Android Question File options error when running but no understandable details in neither b4a log or b4a command line log

vikingivesterled · Oct 9, 2021

My first attempt at using GoogleBilling instead of InAppBilling3 ended in this error while compiling(debug run):

B4A Version: 11.00
Parsing code. (0.06s)
Java Version: 8
Building folders structure. (5.35s)
Compiling code. (1.94s)
Compiling layouts code. (0.30s)
Organizing libraries. (0.00s)
(AndroidX SDK)
Compiling resources Error
error: files given but --dir specified.
aapt2 compile [options] -o arg files...
Options:
-o arg Output path
--dir arg Directory to scan for resources

(and all the other file options)

I also did another couple of changes like removing ads and firebase, since tracking has become such a no no.
However I can't find the reason for this error and reinserting stuff one by one, or taking them out likewise have not given a different result (this was a running program).
I need to see exactly the command it is trying to do.
I tried starting b4a from the command line with the -log option and got some steps into the log.txt file:

Build modules tree: 0
B4A version: 11.00
.Net version: 4.0.30319.42000
Ini folder: C:\Users\xxxxx\AppData\Roaming\Anywhere Software\Basic4android
UDP server: 192.168.x.xx, broadcast: 192.168.2.255
Global Java version: 8
Gui: 1002
Build modules tree: 0
Gui: 593
CompilingManager: not ready
Build modules tree: 83
Build modules tree: 1
Gui: 1011
Build modules tree: 0
*** no reuse ***
*** no reuse ***
*** no reuse ***
*** no reuse ***
*** no reuse ***
*** no reuse ***
*** no reuse ***
*** no reuse ***
*** no reuse ***
*** no reuse ***
Gui: 573
Compilation task: 679.7293
Compilation task: 309.6891
Gui: 374
Compilation task: 9265.0553
Gui: 626

But it don't give much details of exactly what command/file failed.
Can someone provide some detail on more command line start options or other ways of getting more details?

vikingivesterled · Oct 12, 2021

Erel said:
Create a new project with this list of libraries. If it fails, upload the project.

Problem solved
I had a space in the Build Configurations Package name.

Erel · Oct 10, 2021

Your Android SDK is misconfigured. Delete it and download a new one: https://www.b4x.com/b4a.html

vikingivesterled · Oct 11, 2021

Deleting Android SDK and donloading it and the recources unzipping them with 7-zip
(also reinstalled the last b4a upgrade and rebooted both before (to ensure all the SDK files where deleted berfore reinstalling) and after)
gave this result:

B4A Version: 11.00
Parsing code. (0.04s)
Java Version: 8
Building folders structure. (4.93s)
Compiling code. (1.91s)
Compiling layouts code. (0.32s)
Organizing libraries. (0.00s)
(AndroidX SDK)
Compiling resources Error
error: files given but --dir specified.
aapt2 compile [options] -o arg files...
Options:
-o arg Output path
--dir arg Directory to scan for resources
--zip arg Zip file containing the res directory to scan for resources
--output-text-symbols arg Generates a text file containing the resource symbols in the
specified file
--pseudo-localize Generate resources for pseudo-locales (en-XA and ar-XB)
--no-crunch Disables PNG processing
--legacy Treat errors that used to be valid in AAPT as warnings
--preserve-visibility-of-styleables If specified, apply the same visibility rules for
styleables as are used for all other resources.
Otherwise, all stylesables will be made public.
--visibility arg Sets the visibility of the compiled resources to the specified
level. Accepted levels: public, private, default
-v Enables verbose logging
--trace-folder arg Generate systrace json trace fragment to specified folder.
-h Displays this help menu

log:

