Compilation Error on Android (react-native-navigation:compileReactNative68DebugKotlin)

[JohanCDev]

🐛 Bug Report

I have a compilation error when I try to add react-native-navigation to a project.

Have you read the Contributing Guidelines on issues?

Yes !

To Reproduce

Just setup a new react-native application with react-native-application

Your Environment

• React Native Navigation version: 7.28.1
• React Native version: 0.69.2
• Platform(s) (iOS, Android, or both?): Android
• Device info (Simulator/Device? OS version? Debug/Release?): Android Simulator on Android
• Computer: MacBook Pro M1 pro

Reproducible Demo

Existing repo : https://github.com/JohanCDev/TestReactNativeApp

Step 1: Start metro
Step 2: Try to run on android emulator

Are you willing to resolve this issue by submitting a Pull Request?

• ✖️   Yes, I have the time, and I know how to start.
• ✖️   Yes, I have the time, but I don't know how to start. I would need guidance.
• ✅   No, I don’t have the time and I’m okay to wait for the community / maintainers to resolve this issue.

Full log:

Task :react-native-navigation:compileReactNative68DebugKotlin FAILED

Deprecated Gradle features were used in this build, making it incompatible with Gradle 8.0.

You can use '--warning-mode all' to show the individual deprecation warnings and determine if they come from your own scripts or plugins.

See https://docs.gradle.org/7.3.3/userguide/command_line_interface.html#sec:command_line_warnings
57 actionable tasks: 44 executed, 13 up-to-date
Note: /Users/johan/ReactNativeProjects/Test/node_modules/react-native-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/codegen/generator/SchemaJsonParser.java uses or overrides a deprecated API.
Note: Recompile with -Xlint:deprecation for details.
e: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Could not initialize class org.jetbrains.kotlin.com.intellij.pom.java.LanguageLevel
at org.jetbrains.kotlin.com.intellij.core.CoreLanguageLevelProjectExtension.(CoreLanguageLevelProjectExtension.java:26)
at org.jetbrains.kotlin.com.intellij.core.JavaCoreProjectEnvironment.(JavaCoreProjectEnvironment.java:42)
at org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.jvm.compiler.KotlinCoreProjectEnvironment.(KotlinCoreProjectEnvironment.kt:26)
at org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.jvm.compiler.KotlinCoreEnvironment$ProjectEnvironment.(KotlinCoreEnvironment.kt:121)
at org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.jvm.compiler.KotlinCoreEnvironment$Companion.createForProduction(KotlinCoreEnvironment.kt:425)
at org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.jvm.K2JVMCompiler.createCoreEnvironment(K2JVMCompiler.kt:226)
at org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.jvm.K2JVMCompiler.doExecute(K2JVMCompiler.kt:152)
at org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.jvm.K2JVMCompiler.doExecute(K2JVMCompiler.kt:52)
at org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.CLICompiler.execImpl(CLICompiler.kt:88)
at org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.CLICompiler.execImpl(CLICompiler.kt:44)
at org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.CLITool.exec(CLITool.kt:98)
at org.jetbrains.kotlin.incremental.IncrementalJvmCompilerRunner.runCompiler(IncrementalJvmCompilerRunner.kt:386)
at org.jetbrains.kotlin.incremental.IncrementalJvmCompilerRunner.runCompiler(IncrementalJvmCompilerRunner.kt:110)
at org.jetbrains.kotlin.incremental.IncrementalCompilerRunner.compileIncrementally(IncrementalCompilerRunner.kt:286)
at org.jetbrains.kotlin.incremental.IncrementalCompilerRunner.compileImpl$rebuild(IncrementalCompilerRunner.kt:99)
at org.jetbrains.kotlin.incremental.IncrementalCompilerRunner.compileImpl(IncrementalCompilerRunner.kt:114)
at org.jetbrains.kotlin.incremental.IncrementalCompilerRunner.compile(IncrementalCompilerRunner.kt:74)
at org.jetbrains.kotlin.daemon.CompileServiceImplBase.execIncrementalCompiler(CompileServiceImpl.kt:607)
at org.jetbrains.kotlin.daemon.CompileServiceImplBase.access$execIncrementalCompiler(CompileServiceImpl.kt:96)
at org.jetbrains.kotlin.daemon.CompileServiceImpl.compile(CompileServiceImpl.kt:1659)
at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DirectMethodHandleAccessor.invoke(DirectMethodHandleAccessor.java:104)
at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:577)
at java.rmi/sun.rmi.server.UnicastServerRef.dispatch(UnicastServerRef.java:360)
at java.rmi/sun.rmi.transport.Transport$1.run(Transport.java:200)
at java.rmi/sun.rmi.transport.Transport$1.run(Transport.java:197)
at java.base/java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(AccessController.java:712)
at java.rmi/sun.rmi.transport.Transport.serviceCall(Transport.java:196)
at java.rmi/sun.rmi.transport.tcp.TCPTransport.handleMessages(TCPTransport.java:598)
at java.rmi/sun.rmi.transport.tcp.TCPTransport$ConnectionHandler.run0(TCPTransport.java:844)
at java.rmi/sun.rmi.transport.tcp.TCPTransport$ConnectionHandler.lambda$run$0(TCPTransport.java:721)
at java.base/java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(AccessController.java:399)
at java.rmi/sun.rmi.transport.tcp.TCPTransport$ConnectionHandler.run(TCPTransport.java:720)
at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1136)
at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:635)
at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:833)
Caused by: java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError: Exception java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError [in thread "RMI TCP Connection(2)-127.0.0.1"]
at org.jetbrains.kotlin.com.intellij.pom.java.LanguageLevel.(LanguageLevel.java:25)
... 35 more

