Android Studio won't launch app

Android Studio won't launch app - android

I switched from eclipse to android studio. I created a blank app for testing purpose and I was able to launch in properly. However, after having added some simple code I'm no longer to start. The error messages I get are:
Error:(50, 21) No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:actionModeShareDrawable'.
or
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Material'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Material.Body1'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Material.Body2'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Material.Button'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Material.Caption'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Material.Display1'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Material.Display2'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Material.Display3'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Material.Display4'.
...
Error:Execution failed for task ':app:processDebugResources'.
> com.android.ide.common.internal.LoggedErrorException: Failed to run command:
/Users/Tom/Java/Android/android_sdk_4.2/build-tools/19.1.0/aapt package -f --no-crunch -I /Users/Tom/Java/Android/android_sdk_4.2/platforms/android-17/android.jar -M /Users/Tom/Programming/ToyApp/app/build/intermediates/manifests/full/debug/AndroidManifest.xml -S /Users/Tom/Programming/ToyApp/app/build/intermediates/res/debug -A /Users/Tom/Programming/ToyApp/app/build/intermediates/assets/debug -m -J /Users/Tom/Programming/ToyApp/app/build/generated/source/r/debug -F /Users/Tom/Programming/ToyApp/app/build/intermediates/res/resources-debug.ap_ --debug-mode --custom-package app.beziehungen -0 apk --output-text-symbols /Users/Tom/Programming/ToyApp/app/build/intermediates/symbols/debug
Error Code:
1
Output:
/Users/Tom/Programming/ToyApp/app/build/intermediates/res/debug/values-v21/values.xml:5: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Material'.
/Users/Tom/Programming/ToyApp/app/build/intermediates/res/debug/values-v21/values.xml:6: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Material.Body1'.
/Users/Tom/Programming/ToyApp/app/build/intermediates/res/debug/values-v21/values.xml:7: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Material.Body2'.
/Users/Tom/Programming/ToyApp/app/build/intermediates/res/debug/values-v21/values.xml:8: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Material.Button'.
....
So what is happening here. The code is defintely correct!

Make sure that you've downloaded the latest extras as well as the Android 5.0 SDK via the SDK-Manager.
And set your compileSdkVersion to 21 in your build.gradle file. You also probably want to change your targetSdkVersion to 21.
android {
//...
compileSdkVersion 21
defaultConfig {
targetSdkVersion 21
}
//...
}

Related

No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:actionModeShareDrawable'

Everything i try to sync Gradle this error comes up. I am using SDK 21 and I have all updates installed. I tried deleting the Value.xml, cleaning the Gradle, syncing it and trying to change the SDK version. and still it come up.
here is what goes wrong
C:\Users\User\AndroidStudioProjects\MyApplication\app\build\intermediates\exploded-aar\com.android.support\appcompat-v7\21.0.0\res\values-v11\values.xml
Error:(36, 21) No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:actionModeShareDrawable'.
Error:(36, 21) No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:actionModeShareDrawable'.
Error:(36, 21) No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:actionModeShareDrawable'.
Error:(36, 21) No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:actionModeShareDrawable'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Material'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Material.Body1'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Material.Body2'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Material.Button'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Material.Caption'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Material.Display1'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Material.Display2'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Material.Display3'.
If you would like the project to see give me a message.
Im really new to android studio. Ive rebuild the app also.

You need to make sure all your modules that have the support library as dependency also have the compile SDK set to 21. So go to Project Structure and check all the modules on the left hand side.

Updating compileSdkVersion & buildToolsVersion to latest available one worked for me.
These settings worked for me:
compileSdkVersion 26
buildToolsVersion '26.0.1'

android appcompat v7 support library issues [duplicate]