Build modules tree: 0
B4A version: 11.00
.Net version: 4.0.30319.42000
Ini folder: C:\Users\Martin\AppData\Roaming\Anywhere Software\Basic4android
UDP server: 192.168.2.61, broadcast: 192.168.2.255
Global Java version: 8
Gui: 1005
Build modules tree: 0
Gui: 656
Build modules tree: 137
Build modules tree: 1
CompilingManager: not ready
Gui: 1000
Build modules tree: 0
*** no reuse ***
*** no reuse ***
*** no reuse ***
*** no reuse ***
*** no reuse ***
*** no reuse ***
*** no reuse ***
*** no reuse ***
*** no reuse ***
*** no reuse ***
Gui: 527
Compilation task: 568.3578

Bridge: Trying to connect to port: 6789, attempts left: 3000
Connected!
Installed designer version: 31
Gui: 334
Compilation task: 8858.5965
Gui: 119
Gui: 375
Gui: 163
Gui: 467
Gui: 456
Compilation task: 8835.6521

Erel · Oct 11, 2021

Are you using #AdditionalRes?

Create a new project and add a reference to GoogleBilling (and nothing else). Do you get this error?

vikingivesterled · Oct 11, 2021

No #AdditionalRes
The BillingExample attached to the billing post compiles fine.

I do have a link to a folder with many additional libraries in the path setup.
Libraries included in the non compiling program:

Accessibility
Core
GooglePlayBilling
GPS
LocationManager
OkHttpUtils2
Phone
Reflection
RunTimePermissions
StringUtils

This is the manifest:

AddManifestText(
<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="23" android:targetSdkVersion="29"/>
<supports-screens android:largeScreens="true"
android:normalScreens="true"
android:smallScreens="true"
android:anyDensity="true"/>)
SetApplicationAttribute(android:icon, "@drawable/icon")
SetApplicationAttribute(android:label, "$LABEL$")
CreateResourceFromFile(Macro, Themes.LightTheme)
'End of default text.
'SetApplicationAttribute(android:requestLegacyExternalStorage, true)
SetManifestAttribute(android:installLocation, auto)
CreateResourceFromFile(Macro, GooglePlayBilling.GooglePlayBilling)

'************ Google Play Services Base ************
AddApplicationText(
<activity android:name="com.google.android.gms.common.api.GoogleApiActivity"
android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Translucent.NoTitleBar"
android:exported="false"/>
<meta-data
android:name="com.google.android.gms.version"
android:value="@integer/google_play_services_version" />
)
'************ Google Play Services Base (end) ************

'************ FileProvider ************
AddManifestText(<uses-permission
android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE"
android:maxSdkVersion="18" />
)
AddApplicationText(
<provider
android:name="android.support.v4.content.FileProvider"
android:authorities="$PACKAGE$.provider"
android:exported="false"
android:grantUriPermissions="true">
<meta-data
android:name="android.support.FILE_PROVIDER_PATHS"
android:resource="@xml/provider_paths"/>
</provider>
)
CreateResource(xml, provider_paths,
<files-path name="name" path="shared" />
)
'************ FileProvider (end) ************

'******Features and Permissions************
AddPermission(android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION) ' Allows an app to access precise location from location sources such as GPS, cell towers, and Wi-Fi.
AddPermission(android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS) ' Allows an application to modify global audio settings.
AddPermission(android.permission.INTERNET) ' Allows applications to open network sockets.
AddPermission(android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE)
'******Features and Permissions (end)************

AddManifestText(<uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.telephony" android:required="false" />)
AddManifestText(<uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.location" android:required="false" />)
AddManifestText(<uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.location.gps" android:required="false" />)

AddPermission(android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE)

Erel · Oct 12, 2021

Create a new project with this list of libraries. If it fails, upload the project.

vikingivesterled · Oct 12, 2021

Erel said:
Create a new project with this list of libraries. If it fails, upload the project.

Problem solved
I had a space in the Build Configurations Package name.

hatzisn · Oct 12, 2021

vikingivesterled said:
Problem solved
I had a space in the Build Configurations Package name.

Thanks for sharing this solution so we are able to face another possible failure point in our apps.

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