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classes.jar' already contains entry 'META-INF/module_name_debug.kotlin_module', cannot overwrite

In project i am using kotlin dsl, jetpack compose, com.android.tools.build:gradle:7.0.0-alpha08, many modules and i am continuously getting this error.
Zip file 'E:\project_name\module_name\build\intermediates\compile_library_classes_jar\debug\classes.jar' already contains entry 'META-INF/module_name_debug.kotlin_module', cannot overwrite
Any combinations of exclude/pickFirst/merge
packagingOptions {
exclude/pickFirst/merge("META-INF/module_name_debug.kotlin_module")
}
just doesnt work.
Is there some solution?

reference to : issuetracker.google.com/issues/183632446
disable Make Project Automatically option under:
Preferences | Build, Execution, Deployment | Compiler

just delete the build ( E:\project_name\module_name\build ) folder and rebuild the project

If you are on Bumblebee and higher. Make project automatically(only works while not running/debugging) option has been removed.
Upgrading your project to use the latest version of gradle in build.gradle and gradle.properties should fix this error.
For my current project I'm using this in build.gradle
classpath "com.android.tools.build:gradle:7.1.1"
gradle.properties
distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-7.2-bin.zip
distributionPath=wrapper/dists
zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME

Gradle sync completed with some errors

I am trying to add a google services plugin for google sign in.
Syncing the project after adding some lines in the project level and the app level build.gradle files results in the following:
Gradle project sync completed with some errors
Accompanying message :
Warning:Gradle version 2.10 is required. Current version is 2.4. If
using the gradle wrapper, try editing the distributionUrl in
/home/vin***/Documents/Projects/F/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
to gradle-2.10-all.zip
How do I resolve this?

Open your project folder in windows explorer and open gradle folder in it.
Go to wrapper folder, there you will find gradle-wrapper.properties file.
Its contents would be something like
#Wed Apr 10 15:27:10 PDT 2013
distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
distributionPath=wrapper/dists
zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-2.10-all.zip
Change the distributionUrl's end to 2.10... or whatever your warning says.
Go to Settings => Build, Execution, Deployment => Gradle => choose Use default gradle wrapper

This is probably because you have set in you build.gradle
classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:+'
You have to options:
Change your distributionUrl in your gradle-wrapper.properties to https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-2.10-all.zip
Change your build.gradle to an specific version like
classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:1.3.0'
In my case I use the second one, because like you, I use gradle-2.4.
Hope this helps!!

getting error when importing project in android studio?

Recently i updated my android studio to 0 .30 I was trying to import project in android studion.
Project is using an old version of the Android Gradle plug-in. The minimum supported version is 0.6.1.
Please update the version of the dependency 'com.android.tools.build:gradle' in your build.gradle files.
Consult IDE log for more details (Help | Show Log)
2nd error
You are using an old, unsupported version of Gradle. Please use version 1.8 or greater.
Please point to a supported Gradle version in the project's Gradle settings or in
the project's Gradle wrapper (if applicable.)
Consult IDE log for more details (Help | Show Log
3rd error
Could not execute build using Gradle distribution '
http://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-1.6-bin.zip'.
Build file 'C:\Users\Asthme\crushersblue1\babies\build.gradle' line: 8
Could not find method classpath() for arguments
[com.android.tools.build:gradle:0.6.+] on project ':crushersblue1:babies'.
Consult IDE log for more details (Help | Show Log)

Step 1: Change line in build.gradle from:
dependencies {
classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:0.6.+'
}
Step 2:
In the YourProject.iml file, delete the entire component name="FacetManager" tag.
Step 3
(Maybe not necessary): In the Android SDK manager, install (if not already installed) Android Support Repository under Extras.
Refer this

I was able to fix this by using the file path to my gradle directory:
C:\Users\xxxx.gradle\wrapper\dists\gradle-1.12-all\2apkk7d25miauqf1pdjp1bm0uo\gradle-1.12
the import continued fine.

This is duplicate of Unable to import Eclipse project to Android Studio (when using default gradle wrapper)
Answer:
I had to edit the gradle wrapper settings in
gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties and change gradle version
to 1.8.
./gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties :
#Wed Apr 10 15:27:10 PDT 2013
distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
distributionPath=wrapper/dists
zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
distributionUrl=http\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-1.8-bin.zip
I had to change gradle-1.6-bin.zip to gradle-1.8-bin.zip. I guess
the old ADT plugin from eclipse which generates this file still uses
the old URL.

If all the other solutions here do not work (they are all from 3 days ago)... I found...
I had secondary project in my settings.gradle and each of those projects had their own build.gradle. The Android Studio IDE says that you need to uddate to 0.6.1 but it points to only the first-project build.gradle - I had to manually locate the secondary build.gradle file for those projects and make sure all said 0.6.+ instead of previous versions.

