Error : cause android.compileSdkVersion is missing

Question

I am recently started to work on the Android Studio. When I am doing sync with gradle then it is giving me a error .

Error : Cause: android.compileSdk

Answer 1

try this :

apply plugin: 'android'
apply from: "${rootDir}/android_common.gradle"

move your apply from: "${rootDir}/android_common.gradle" to last lines

Answer 2

I did this. It works on Android Studio 0.4.6:

/android_common.gradle

android {
compileSdkVersion 19
buildToolsVersion "19.0.1"

defaultConfig {
    minSdkVersion 19
    targetSdkVersion 19
}

compileOptions {
    sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_7
    targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_7
}
}

/build.gradle

// Top-level build file where you can add configuration options common to all sub-projects/modules.

buildscript {
repositories {
    mavenLocal()
    mavenCentral()
    maven { url 'https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/' }
}
dependencies {
    classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:0.8.+'
    classpath 'com.github.jcandksolutions.gradle:android-unit-test:+'
}

allprojects {

    apply plugin: 'idea'

    repositories {
        mavenCentral()
        mavenLocal()
        maven {
            url 'https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/'
        }
    }
}
}

   def langLevel = 1.7

idea {
project {
    jdkName = langLevel
    languageLevel = langLevel
}
  }

/app/build.gradle

apply plugin: 'android'
apply from: "${rootDir}/android_common.gradle"

android {
defaultConfig {
    versionCode 1
    versionName "1.0"
    packageName "your.app.package.name"
}

buildTypes {
    release {
        runProguard false
        proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.txt'
    }
}

dependencies {
    compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar', '*.aar'])
    compile 'com.squareup.dagger:dagger:1.2.1'
    compile 'com.squareup.dagger:dagger-compiler:1.2.1'
    compile 'com.j256.ormlite:ormlite-android:4.+'
    compile 'joda-time:joda-time:2.+'
}

sourceSets {
    instrumentTest.setRoot('src/test')
}
}

apply plugin: 'android-unit-test'

dependencies {
instrumentTestCompile 'junit:junit:4.+'
instrumentTestCompile 'org.robolectric:robolectric:2.3-SNAPSHOT'
testCompile 'junit:junit:4.+'
testCompile 'org.robolectric:robolectric:2.3-SNAPSHOT'
}

Answer 3

If something is missing, and you have clearly declared it, it means that it was queried before it was defined. Move the query (code that requires that variable) somewhere lower, or to a later position in the sequence and it will be fixed.

Answer 4

I met this problem too, but I don't know whether my solution suit for you. I just change the position of this script: apply from: 'maven_push.gradle' to the bottom in build.gradle file, and BUILD SUCCESSFUL!

I post my answer here, you can try it.: Building Android Studio project on Jenkins? android.compileSdkVersion is missing