How to build on android?

[laskisami75]

I have Android SDK and termux gradle package installed.

I run yarn build android paid dev and the build ends in an AAPT syntax error.

yarn run v1.22.22                                    
$ sh utils/scripts/build.sh android paid dev         
node ./utils/config.js dev paid                      
webpack --progress --mode development                
Browserslist: caniuse-lite is outdated. Please run:  
  npx update-browserslist-db@latest                  
  Why you should do it regularly: https://github.com/
browserslist/update-db#readme                        
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webpack 5.94.0 compiled successfully in 42737 ms     
node ./utils/loadStyles.js                           
Styles loaded                                        
cordova build android                                
                                                     
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Checking Java JDK and Android SDK versions           
ANDROID_HOME=/data/data/com.termux/files/home/android
-sdk (recommended setting)                           
ANDROID_SDK_ROOT=/data/data/com.termux/files/home/and
roid-sdk (DEPRECATED)                                
Using Android SDK: /data/data/com.termux/files/home/a
ndroid-sdk                                           
Starting a Gradle Daemon, 1 incompatible and 1 stoppe
d Daemons could not be reused, use --status for detai
ls                                                   
> Task :wrapper UP-TO-DATE                           
                                                     
BUILD SUCCESSFUL in 16s                              
1 actionable task: 1 up-to-date                      
Subproject Path: CordovaLib                          
Subproject Path: app                                 
Starting a Gradle Daemon, 1 incompatible and 1 stoppe
d Daemons could not be reused, use --status for detai
ls                                                   
> Task :app:preBuild UP-TO-DATE                      
> Task :app:preDebugBuild UP-TO-DATE                 
> Task :app:mergeDebugNativeDebugMetadata NO-SOURCE  
> Task :app:generateDebugBuildConfig                 
> Task :app:javaPreCompileDebug UP-TO-DATE           
> Task :CordovaLib:preBuild UP-TO-DATE               
> Task :CordovaLib:preDebugBuild UP-TO-DATE          
> Task :CordovaLib:writeDebugAarMetadata UP-TO-DATE  
> Task :app:checkDebugAarMetadata UP-TO-DATE         
> Task :app:generateDebugResValues UP-TO-DATE        
> Task :CordovaLib:generateDebugResValues UP-TO-DATE 
> Task :CordovaLib:generateDebugResources UP-TO-DATE 
> Task :CordovaLib:packageDebugResources UP-TO-DATE  
> Task :app:mapDebugSourceSetPaths UP-TO-DATE        
> Task :app:generateDebugResources UP-TO-DATE        
> Task :app:mergeDebugResources UP-TO-DATE           
> Task :app:packageDebugResources UP-TO-DATE         
> Task :app:parseDebugLocalResources UP-TO-DATE      
> Task :app:createDebugCompatibleScreenManifests UP-T
O-DATE                                               
> Task :app:extractDeepLinksDebug UP-TO-DATE         
> Task :CordovaLib:extractDeepLinksDebug UP-TO-DATE  
> Task :CordovaLib:processDebugManifest UP-TO-DATE   
> Task :app:processDebugMainManifest UP-TO-DATE      
> Task :app:processDebugManifest UP-TO-DATE          
> Task :app:processDebugManifestForPackage UP-TO-DATE
> Task :CordovaLib:compileDebugLibraryResources UP-TO
-DATE                                                
> Task :CordovaLib:parseDebugLocalResources UP-TO-DAT
E                                                    
> Task :CordovaLib:generateDebugRFile UP-TO-DATE     
AAPT2 aapt2-8.3.0-10880808-linux Daemon #0: Unexpecte
d error output: /data/data/com.termux/files/home/.gra
dle/caches/transforms-4/5da6d01e5cc745bfda620b9d39a98
894/transformed/aapt2-8.3.0-10880808-linux/aapt2: 2: 
Syntax error: ")" unexpected                         
AAPT2 aapt2-8.3.0-10880808-linux Daemon #2: Unexpecte
d error output: /data/data/com.termux/files/home/.gra
dle/caches/transforms-4/5da6d01e5cc745bfda620b9d39a98
894/transformed/aapt2-8.3.0-10880808-linux/aapt2: 2: 
Syntax error: ")" unexpected                         
AAPT2 aapt2-8.3.0-10880808-linux Daemon #1: Unexpecte
d error output: /data/data/com.termux/files/home/.gra
dle/caches/transforms-4/5da6d01e5cc745bfda620b9d39a98
894/transformed/aapt2-8.3.0-10880808-linux/aapt2: 2: 
Syntax error: ")" unexpected                         
> Task :app:processDebugResources FAILED             
                                                     
FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.             
                                                     
* What went wrong:                                   
Execution failed for task ':app:processDebugResources
'.                                                   
> Could not resolve all files for configuration ':app
:debugRuntimeClasspath'.                             
   > Failed to transform appcompat-1.6.1.aar (android
x.appcompat:appcompat:1.6.1) to match attributes {art
ifactType=android-compiled-dependencies-resources, or
g.gradle.category=library, org.gradle.dependency.bund
ling=external, org.gradle.libraryelements=aar, org.gr
adle.status=release, org.gradle.usage=java-runtime}. 
      > Execution failed for AarResourcesCompilerTran
sform: /data/data/com.termux/files/home/.gradle/cache
s/transforms-4/03d10d25bdf91f1e03a4061a4963807b/trans
formed/appcompat-1.6.1.                              
         > AAPT2 aapt2-8.3.0-10880808-linux Daemon #1
: Daemon startup failed                              
           This should not happen under normal circum
stances, please file an issue if it does.            
   > Failed to transform play-services-base-17.5.0.aa
r (com.google.android.gms:play-services-base:17.5.0) 
to match attributes {artifactType=android-compiled-de
pendencies-resources, org.gradle.status=release}.    
      > Execution failed for AarResourcesCompilerTran
sform: /data/data/com.termux/files/home/.gradle/cache
s/transforms-4/0689a03cb963268a3a56a1009e903763/trans
formed/jetified-play-services-base-17.5.0.           
         > AAPT2 aapt2-8.3.0-10880808-linux Daemon #2
: Daemon startup failed                              
           This should not happen under normal circum
stances, please file an issue if it does.            
   > Failed to transform core-1.9.0.aar (androidx.cor
e:core:1.9.0) to match attributes {artifactType=andro
id-compiled-dependencies-resources, org.gradle.catego
ry=library, org.gradle.dependency.bundling=external, 
org.gradle.libraryelements=aar, org.gradle.status=rel
ease, org.gradle.usage=java-runtime}.                
      > Execution failed for AarResourcesCompilerTran
sform: /data/data/com.termux/files/home/.gradle/cache
s/transforms-4/935f0b2011a42b1f4580a29b15bc8c15/trans
formed/core-1.9.0.                                   
         > AAPT2 aapt2-8.3.0-10880808-linux Daemon #0
: Daemon startup failed                              
           This should not happen under normal circum
stances, please file an issue if it does.            
   > Failed to transform core-1.9.0.aar (androidx.cor
e:core:1.9.0) to match attributes {artifactType=andro
id-compiled-dependencies-resources, org.gradle.status
=release}.                                           
      > Execution failed for AarResourcesCompilerTran
sform: /data/data/com.termux/files/home/.gradle/cache
s/transforms-4/935f0b2011a42b1f4580a29b15bc8c15/trans
formed/core-1.9.0.                                   
         > AAPT2 aapt2-8.3.0-10880808-linux Daemon #0
: Daemon startup failed                              
           This should not happen under normal circum
stances, please file an issue if it does.            
   > Failed to transform core-1.9.0.aar (androidx.cor
e:core:1.9.0) to match attributes {artifactType=andro
id-compiled-dependencies-resources, org.gradle.status
=release}.                                           
      > Execution failed for AarResourcesCompilerTran
sform: /data/data/com.termux/files/home/.gradle/cache
s/transforms-4/935f0b2011a42b1f4580a29b15bc8c15/trans
formed/core-1.9.0.                                   
         > AAPT2 aapt2-8.3.0-10880808-linux Daemon #0
: Daemon startup failed                              
           This should not happen under normal circum
stances, please file an issue if it does.            
   > Failed to transform core-1.9.0.aar (androidx.cor
e:core:1.9.0) to match attributes {artifactType=andro
id-compiled-dependencies-resources, org.gradle.status
=release}.                                           
      > Execution failed for AarResourcesCompilerTran
sform: /data/data/com.termux/files/home/.gradle/cache
s/transforms-4/935f0b2011a42b1f4580a29b15bc8c15/trans
formed/core-1.9.0.                                   
         > AAPT2 aapt2-8.3.0-10880808-linux Daemon #0
: Daemon startup failed                              
           This should not happen under normal circum
stances, please file an issue if it does.            
   > Failed to transform core-1.9.0.aar (androidx.cor
e:core:1.9.0) to match attributes {artifactType=andro
id-compiled-dependencies-resources, org.gradle.status
=release}.                                           
      > Execution failed for AarResourcesCompilerTran
sform: /data/data/com.termux/files/home/.gradle/cache
s/transforms-4/935f0b2011a42b1f4580a29b15bc8c15/trans
formed/core-1.9.0.                                   
         > AAPT2 aapt2-8.3.0-10880808-linux Daemon #0
: Daemon startup failed                              
           This should not happen under normal circum
stances, please file an issue if it does.            
   > Failed to transform core-1.9.0.aar (androidx.cor
e:core:1.9.0) to match attributes {artifactType=andro
id-compiled-dependencies-resources, org.gradle.status
=release}.                                           
      > Execution failed for AarResourcesCompilerTran
sform: /data/data/com.termux/files/home/.gradle/cache
s/transforms-4/935f0b2011a42b1f4580a29b15bc8c15/trans
formed/core-1.9.0.                                   
         > AAPT2 aapt2-8.3.0-10880808-linux Daemon #0
: Daemon startup failed                              
           This should not happen under normal circum
stances, please file an issue if it does.            
   > Failed to transform core-1.9.0.aar (androidx.cor
e:core:1.9.0) to match attributes {artifactType=andro
id-compiled-dependencies-resources, org.gradle.status
=release}.                                           
      > Execution failed for AarResourcesCompilerTran
sform: /data/data/com.termux/files/home/.gradle/cache
s/transforms-4/935f0b2011a42b1f4580a29b15bc8c15/trans
formed/core-1.9.0.                                   
         > AAPT2 aapt2-8.3.0-10880808-linux Daemon #0
: Daemon startup failed                              
           This should not happen under normal circum
stances, please file an issue if it does.            
   > Failed to transform core-1.9.0.aar (androidx.cor
e:core:1.9.0) to match attributes {artifactType=andro
id-compiled-dependencies-resources, org.gradle.status
=release}.                                           
      > Execution failed for AarResourcesCompilerTran
sform: /data/data/com.termux/files/home/.gradle/cache
s/transforms-4/935f0b2011a42b1f4580a29b15bc8c15/trans
formed/core-1.9.0.                                   
         > AAPT2 aapt2-8.3.0-10880808-linux Daemon #0
: Daemon startup failed                              
           This should not happen under normal circum
stances, please file an issue if it does.            
   > Failed to transform core-1.9.0.aar (androidx.cor
e:core:1.9.0) to match attributes {artifactType=andro
id-compiled-dependencies-resources, org.gradle.status
=release}.                                           
      > Execution failed for AarResourcesCompilerTran
sform: /data/data/com.termux/files/home/.gradle/cache
s/transforms-4/935f0b2011a42b1f4580a29b15bc8c15/trans
formed/core-1.9.0.                                   
         > AAPT2 aapt2-8.3.0-10880808-linux Daemon #0
: Daemon startup failed                              
           This should not happen under normal circum
stances, please file an issue if it does.            
                                                     
