ionic-cli: Error build Android: Execution failed for task ':transformClassesWithDexForDebug'.

From @jpagand on August 10, 2016 6:5

Just trying to build on android the ionic 2 boilerplate app

Here is the build log:

$ ionic build android --info

Running 'build:before' gulp task before build
[07:58:52] Starting 'clean'...
[07:58:52] Finished 'clean' after 36 ms
[07:58:52] Starting 'build'...
[07:58:52] Starting 'sass'...
[07:58:52] Starting 'html'...
[07:58:52] Starting 'fonts'...
[07:58:52] Starting 'scripts'...
[07:58:52] Finished 'html' after 58 ms
[07:58:52] Finished 'scripts' after 87 ms
[07:58:52] Finished 'fonts' after 98 ms
[07:58:53] Finished 'sass' after 941 ms
[07:59:02] Finished 'build' after 10 s
[07:59:02] Starting 'build:before'...
[07:59:02] Finished 'build:before' after 9.47 μs

Running command: "c:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe" c:\Users\***\ionic2
\hooks\after_prepare\010_add_platform_class.js c:/Users/***/ionic2


add to body class: platform-android

ANDROID_HOME=C:\Users\***\AppData\Local\Android\sdk

JAVA_HOME=C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_21

Incremental java compilation is an incubating feature.


:preBuild
 UP-TO-DATE
:preDebugBuild UP-TO-DATE

:checkDebugManifest

:CordovaLib:preBuild
 UP-TO-DATE


:CordovaLib:preDebugBuild
 UP-TO-DATE
:CordovaLib:compileDebugNdk
UP-TO-DATE
:CordovaLib:compileLint

:CordovaLib:copyDebugLint
 UP-TO-DATE
:CordovaLib:mergeDebugProguardFiles
 UP-TO-DATE

:CordovaLib:packageDebugRenderscript
 UP-TO-DATE

:CordovaLib:checkDebugManifest


:CordovaLib:prepareDebugDependencies


:CordovaLib:compileDebugRenderscript
 UP-TO-DATE

:CordovaLib:generateDebugResValues
 UP-TO-DATE


:CordovaLib:generateDebugResources UP-TO-DATE

:CordovaLib:packageDebugResources
 UP-TO-DATE

:CordovaLib:compileDebugAidl

UP-TO-DATE
:CordovaLib:generateDebugBuildConfig
 UP-TO-DATE

:CordovaLib:mergeDebugShaders
 UP-TO-DATE

:CordovaLib:compileDebugShaders
 UP-TO-DATE

:CordovaLib:generateDebugAssets

UP-TO-DATE

:CordovaLib:mergeDebugAssets
 UP-TO-DATE

:CordovaLib:processDebugManifest
 UP-TO-DATE


:CordovaLib:processDebugResources
 UP-TO-DATE
:CordovaLib:generateDebugSources UP-TO-DATE
:CordovaLib:incrementalDebugJavaCompilationSafeguard

UP-TO-DATE
:CordovaLib:compileDebugJavaWithJavac

UP-TO-DATE
:CordovaLib:processDebugJavaRes
 UP-TO-DATE

:CordovaLib:transformResourcesWithMergeJavaResForDebug
 UP-TO-DATE

:CordovaLib:transformClassesAndResourcesWithSyncLibJarsForDebug
 UP-TO-DATE

:CordovaLib:mergeDebugJniLibFolders
 UP-TO-DATE

:CordovaLib:transformNative_libsWithMergeJniLibsForDebug
 UP-TO-DATE

:CordovaLib:transformNative_libsWithSyncJniLibsForDebug
 UP-TO-DATE

:CordovaLib:bundleDebug

UP-TO-DATE

:prepareAndroidCordovaLibUnspecifiedDebugLibrary
 UP-TO-DATE

:preReleaseBuild
UP-TO-DATE
:CordovaLib:preReleaseBuild
 UP-TO-DATE

:CordovaLib:compileReleaseNdk
 UP-TO-DATE


:CordovaLib:copyReleaseLint
 UP-TO-DATE

:CordovaLib:mergeReleaseProguardFiles


:CordovaLib:packageReleaseRenderscript

UP-TO-DATE
:CordovaLib:checkReleaseManifest


:CordovaLib:prepareReleaseDependencies


:CordovaLib:compileReleaseRenderscript

:CordovaLib:generateReleaseResValues


:CordovaLib:generateReleaseResources
:CordovaLib:packageReleaseResources


:CordovaLib:compileReleaseAidl


:CordovaLib:generateReleaseBuildConfig


:CordovaLib:mergeReleaseShaders


:CordovaLib:compileReleaseShaders


:CordovaLib:generateReleaseAssets
:CordovaLib:mergeReleaseAssets


:CordovaLib:processReleaseManifest


:CordovaLib:processReleaseResources


:CordovaLib:generateReleaseSources
:CordovaLib:incrementalReleaseJavaCompilationSafeguard


:CordovaLib:compileReleaseJavaWithJavac


:CordovaLib:compileReleaseJavaWithJavac - is not incremental (e.g. outputs have
changed, no previous execution, etc.).