Change gradle to 0.6.+ as ling has suggested, and also in your gradle-wrapper.properties file, change the distributionUrl to http\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-1.8-bin.zip.

Gradle version 1.8 is required. Current version is 1.6

There is a new Android Studio update: https://sites.google.com/a/android.com/tools/recent/androidstudio030released
The link says:
The improved performance is made possible by changes in Gradle 1.8 and
Android Gradle plugin version 0.6.+
So I changed my dependencies like this:
buildscript {
repositories {
mavenCentral()
}
dependencies {
classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:0.6.+'
}
But I don't know where I can change the Gradle 1.6 to 1.8 ...
And when I compile the app I've got this error:
Gradle: A problem occurred evaluating project.
Gradle version 1.8 is required. Current version is 1.6
Where can I change the version ?
Thanks in advance :)

I am not sure if this will help you but here is what fixed it for me:
Open up this file in your project:
<Project>/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
Edit the distributionUrl line and set it too:
distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-1.8-all.zip
Rebuild your project.
Update: You might want to use gradle-2.8-all.zip now.

I had same problem. Try to remove directory 'gradle' in project directory and then rebuild project. It helped me.

The Android Studio ask you for download and install the Gradle version 1.8 for you.
Also the Android Gradle plugin version 0.6.2 has an issue and not works properly.
As said on the official page use the version 0.6.3:
dependencies {
classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:0.6.3'
}
More info:
http://tools.android.com/knownissues

You should use the following in your build.gradle:
buildscript {
repositories {
mavenCentral()
}
dependencies {
classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:0.7.+'
}
}
Edit:
Nowadays 0.9.+ is the most up-to-date gradle plugin.

The Android Gradle 0.6.2 plugin that was published on Maven Central. Edit your build.gradle file and instead of depending on "0.6.+", depend on "0.6.1".

All other solutions are incomplete and non-working. Here's a step-by-step that worked for me.
I updated the gradle plugin in build.gradle to 0.7.+
dependencies {
classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:0.7.+'
}
But when using the gradle plugin 0.7.+, Android Studio needs Gradle 1.8. So, you have to update Gradle from 1.7 to 1.8.
This was done by going to
Tools -> Android -> Sync Project with Gradle Files
It forces Android Studio to give out Error message you see on http://tools.android.com/recent
In the error message you have to click the part "Fix Gradle wrapper and re-import project". I restarted, not sure if this make a difference.
So far everything seems to work. I can create new projects and it build fast, without errors, but the gradle has still 0.5+.
Looks like, I had to change it manually for every new projects. This is what I thought, because I didn't get any error or information from this installation to fix it. (Mac).
Than I went to my Windows installation, which had still Android Studio version 0.2.13 and
tried the same procedure, I used with the updated version, changed the build,gradle and used Synch Project with Gradle Files. This gave me a total different information:
Gradle version 1.8 is required. Current version is 1.7. If using the gradle wrapper, try editing the distributionUrl in
C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Start Menu\Programs\Android Studio\gradle\wrapper\gradle-wrapper.properties to gradle-1.8-all.zip
Turned out, I have a gradle-wrapper.properties file in every project (in gradle/) but I don't have any gradle-wrapper.properties file at the location Android Studio gave me.
When you open the gradle-wrapper.properties file from your project, it will properly look like this:
#Sun Oct 20 03:35:31 CEST 2013
distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
distributionPath=wrapper/dists
zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
distributionUrl=http\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-1.7-bin.zip
To change the gradle-1.7-bin.zip into gradle-1.8-rc-1-bin is possible but not the solution I was looking for.
Check out if Andoid Studio already downloaded the gradle plugin 1.8
Directory of C:\Documents and Settings\Owner.gradle\wrapper\dists
2013-10-13 06:24 <DIR> .
2013-10-13 06:24 <DIR> ..
2013-10-04 18:17 <DIR> gradle-1.6-bin
2013-10-13 06:24 <DIR> gradle-1.7-all
2013-10-04 12:23 <DIR> gradle-1.7-bin
2013-10-04 18:26 <DIR> gradle-1.8-rc-1-bin
0 File(s) 0 bytes
6 Dir(s) 81 945 972 736 bytes free
Now I create a new gradle-wrapper.properties file in
*C:\Documents and Settings\Owner\Start Menu\Programs\Android Studio\gradle\wrapper*
#Tue Oct 20 06:35:40 CEST 2013
distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
distributionPath=wrapper/dists
zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
distributionUrl=http\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-1.8-all.zip
This did the Trick. Now, after updating to 0.3, every new project gets a build.gradle with
dependencies {
classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:0.7.+'
}
and a gradle-wrapper.properties file in gradle/ with
distributionUrl=http\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-1.8-bin.zip
Credits

