linux - Android studio 2.1.2 gradle aapt Syntax error: Unterminated quoted string

Question

I am trying to run Android Studio 2.1.2 on 32bit linux Mint 17.3. Android studio is freshly installed. When I rebuild a project or create a new one, I get errors like this in the Gradle Console:

AAPT err(Facade for 19314581): /home/user/Android/Sdk/build-tools/24.0.1/aapt: 2: /home/user/Android/Sdk/build-tools/24.0.1/aapt: Syntax error: Unterminated quoted string

Aapt is set as executable in build-tools directory.

I have set:

export SLAVE_AAPT_TIMEOUT=30
export ANDROID_EMULATOR_FORCE_32BIT=true

Any other idea how to fix this?

Answer 1

I had the same problem. I fixed it by downgrading my build tools version from 24.0.1 to 23.0.3.

1. Download older build tool version from http://dl.google.com/android/repository/build-tools_r23.0.3-linux.zip
2. Extract the downloaded file and paste it in your SDK build-tools directory( mostly /home/user/Android/Sdk/build-tools)
3. Now in your app:gradle file change the buildToolsVersion to "23.0.3"
4. Sync your gradle file and you should be good to go

Hope google fixes its build-tools bug