AGP 4.1.1: java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Failed resolution of: Landroidx/appcompat/R$drawable

[cyangibm]

Hi,
Looks like the plugin would crash your app when you require to compile AGP 4.1.1 with NoClassDefFoundError, please help with this blocker:

AspectJ 4.3.0/4.2.1
AGP 4.1.1
Gradle 6.1.1/6.5.1

2021-01-19 15:17:06.608 10519-10519/com.cxa E/AndroidRuntime: FATAL EXCEPTION: main
Process: com.cxa, PID: 10519
java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: Failed resolution of: Landroidx/appcompat/R$drawable;
at androidx.appcompat.widget.AppCompatDrawableManager$1.(AppCompatDrawableManager.java:63)
at androidx.appcompat.widget.AppCompatDrawableManager.preload(AppCompatDrawableManager.java:57)
at androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatDelegateImpl.(AppCompatDelegateImpl.java:336)
at androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatDelegateImpl.(AppCompatDelegateImpl.java:286)
at androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatDelegate.create(AppCompatDelegate.java:230)
at androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity.getDelegate(AppCompatActivity.java:554)
at androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity.attachBaseContext(AppCompatActivity.java:107)
at android.app.Activity.attach(Activity.java:7893)
at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:3295)
at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:3485)
at android.app.servertransaction.LaunchActivityItem.execute(LaunchActivityItem.java:83)
at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.executeCallbacks(TransactionExecutor.java:135)
at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.execute(TransactionExecutor.java:95)
at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2045)
at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:106)
at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:223)
at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7478)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:549)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:941)
Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: Didn't find class "androidx.appcompat.R$drawable" on path: DexPathList[[zip file "/data/app/~~GyLFl18w-_vYxzan_N4p7Q==/com.cxa-YdwwJY1W7Bugh6V0o9WuuA==/base.apk"],nativeLibraryDirectories=[/data/app/~~GyLFl18w-_vYxzan_N4p7Q==/com.cxa-YdwwJY1W7Bugh6V0o9WuuA==/lib/x86, /system/lib, /system_ext/lib, /product/lib]]
at dalvik.system.BaseDexClassLoader.findClass(BaseDexClassLoader.java:207)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:379)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:312)
at androidx.appcompat.widget.AppCompatDrawableManager$1.(AppCompatDrawableManager.java:63) 
at androidx.appcompat.widget.AppCompatDrawableManager.preload(AppCompatDrawableManager.java:57) 
at androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatDelegateImpl.(AppCompatDelegateImpl.java:336) 
at androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatDelegateImpl.(AppCompatDelegateImpl.java:286) 
at androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatDelegate.create(AppCompatDelegate.java:230) 
at androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity.getDelegate(AppCompatActivity.java:554) 
at androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity.attachBaseContext(AppCompatActivity.java:107) 
at android.app.Activity.attach(Activity.java:7893) 
at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:3295) 
at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:3485) 
at android.app.servertransaction.LaunchActivityItem.execute(LaunchActivityItem.java:83) 
at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.executeCallbacks(TransactionExecutor.java:135) 
at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.execute(TransactionExecutor.java:95) 
at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2045) 
at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:106) 
at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:223) 
at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7478) 
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method) 
at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:549) 
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:941) 

[sanren1024]

This problem occurs also in 4.3.0 with gradle plugin 4.1.0.

Althougth problem fixed written in the changelog list at 4.2.1.

When 4.3.0, 4.2.1 versions used along with the gradle plugin 4.1.0, problem occurs.

Solution:
Use 4.2.1 version with gradle plugin 4.0.0.

Hope helpful.