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

• What went wrong:
  Execution failed for task ':react-native-navigation:compileReactNative68DebugKotlin'.

Internal compiler error. See log for more details

[ramadhanoo]

🐛 Bug Report

I have a compilation error when I try to add react-native-navigation to a project.

Have you read the Contributing Guidelines on issues?

Yes !

To Reproduce

Just setup a new react-native application with react-native-application

Your Environment

• React Native Navigation version: 7.28.1
• React Native version: 0.69.2
• Platform(s) (iOS, Android, or both?): Android
• Device info (Simulator/Device? OS version? Debug/Release?): Android Simulator on Android
• Computer: MacBook Pro M1 pro

Reproducible Demo

Existing repo : https://github.com/JohanCDev/TestReactNativeApp

Step 1: Start metro Step 2: Try to run on android emulator

Are you willing to resolve this issue by submitting a Pull Request?

• ✖️   Yes, I have the time, and I know how to start.
• ✖️   Yes, I have the time, but I don't know how to start. I would need guidance.
• ✅   No, I don’t have the time and I’m okay to wait for the community / maintainers to resolve this issue.

Full log:

Task :react-native-navigation:compileReactNative68DebugKotlin FAILED

Deprecated Gradle features were used in this build, making it incompatible with Gradle 8.0.

You can use '--warning-mode all' to show the individual deprecation warnings and determine if they come from your own scripts or plugins.