I took several steps including: downloaded the gradle-1.8-all.zip file and placed it in a new directory off of my user home directory (Windows-7) and named the directory "gradle-1.8". For good measure, I also unzipped the download in this new directory. I also added a user environmental variable "GRADLE_HOME" with a pathway to this new directory.
I manually edited the "build.gradle" file in the project's top-level directory and entered:
dependencies {
classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:0.6.3'
}
When Android Studio opened the existing project and I did a build or tried to run it, I got the subject error. The final solution, as mentioned by others, was a several step process:
I removed both the "gradle" and the ".gradle" directories.
I rebuilt the project which recreated the ".gradle" directory but not the "gradle" directory. Then, I closed the project and used "File/Import Project" to load the project again. And, I used the "Use customizable gradle wrapper" as suggested.
This worked. The "gradle" directory was created again in the project's top-level directory. The project builds clean and runs. It would be nice to have step-by-step upgrade instructions for these updates.

Old question but just in case someone runs into the same issue I had with upgrading.
If you have setup gradle for offline mode, it doesn't update the wrapper properly. Turning off offline mode (Preferences->Gradle->Offline work) then clean/rebuild pulled in the new gradle version. This assumes that gradle-wrapper.properties file has been updated.

Similar Issue :
Just updated android studio :p
Help -> Check for Update...

This is a late response, but in case anybody's run into a problem of the gradle version in their ionic project being overwritten by an older one by AS, just remove the android platform from your ionic project and then re-add it. Evidently, installing Gradle is part of that command, so you'll overwrite the overwrite, and get the version you need to run ionic build android from within your Ionic project's root directory.
Although, WARNING: Removing the Android platform, and then re-installing it, might wipe the splashscreens and icons that you'd had in your resources folder. And by "might," I mean that it's happened every time that I've done it (which makes sense, since the resources folder is inside of the android folder that you're removing/re-intalling). Perhaps a more eloquent command line input could reinstall the android platform while leaving the resources folder alone, but, in any case, make sure to copy the directory with your custom splashscreens and icons to a new one before running the re-install.

You can download the latest Gradle file from This link
You can then add it to your File -> Settings -> Build, Execution, Deployment -> Gradle path and the sync the project

Unable to import Eclipse project to Android Studio

Whenever I try to import my Eclipse project to Android Studio I get the following error :
You are using an old, unsupported version of Gradle. Please use
version 1.8 or greater. Please point to a supported Gradle version in
the project's Gradle settings or in the project's Gradle wrapper (if
applicable.)
Consult IDE log for more details (Help | Show Log)
Im using Android Studio 0.3 and Ubuntu, I also tried it on a Windows 8 box with fresh install but getting the same error. I'm using default gradle wrapper and I tried checking and unchecking auto import option. Is this a bug? How can I get around it. How do I update gradle to 1.8 or check the current gradle version?

I had to edit the gradle wrapper settings in gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties and change gradle version to 1.9.
./gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties :
#Wed Apr 10 15:27:10 PDT 2013
distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
distributionPath=wrapper/dists
zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
distributionUrl=http\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-1.9-all.zip
I had to change gradle-1.6-bin.zip to gradle-1.9-all.zip. I guess the old ADT plugin from eclipse which generates this file still uses the old URL.
Then I had to create a local.properties in project root and set correct SDK dir in it.
./local.properties
sdk.dir=/home/user/pathtosdk
Did that and imported using default gradle wrapper and voila! The project imported without any problem.
Notes: This also fixes the issue with org.gradle.tooling.GradleConnectionException: Could not execute build using Gradle distribution 'services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-1.6-bin.zip';.: Could not execute build using Gradle distribution 'services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-1.6-bin.zip'; You must also make sure that in the file ./build.gradle, com.android.tools.build:gradle:0.5.+ should be changed to com.android.tools.build:gradle:0.7.+.
If you are still experiencing problems with import, open up the project root in command line and run ./gradlew or gradlew.bat according to your os. You'll be getting errors with more debug info and maybe tips on how to solve them.

For me line in build.gradle file
dependencies {
classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:0.5.+'
}
to
dependencies {
classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:0.6.+'
}
Also needed to be updated to import correctly in Android Studio.

I had exactly the same problem.
I solved this issue. Download latest Gradle manually and unpack it, then when you import gradle file in Android studio choose "Use local gradle distribution" and select the folder where you unpacked gradle. By doing this you will be able to import project to Android studio.