Apktool: brut.androlib.AndrolibException: brut.common.BrutException: could not exec

Information

Version: 2.2.1
OS: Linux
APK From: Playstore

Stacktrace/Logcat

W: /tmp/base/AndroidManifest.xml:34: Tag <application> attribute name has invalid character ‘’. W: /tmp/base/AndroidManifest.xml:42: Tag <activity> attribute name has invalid character ‘�’. W: /tmp/base/AndroidManifest.xml:43: Tag <activity> attribute name has invalid character ‘�’. W: /tmp/base/AndroidManifest.xml:44: Tag <activity> attribute name has invalid character ‘;’. W: /tmp/base/AndroidManifest.xml:45: Tag <activity> attribute name has invalid character ‘’. W: /tmp/base/AndroidManifest.xml:46: Tag <activity> attribute name has invalid character ‘(’. W: /tmp/base/AndroidManifest.xml:57: Tag <activity> attribute name has invalid character ‘�’. W: /tmp/base/AndroidManifest.xml:58: Tag <activity> attribute name has invalid character ‘9’. W: /tmp/base/AndroidManifest.xml:59: Tag <activity> attribute name has invalid character ‘’. W: /tmp/base/AndroidManifest.xml:61: Tag <activity> attribute name has invalid character ‘0’. W: /tmp/base/AndroidManifest.xml:62: Tag <activity> attribute name has invalid character ‘�’. W: /tmp/base/AndroidManifest.xml:63: Tag <activity> attribute name has invalid character ‘�’. W: /tmp/base/AndroidManifest.xml:64: Tag <activity> attribute name has invalid character ‘=’. W: /tmp/base/AndroidManifest.xml:65: Tag <activity> attribute name has invalid character ‘u’. W: /tmp/base/AndroidManifest.xml:66: Tag <activity> attribute name has invalid character ‘{’. W: /tmp/base/AndroidManifest.xml:67: Tag <activity> attribute name has invalid character ‘�’. W: /tmp/base/AndroidManifest.xml:118: Tag <activity> attribute name has invalid character ‘v’. W: /tmp/base/AndroidManifest.xml:119: Tag <activity> attribute name has invalid character ‘�’. W: /tmp/base/AndroidManifest.xml:158: Tag <service> attribute name has invalid character ‘x’.

Exception in thread “main” brut.androlib.AndrolibException: brut.androlib.AndrolibException: brut.common.BrutException: could not exec (exit code = 1): [/tmp/brut_util_Jar_2378830923611381623.tmp, p, --forced-package-id, 127, --min-sdk-version, 3, --target-sdk-version, 21, --version-code, 388, --version-name, 7.6.0, -F, /tmp/APKTOOL5145675347682530280.tmp, -0, R, -0, arsc, -0, apk, -0, arsc, -I, /home/enzo/.local/share/apktool/framework/1.apk, -S, /tmp/base/res, -M, /tmp/base/AndroidManifest.xml] at brut.androlib.Androlib.buildResourcesFull(Androlib.java:478) at brut.androlib.Androlib.buildResources(Androlib.java:412) at brut.androlib.Androlib.build(Androlib.java:311) at brut.androlib.Androlib.build(Androlib.java:264) at brut.apktool.Main.cmdBuild(Main.java:227) at brut.apktool.Main.main(Main.java:84) Caused by: brut.androlib.AndrolibException: brut.common.BrutException: could not exec (exit code = 1): [/tmp/brut_util_Jar_2378830923611381623.tmp, p, --forced-package-id, 127, --min-sdk-version, 3, --target-sdk-version, 21, --version-code, 388, --version-name, 7.6.0, -F, /tmp/APKTOOL5145675347682530280.tmp, -0, R, -0, arsc, -0, apk, -0, arsc, -I, /home/user/.local/share/apktool/framework/1.apk, -S, /tmp/base/res, -M, /tmp/base/AndroidManifest.xml] at brut.androlib.res.AndrolibResources.aaptPackage(AndrolibResources.java:439) at brut.androlib.Androlib.buildResourcesFull(Androlib.java:464) … 5 more Caused by: brut.common.BrutException: could not exec (exit code = 1): [/tmp/brut_util_Jar_2378830923611381623.tmp, p, --forced-package-id, 127, --min-sdk-version, 3, --target-sdk-version, 21, --version-code, 388, --version-name, 7.6.0, -F, /tmp/APKTOOL5145675347682530280.tmp, -0, R, -0, arsc, -0, apk, -0, arsc, -I, /home/enzo/.local/share/apktool/framework/1.apk, -S, /tmp/base/res, -M, /tmp/base/AndroidManifest.xml] at brut.util.OS.exec(OS.java:95) at brut.androlib.res.AndrolibResources.aaptPackage(AndrolibResources.java:433) … 6 more

Steps to Reproduce

./apktool d base.apk
./apktool b base

Frameworks

APK

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup&hl=it

Questions to ask before submission

Have you tried apktool d, apktool b without changing anything? Yes
If you are trying to install a modified apk, did you resign it? No
Are you using the latest apktool version? Yes

About this issue

Original URL
State: closed
Created 8 years ago
Comments: 17 (1 by maintainers)

Commits related to this issue

fix brut.common.BrutException: could not exec I ran into this issue: https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/issues/1376 modifying the script by adding this flag to apktool fixed it as suggested here... — committed to joshbalfour/AddSecurityExceptionAndroid by joshbalfour 6 years ago

Most upvoted comments

apktool -r d xxx.apk -o test apktool b test

use -r parameter

+89

blue0527 on Jun 26, 2018

I resolved the issue with this step :

fix JAVA_HOME and JRE_HOME environment variable
Add apktool path to system PATH
Open apktool 2.4.0 version using winrar, delete apt.exe and apt2.exe
Download apktool 2.3.4, open it using winrar, copy apt.exe and apt2.exe to apktool 2.4.0

Hope this can help.

pandusetiawan on Sep 22, 2019

I resolved the issue with this step :

fix JAVA_HOME and JRE_HOME environment variable

Add apktool path to system PATH

Open apktool 2.4.0 version using winrar, delete apt.exe and apt2.exe

Download apktool 2.3.4, open it using winrar, copy apt.exe and apt2.exe to apktool 2.4.0

Hope this can help.

Thanks for this info. After downgrading to 2.3.4 (by replacing apktool_2.4.0.jar with the old 2.3.4) helped me.

Sadykov70 on Oct 16, 2019