See https://docs.gradle.org/7.3.3/userguide/command_line_interface.html#sec:command_line_warnings 57 actionable tasks: 44 executed, 13 up-to-date Note: /Users/johan/ReactNativeProjects/Test/node_modules/react-native-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/codegen/generator/SchemaJsonParser.java uses or overrides a deprecated API. Note: Recompile with -Xlint:deprecation for details. e: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Could not initialize class org.jetbrains.kotlin.com.intellij.pom.java.LanguageLevel at org.jetbrains.kotlin.com.intellij.core.CoreLanguageLevelProjectExtension.(CoreLanguageLevelProjectExtension.java:26) at org.jetbrains.kotlin.com.intellij.core.JavaCoreProjectEnvironment.(JavaCoreProjectEnvironment.java:42) at org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.jvm.compiler.KotlinCoreProjectEnvironment.(KotlinCoreProjectEnvironment.kt:26) at org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.jvm.compiler.KotlinCoreEnvironment$ProjectEnvironment.(KotlinCoreEnvironment.kt:121) at org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.jvm.compiler.KotlinCoreEnvironment$Companion.createForProduction(KotlinCoreEnvironment.kt:425) at org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.jvm.K2JVMCompiler.createCoreEnvironment(K2JVMCompiler.kt:226) at org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.jvm.K2JVMCompiler.doExecute(K2JVMCompiler.kt:152) at org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.jvm.K2JVMCompiler.doExecute(K2JVMCompiler.kt:52) at org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.CLICompiler.execImpl(CLICompiler.kt:88) at org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.CLICompiler.execImpl(CLICompiler.kt:44) at org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.CLITool.exec(CLITool.kt:98) at org.jetbrains.kotlin.incremental.IncrementalJvmCompilerRunner.runCompiler(IncrementalJvmCompilerRunner.kt:386) at org.jetbrains.kotlin.incremental.IncrementalJvmCompilerRunner.runCompiler(IncrementalJvmCompilerRunner.kt:110) at org.jetbrains.kotlin.incremental.IncrementalCompilerRunner.compileIncrementally(IncrementalCompilerRunner.kt:286) at org.jetbrains.kotlin.incremental.IncrementalCompilerRunner.compileImpl$rebuild(IncrementalCompilerRunner.kt:99) at org.jetbrains.kotlin.incremental.IncrementalCompilerRunner.compileImpl(IncrementalCompilerRunner.kt:114) at org.jetbrains.kotlin.incremental.IncrementalCompilerRunner.compile(IncrementalCompilerRunner.kt:74) at org.jetbrains.kotlin.daemon.CompileServiceImplBase.execIncrementalCompiler(CompileServiceImpl.kt:607) at org.jetbrains.kotlin.daemon.CompileServiceImplBase.access$execIncrementalCompiler(CompileServiceImpl.kt:96) at org.jetbrains.kotlin.daemon.CompileServiceImpl.compile(CompileServiceImpl.kt:1659) at java.base/jdk.internal.reflect.DirectMethodHandleAccessor.invoke(DirectMethodHandleAccessor.java:104) at java.base/java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:577) at java.rmi/sun.rmi.server.UnicastServerRef.dispatch(UnicastServerRef.java:360) at java.rmi/sun.rmi.transport.Transport$1.run(Transport.java:200) at java.rmi/sun.rmi.transport.Transport$1.run(Transport.java:197) at java.base/java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(AccessController.java:712) at java.rmi/sun.rmi.transport.Transport.serviceCall(Transport.java:196) at java.rmi/sun.rmi.transport.tcp.TCPTransport.handleMessages(TCPTransport.java:598) at java.rmi/sun.rmi.transport.tcp.TCPTransport$ConnectionHandler.run0(TCPTransport.java:844) at java.rmi/sun.rmi.transport.tcp.TCPTransport$ConnectionHandler.lambda$run$0(TCPTransport.java:721) at java.base/java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(AccessController.java:399) at java.rmi/sun.rmi.transport.tcp.TCPTransport$ConnectionHandler.run(TCPTransport.java:720) at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1136) at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:635) at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:833) Caused by: java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError: Exception java.lang.ExceptionInInitializerError [in thread "RMI TCP Connection(2)-127.0.0.1"] at org.jetbrains.kotlin.com.intellij.pom.java.LanguageLevel.(LanguageLevel.java:25) ... 35 more

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

• What went wrong:
  Execution failed for task ':react-native-navigation:compileReactNative68DebugKotlin'.

Internal compiler error. See log for more details

just update your RNNKotlinVersion = "1.6.0" in android/build.gradle it solve for me

[JohanCDev]

Oh right, thank you ! 😄

[Stuk]

I also got this error and had to make the change above, as well as add

classpath("org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:$kotlinVersion")

and change ReactActivity to NavigationActivity in MainActivity.java.

Both of these were missed by npx rnn-link

[MarcoBrugali255]

@Stuk thanks you, works!