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> Get more help at https://help.gradle.org.          
                                                     
BUILD FAILED in 42s                                  
24 actionable tasks: 2 executed, 22 up-to-date       
Command failed with exit code 1: /data/data/com.termu
x/files/home/nodejs/acode/platforms/android/tools/gra
dlew cdvBuildDebug                                   
error Command failed with exit code 1.               
info Visit https://yarnpkg.com/en/docs/cli/run for do
cumentation about this command.

[ByteJoseph]

Are you trying to use Termux to build an APK?

[laskisami75]

Yes, is there something wrong with my thinking?

[ByteJoseph]

Nothing wrong. I never tried that Way

[CrimsonCurious]

Hey! I ran into a similar issue before.

If you're looking for a lighter alternative, I made a project called Vexel. It's an Android APK builder that runs in Termux and is designed to be simpler than setting up a full Android Studio environment for certain workflows.

Current features include:

• APK building on Android through Termux
• Java support
• C/C++ support
• Lightweight setup

It may or may not fit your exact use case, but if you'd like to try it, feedback is always welcome.

GitHub:
https://github.com/CrimsonCurious/vexel

Release:
https://github.com/CrimsonCurious/vexel/releases/tag/Initial-Release

[ByteJoseph]

That’s awesome work. I’ll study your approach

[CrimsonCurious]

Thanks it's my first project i created and published I'm still working on it please test it and give me feedback to improve it