why java.exe exit with value 1 in android studio

Question

Error:Execution failed for task \':app:dexDebug\'.

com.android.ide.common.process.ProcessException: org.gradle.process.internal.ExecException: Process

Answer 1

After trying every single one of the solutions, the only thing that helped me was removing the "multiDexEnabled true".

Answer 2

Found 2 resolutions.

I. First one is simple. Open AS error log file (generated in project directory) and if it contains information that there is not enough memory for Java to do it's job - simply close unnecessary applications to free memory and run again.

II. Another one is due to corrupted project files (for some reason): Do project clean up and then import again in Android Studio (AS). That's how to do it in details.

1. File -> Close project (if it is opened in AS)
2. Open project directory, search for *.iml files and remove all of them
3. Remove all generated by AS and build process directories: .gradle .idea build
4. After that open AS and import project again. Now, wait, wait, wait and you should now be able to run again.

Note: that you'll end up without all project specific AS settings.

That's simply the thing, which I do from time to time when upgrading to latest AS. That is one of the reasons I never commit those AS-related files to VCS (and teammates allways do import in AS after fresh check out from VCS)

Answer 3

It is not clear when you got this problem, but I was having a similar problem trying to do a unit test in Android Studio.

My problem was with one of my dependencies (androidannotation). When I removed it, my tests worked well.

Answer 4

I fixed this issue by upgrading the Gradle Build version in Android Studio. You can do this using:

dependencies {
    classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:1.3.0'
}

Answer 5

build.gradle:

apply plugin: 'com.android.application'

android {
    compileSdkVersion 21
    buildToolsVersion "21.1.2"

    defaultConfig {
        //multiDexEnabled false

        applicationId "com.example.aishwarya.myapplication"
        minSdkVersion 16
        targetSdkVersion 21
        versionCode 1
        versionName "1.0"
    }
    buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled false
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
        }
    }
}

dependencies {
    compile fileTree(include: ['*.jar'], dir: 'libs')
    compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:21.0.3'
    //compile files('libs/android-support-v4.jar')
    compile files('libs/gson-2.2.4.jar')
    compile files('libs/okhttp-1.6.0.jar')
    compile files('libs/okhttp-urlconnection-1.6.0.jar')
    compile files('libs/okio-1.0.0.jar')
    compile files('libs/otto-1.3.4.jar')
    compile files('libs/picasso-2.3.1.jar')
    compile files('libs/retrofit-1.5.1.jar')
    compile files('libs/scribe-1.3.5.jar')
    compile files('libs/twitter-text-1.6.1.jar')
    compile 'com.android.support:support-v4:21.0.3'
}

Answer 6

The problem is with this line

('com.android.support:support-v4:22.0.0')

from dependencies as :

dependencies {
compile files('libs/cordova-2.7.0.jar')
compile files('libs/google-play-services.jar')
compile files('libs/java_websocket.jar')
compile 'com.android.support:support-v4:22.0.0'
}

in project.gradle file.. Remove it..