With React Native 0.70.0, my MainActivity.java now is:

package com.xxxxx;

import com.reactnativenavigation.NavigationActivity;
import com.facebook.react.ReactActivityDelegate;
import com.facebook.react.ReactRootView;

public class MainActivity extends NavigationActivity {


  public static class MainActivityDelegate extends ReactActivityDelegate {
    public MainActivityDelegate(NavigationActivity activity, String mainComponentName) {
      super(activity, mainComponentName);
    }

    @Override
    protected ReactRootView createRootView() {
      ReactRootView reactRootView = new ReactRootView(getContext());
      // If you opted-in for the New Architecture, we enable the Fabric Renderer.
      reactRootView.setIsFabric(BuildConfig.IS_NEW_ARCHITECTURE_ENABLED);
      return reactRootView;
    }

    @Override
    protected boolean isConcurrentRootEnabled() {
      // If you opted-in for the New Architecture, we enable Concurrent Root (i.e. React 18).
      // More on this on https://reactjs.org/blog/2022/03/29/react-v18.html
      return BuildConfig.IS_NEW_ARCHITECTURE_ENABLED;
    }
  }
}

[tukaAlalami]

i have the same error Execution failed for task ':react-native-navigation:compileReactNative63DebugKotlin'.
after i upgrade from react native .0.67.2 to 0.67.5
any help ?

[MarcoBrugali]

i have the same error Execution failed for task ':react-native-navigation:compileReactNative63DebugKotlin'. after i upgrade from react native .0.67.2 to 0.67.5 any help ?

Yesterday I had the same problem with a project going from 0.64.1 to 0.64.4.
I solved it by increasing the react-native-navigation version from 7.15.0 to 7.25.3

[Milutin-P]

I had the very same problem and lost an hour trying to solve it.
I am using a react-native-cli with react-native 0.70.

What helped me was following the Manual Installation steps for Android here: https://wix.github.io/react-native-navigation/docs/installing#android

Because npx rnn-link did work for iOS, but not for Android.

[nerexrs]

God may bless you all, using react native navigation the error is not on the Gradle version. The error is declared at the end. For example I got:

> npx react-native run-android
info Starting JS server...
info Launching emulator...
info Successfully launched emulator.
info Installing the app...

> Task :app:compileDebugJavaWithJavac FAILED

Deprecated Gradle features were used in this build, making it incompatible with Gradle 9.0.

You can use '--warning-mode all' to show the individual deprecation warnings and determine if they come from your own scripts or plugins.

See https://docs.gradle.org/8.0.1/userguide/command_line_interface.html#sec:command_line_warnings
45 actionable tasks: 2 executed, 43 up-to-date

info 💡 Tip: Make sure that you have set up your development environment correctly, by running react-native doctor. To read more about doctor command visit: https://github.com/react-native-community/cli/blob/main/packages/cli-doctor/README.md#doctor

C:\Users\Nerex_rs\GOD_FIRST-PersonalProjectsWindows\GOD_FIRST-react_native\GOD1stHWApp\android\app\src\main\java\com\god1sthwapp\MainActivity.java:37: error: cannot find symbol
  protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
                          ^
  symbol:   class Bundle
  location: class MainActivity
1 error

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

* What went wrong:
Execution failed for task ':app:compileDebugJavaWithJavac'.
> Compilation failed; see the compiler error output for details.

* Try:
> Run with --stacktrace option to get the stack trace.
> Run with --info or --debug option to get more log output.
> Run with --scan to get full insights.

* Get more help at https://help.gradle.org.

The exact error was this:

react_native\GOD1stHWApp\android\app\src\main\java\com\god1sthwapp\MainActivity.java:37: error: cannot find symbol
  protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
                          ^
  symbol:   class Bundle
  location: class MainActivity
1 error

It was that in that archive I didn't have the Bundle importation so I had to import it and problem resolved, that happened to me using react native in windows

and I imported the Bundle in the archive:
import android.os.Bundle;