Note: Some input files use or override a deprecated API.

Note: Recompile with -Xlint:deprecation for details.

:CordovaLib:processReleaseJavaRes

UP-TO-DATE
:CordovaLib:transformResourcesWithMergeJavaResForRelease


:CordovaLib:transformClassesAndResourcesWithSyncLibJarsForRelease


:CordovaLib:mergeReleaseJniLibFolders


:CordovaLib:transformNative_libsWithMergeJniLibsForRelease


:CordovaLib:transformNative_libsWithSyncJniLibsForRelease


:CordovaLib:bundleRelease


:prepareComAndroidSupportMultidex101Library


:prepareDebugDependencies


:compileDebugAidl
 UP-TO-DATE

:compileDebugRenderscript
 UP-TO-DATE

:generateDebugBuildConfig

UP-TO-DATE
:mergeDebugShaders
 UP-TO-DATE

:compileDebugShaders
 UP-TO-DATE

:generateDebugAssets
 UP-TO-DATE

:mergeDebugAssets
 UP-TO-DATE

:generateDebugResValues
 UP-TO-DATE
:generateDebugResources UP-TO-DATE

:mergeDebugResources
 UP-TO-DATE

:processDebugManifest


:processDebugResources

UP-TO-DATE
:generateDebugSources UP-TO-DATE

:incrementalDebugJavaCompilationSafeguard
 UP-TO-DATE

:compileDebugJavaWithJavac

None of the classes needs to be compiled! Analysis took 0.004 secs.


:compileDebugNdk
 UP-TO-DATE

:compileDebugSources


:prePackageMarkerForDebug


:transformClassesWithJarMergingForDebug


:collectDebugMultiDexComponents


:transformClassesWithMultidexlistForDebug

ProGuard, version 5.2.1


Reading program jar [C:\Users\***\ionic2\platforms\android\build\inter
mediates\transforms\jarMerging\debug\jars\1\1f\combined.jar]

Reading library jar [C:\Users\***\AppData\Local\Android\sdk\build-tools\24.0
.1\lib\shrinkedAndroid.jar]


Preparing output jar [C:\Users\***\ionic2\platforms\android\build\inte
rmediates\multi-dex\debug\componentClasses.jar]

  Copying resources from program jar [C:\Users\***\ionic2\platforms\an
droid\build\intermediates\transforms\jarMerging\debug\jars\1\1f\combined.jar]

:transformClassesWithMultidexlistForDebug
FAILED



FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

* What went wrong:
Execution failed for task ':transformClassesWithMultidexlistForDebug'.

> com.android.build.api.transform.TransformException: com.android.ide.common.pro
cess.ProcessException: org.gradle.process.internal.ExecException: Process 'comma
nd 'C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_21\bin\java.exe'' finished with non-zero exit
 value 1

* Try:
Run with --stacktrace option to get the stack trace. Run with --info or --debug

BUILD FAILED

Total time: 2.937 secs

 option to get more log output.

Error: cmd: Command failed with exit code 1 Error output:
Note: Some input files use or override a deprecated API.
Note: Recompile with -Xlint:deprecation for details.

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

* What went wrong:
Execution failed for task ':transformClassesWithMultidexlistForDebug'.
> com.android.build.api.transform.TransformException: com.android.ide.common.pro
cess.ProcessException: org.gradle.process.internal.ExecException: Process 'comma
nd 'C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_21\bin\java.exe'' finished with non-zero exit
 value 1

* Try:
Run with --stacktrace option to get the stack trace. Run with --info or --debug
option to get more log output.

I tried to add

defaultConfig {     
  multiDexEnabled true
}

and

dexOptions {
  incremental = true;
  preDexLibraries = false
  javaMaxHeapSize "2g" 
}

But the same error persists

ionic info:

Cordova CLI: 6.3.0
Gulp version:  CLI version 3.9.1
Gulp local:   Local version 3.9.1
Ionic Framework Version: 2.0.0-beta.11
Ionic CLI Version: 2.0.0-beta.36
Ionic App Lib Version: 2.0.0-beta.19
OS: Windows 7 SP1
Node Version: v0.12.15

Copied from original issue: driftyco/ionic#7634