec18 https://github.com/react-native-community/docker-android/blob/master/Dockerfile
• jan19 https://github.com/react-native-community/discussions-and-proposals/blob/master/proposals/0005-Official-Docker.md
• mar19 https://github.com/facebook/react-native/blob/main/.circleci/Dockerfiles/Dockerfile.android

template, rn-tester

• ./gradlew assembleDebug

CI (Buck)

• Test Docker Android Image
• test_android > Build Android App

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BitRise

• ndk-bundle 21.4.7075529
  https://github.com/bitrise-io/bitrise.io/blob/master/system_reports/linux-docker-android-20.04.log
• or own/fb/community

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