Android Studio: Gradle build fails — Execution failed for task ':compileDebugAidl'

Question

After changes to source and building with gradle in Android Studio (I/O preview) AI - 130.677228 the build fails with the following error:

Gradle: 
FAILURE: Buil         


        

Answer 1

I solved this issue by setting buildToolsVersion in my build.gradle file to match the latest version of the Android SDK Build-tools in the SDK manager.

In my case, I have the Android SDK Build-tools version 22.0.1 installed, so I set buildToolsVersion accordingly:

apply plugin: 'com.android.application'

android {
    compileSdkVersion 22
    buildToolsVersion "22.0.1"
...

After making that change, my app builds uneventfully.

Answer 2

The missing AIDL something is google android studio problem to not update major gradle dependencies class path.

Fix: - open project gradle file (no app, project !) - replace: classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:1.0.1' or whatever with classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:1.3.1'

If you can not compile a time before, compilable project, the google cat & dog are not sleeping and theire making changes, updates, therefore you have to wake up and made changes where they forget to. And gradle is quite unstable project and buggy.

Answer 3

Like to register my problem and solution here since it is almost relevent to the issue posted that if someone stumbles across the error could overcome it quickly.

I faced a similar issue with Failed to execute the task: compileDebugaidl aidl/debug/.. Access is denied ...

I overcame the issue by deleting the build directory and rebuilding it again[I'm using the Gradle 0.14.4]

Answer 4

Add the code below into your build.gradle file. This works for me.

dependencies {

compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: '*.jar')

}