Saturday, September 17, 2011

Android : Conversion to Dalvik format failed with error 1

When I added one open source jar to my android project I encountered following error:

Ill-advised or mistaken usage of a core class (java.* or javax.*) when not building a core library. This is often due to inadvertently including a core library file in your application's project, when using an IDE (such as Eclipse). If you are sure you're not intentionally defining a core class, then this is the most likely explanation of what's going on. 


 However, you might actually be trying to define a class in a core namespace, the source of which you may have taken, for example, from a non-Android virtual machine project. This will most assuredly not work. At a minimum, it jeopardizes the compatibility of your app with future versions of the platform. It is also often of questionable legality. 


 If you really intend to build a core library -- which is only appropriate as part of creating a full virtual machine distribution, as opposed to compiling an application -- then use the "--core-library" option to suppress this error message. 


 If you go ahead and use "--core-library" but are in fact building an application, then be forewarned that your application will still fail to build or run, at some point. Please be prepared for angry customers who find, for example, that your application ceases to function once they upgrade their operating system. You will be to blame for this problem.


 If you are legitimately using some code that happens to be in a core package, then the easiest safe alternative you have is to repackage that code. That is, move the classes in question into your own package namespace. This means that they will never be in conflict with core system classes. JarJar is a tool that may help you in this endeavor. If you find that you cannot do this, then that is an indication that the path you are on will ultimately lead to pain, suffering, grief, and lamentation.
 [2011-09-18 08:10:05 - testAndroid] Dx 1 error; aborting
[2011-09-18 08:10:05 - testAndroid] Conversion to Dalvik format failed with error 1




Solution: 


Yes, you might have already noticed the word 'JarJar'. I have used JarJar utility to solve the problem.

Aim Of The Experiment :  1. Creating a single jar out of all my all dependent jars.
                                        2. repackaging all the files which are having java.* or javax.* to something like example.*

Here are the steps I have followed:
1. Download JarJar from  http://code.google.com/p/jarjar/
2. Please go through little documentation at :  http://code.google.com/p/jarjar/wiki/GettingStarted
3. place the build.xml file parallel to lib folder (lib: contains all the jar files those you want to imported into your eclipse android project. These jars reside outside of the android project).


<project>
  <target name="jar">
    <taskdef name="jarjar" classname="com.tonicsystems.jarjar.JarJarTask"
        classpath="c:/jars/jarjar-1.1.jar"/>
    <jarjar jarfile="dependent-all.jar">      
        <zipgroupfileset dir="lib" includes="*.jar" />
        <rule pattern="javax.**" result="example.@1"/>
    </jarjar>
 </target>
</project>
 
   # The highlighted values can be changed as per your configuration 


4. then go to command prompt and run ant as  > ant jar
5. It will create a single jar "dependent-all.jar " which you can import to your android project as external jar.

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