Android-Iconics: Iconics 3.2.5 crash on Android 10

About this issue

• The project is java based an we cannot move to kotlin. All work fine until Android 10 was released.
• Same issue with Calligraphy https://github.com/InflationX/Calligraphy/issues/35
• Solved with https://github.com/InflationX/ViewPump/commit/8e4b4fb8fbcb71b195346c038142f8ab184b11aa
• Haven’t find a way to get v4 work on Java8

Details

• [ 3.2.5 ] Used library version
• [ androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.1.0 ] Used support library version
• [ 3.5.0 ] Used gradle build tools version
• [ 29.0.2 / 3.5] Used tooling / Android Studio version
• [ ] Other used libraries, potential conflicting libraries

Checklist

• Searched for similar issues
• Checked out the sample application
• Read the README
• Checked out the CHANGELOG
• Read the FAQ
• Checked out the MIGRATION GUIDE

Stacktrace

E/AndroidRuntime: FATAL EXCEPTION: main
    Process: appnamexxx, PID: 9808
    java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{appnamexxx/appnamexxx.activity.MainActivity}: android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #17 in appnamexxx:layout/abc_screen_simple: Binary XML file line #17 in appnamexxx:layout/abc_screen_simple: Error inflating class androidx.appcompat.widget.FitWindowsLinearLayout
        at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:3270)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:3409)
        at android.app.servertransaction.LaunchActivityItem.execute(LaunchActivityItem.java:83)
        at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.executeCallbacks(TransactionExecutor.java:135)
        at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.execute(TransactionExecutor.java:95)
        at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2016)
        at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:107)
        at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:214)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7356)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
        at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:492)
        at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:930)
     Caused by: android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #17 in appnamexxx:layout/abc_screen_simple: Binary XML file line #17 in appnamexxx:layout/abc_screen_simple: Error inflating class androidx.appcompat.widget.FitWindowsLinearLayout
     Caused by: android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #17 in appnamexxx:layout/abc_screen_simple: Error inflating class androidx.appcompat.widget.FitWindowsLinearLayout
     Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'java.lang.Object java.lang.reflect.Field.get(java.lang.Object)' on a null object reference
        at com.mikepenz.iconics.context.ReflectionUtils.getValue(ReflectionUtils.java:29)
        at com.mikepenz.iconics.context.InternalLayoutInflater.createCustomViewInternal(InternalLayoutInflater.java:155)
        at com.mikepenz.iconics.context.InternalLayoutInflater.access$000(InternalLayoutInflater.java:20)
        at com.mikepenz.iconics.context.InternalLayoutInflater$PrivateWrapperFactory2.onCreateView(InternalLayoutInflater.java:246)
        at android.view.LayoutInflater$FactoryMerger.onCreateView(LayoutInflater.java:239)
        at android.view.LayoutInflater.tryCreateView(LayoutInflater.java:1069)
        at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:997)
        at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:961)
        at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:659)
        at com.mikepenz.iconics.context.InternalLayoutInflater.inflate(InternalLayoutInflater.java:81)
        at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:534)
        at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:481)
        at androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatDelegateImpl.createSubDecor(AppCompatDelegateImpl.java:773)
        at androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatDelegateImpl.ensureSubDecor(AppCompatDelegateImpl.java:659)
        at androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatDelegateImpl.setContentView(AppCompatDelegateImpl.java:552)
        at androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity.setContentView(AppCompatActivity.java:161)
        at appnamexxx.activity.MainActivity.onCreate(MainActivity.java:70)
        at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:7802)
        at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:7791)
        at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1299)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:3245)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:3409)
        at android.app.servertransaction.LaunchActivityItem.execute(LaunchActivityItem.java:83)
        at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.executeCallbacks(TransactionExecutor.java:135)
E/AndroidRuntime:     at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.execute(TransactionExecutor.java:95)
        at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2016)
        at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:107)
        at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:214)
        at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7356)
        at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
        at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:492)
        at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:930)