I have got this Error while building gradle Error:Execution failed for task ':app:processDebugResources'. > No slave process to process jobs, aborting

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I have got this Error while building grade

Error:Execution failed for task ':app:processDebugResources'. > No slave process to process jobs, aborting

Build.gradle

 apply plugin: 'com.android.application' android {
    compileSdkVersion 26
    buildToolsVersion "26.0.2"
    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "com.colorball.madness"
        minSdkVersion 14
        targetSdkVersion 26
        multiDexEnabled true
        ndk {
            moduleName "player_shared"
        }}
    buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled false
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.txt'
        } } }dependencies {
    compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services:+'
    compile files('libs/dagger-1.2.2.jar')
    compile files('libs/javax.inject-1.jar')
    compile files('libs/nineoldandroids-2.4.0.jar')
    compile files('libs/PTAdRevMob.jar')
    compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:26.1.0'
    compile 'com.android.support:multidex:1.0.1'
    compile files('libs/support-v4-19.0.1.jar')}

Branny

can you please share your build.gradle here? – Edwinaedwine

please check build.gradle file – Branny

I got same issue sometimes since new android studio (3.0.X), each time I got this one, I need to invalidate cache and restart, and it is working... – Subalpine

Chol can you please explain – Branny

Invalidate cache and restart works for me you can check it here; readyandroid.wordpress.com/… – Photodisintegration

Answer 1

This thread was mentioned in No slave process to process jobs, aborting android studio 3.0.1 and I had exact same issue. (Error was not going in-spite of shrink=false, minify=false, invalidte cache).

Simple solution which solved the issue was close the android studio & relaunch it. Not sure why "invalidate cache & restart" failed. But seems that Android is becoming new MSWindows.. (I lost 1.5 hours in finding on forums & trying to fix the error.. Eventually it turned out to be a windows trick.)

Hope this age old trick will help somebody..

Millinery

Answer 2

Add shrinkResources true in your build.gradle and try to build.

buildTypes {
    release {
        shrinkResources true
  }
}

Edwinaedwine

I too started getting this error today. Mine is a library module so can't add shrinkResources – Thurlow

Answer 3

In my case, I added compile fileTree(include: ['*.jar'], dir: 'libs') to my build.gradle(Module:app) and rebuild my project. Hope this helps!

Zsazsa

Answer 4

• At first go to these setting in android studio (first pic)

• and check (second pic) "Use embedded JDK (recommended)"

• and also add shrinkResources true in your build.gradle .

  buildTypes { release { shrinkResources true }

  }
  

At last rebuild the project.

Bury

Please describe the process on a list of to dos, don't rely on images. – Potbelly

First got to File>>Other Settings>>Default Project Structure... On that window please check the option Use Embedded JDK (recommended) – Bury

And also add buildTypes { release { shrinkResources true } } in your app level build.gradle file if necessary – Bury