I'm using Android Studio and when I add compile "com.android.support:appcompat-v7:21.0.0"
to my Gradle file, I'm getting a ton of errors:
C:\Users\WindowsSucks\AndroidStudioProjects\MMMeds\app\build\intermediates\exploded-aar\com.android.support\appcompat-v7\21.0.0\res\values-v11\values.xml
Error:(36, 21) No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:actionModeShareDrawable'.
Error:(36, 21) No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:actionModeShareDrawable'.
Error:(36, 21) No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:actionModeShareDrawable'.
Error:(36, 21) No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:actionModeShareDrawable'.
C:\Users\WindowsSucks\AndroidStudioProjects\MMMeds\app\build\intermediates\exploded-aar\com.android.support\appcompat-v7\21.0.0\res\values-v14\values.xml
Error:(9, 21) No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:actionModeShareDrawable'.
Error:(9, 21) No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:actionModeShareDrawable'.
Error:(9, 21) No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:actionModeShareDrawable'.
Error:(9, 21) No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:actionModeShareDrawable'.
C:\Users\WindowsSucks\AndroidStudioProjects\MMMeds\app\build\intermediates\exploded-aar\com.android.support\appcompat-v7\21.0.0\res\values-v21\values.xml
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Material'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Material.Body1'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Material.Body2'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Material.Button'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Material.Caption'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Material.Display1'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Material.Display2'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Material.Display3'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Material.Display4'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Material.Headline'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Material.Inverse'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Material.Large'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Material.Large.Inverse'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Material.Widget.PopupMenu.Large'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Material.Widget.PopupMenu.Small'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Material.Medium'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Material.Medium.Inverse'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Material.Menu'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name '#android:TextAppearance.Material.SearchResult.Subtitle'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name '#android:TextAppearance.Material.SearchResult.Title'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Material.Small'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Material.Small.Inverse'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Material.Subhead'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Material.Title'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Material.Widget.ActionBar.Menu'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Material.Widget.ActionBar.Subtitle'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Material.Widget.ActionBar.Subtitle.Inverse'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Material.Widget.ActionBar.Title'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Material.Widget.ActionBar.Title.Inverse'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Material.Widget.ActionMode.Subtitle'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Material.Widget.ActionMode.Title'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Material.Widget.PopupMenu.Large'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Material.Widget.PopupMenu.Small'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Material.Button'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Material.Widget.ActionBar.Subtitle'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Material.Widget.ActionBar.Title'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:ThemeOverlay.Material'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:ThemeOverlay.Material.ActionBar'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:ThemeOverlay.Material.Dark'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:ThemeOverlay.Material.Dark.ActionBar'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:ThemeOverlay.Material.Light'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Material.ActionBar.TabText'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Material.ActionBar.TabView'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Material.ActionButton'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Material.ActionButton.CloseMode'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Material.ActionButton.Overflow'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Material.AutoCompleteTextView'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Material.DropDownItem.Spinner'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Material.Light.ActionBar.TabText'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Material.Light.ActionBar.TabText'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Material.Light.ActionBar.TabView'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Material.AutoCompleteTextView'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Material.Light.PopupMenu'.
Error:(298, 21) No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:overlapAnchor'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Material.ListPopupWindow'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Material.ListView.DropDown'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Material.ListView'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Material.PopupMenu'.
Error:(298, 21) No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:overlapAnchor'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Material.ProgressBar'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Material.ProgressBar.Horizontal'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Material.Spinner'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Material.Spinner'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Material.Toolbar.Button.Navigation'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Theme.Material'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Theme.Material.Dialog'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Theme.Material.Light'.
Error:Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Theme.Material.Light.Dialog'.
Error:(144, 21) No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:colorAccent'.
Error:(146, 21) No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:colorControlActivated'.
Error:(147, 21) No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:colorControlHighlight'.
Error:(145, 21) No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:colorControlNormal'.
Error:(142, 21) No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:colorPrimary'.
Error:(143, 21) No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:colorPrimaryDark'.
Error:(144, 21) No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:colorAccent'.
Error:(146, 21) No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:colorControlActivated'.
Error:(147, 21) No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:colorControlHighlight'.
Error:(145, 21) No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:colorControlNormal'.
Error:(142, 21) No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:colorPrimary'.
Error:(143, 21) No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:colorPrimaryDark'.
Error:(144, 21) No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:colorAccent'.
Error:(146, 21) No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:colorControlActivated'.
Error:(147, 21) No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:colorControlHighlight'.
Error:(145, 21) No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:colorControlNormal'.
Error:(142, 21) No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:colorPrimary'.
Error:(143, 21) No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:colorPrimaryDark'.
Error:(144, 21) No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:colorAccent'.
Error:(146, 21) No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:colorControlActivated'.
Error:(147, 21) No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:colorControlHighlight'.
Error:(145, 21) No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:colorControlNormal'.
Error:(142, 21) No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:colorPrimary'.
Error:(143, 21) No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:colorPrimaryDark'.
All of these seem to be showing up in:
\app\build\intermediates\exploded-aar\com.android.support\appcompat-v7\21.0.0\res\values-v11\values.xml
and
\app\build\intermediates\exploded-aar\com.android.support\appcompat-v7\21.0.0\res\values-v21\values.xml

AppCompat v21 builds themes that require the new APIs provided in API 21 (Android 5.0). To compile your application with AppCompat, you must also compile against API 21. The recommended setup for compiling/building with API 21 is a compileSdkVersion of 21 and a buildToolsVersion of 21.0.1 (which is the highest at this time - you always want to use the latest build tools).

Make sure the value for target (which tells the target android version) in project.properties file of both your project folder and appcompat_v7 folder is same (preferably the latest).
: inside 'your_project'/project.properties
target=android-21
android.library.reference.1=../appcompat_v7
and
: inside appcompat_v7/project.properties
target=android-21
android.library=true
and after this don't forget to clean your project .

Changing compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:21.0.0' into compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:20.0.0' in gradle.build works for me.

If you are using android studio goto
File --> Project Structure
In the Properties tab change Compile Sdk Version to AP1 21 and Build Tools Version to highest available version.
And then Refresh Gradle

changing the complie SDk version to API level 21 fixed it for me. then i ran into others issues of deploying the app to my device. i changed the minimun API level to target to what i want and that fixed it.
incase someone is experiencing this again.

Just select target api level to 21 for compiling, click Apply -> click OK, clean and build project and run it.

my solucion is compile with other version
build.gradle (app)
compileSdkVersion 21
Good Luck

Change your compile sdk to 23.This fixed it for me.

I vote whoever can solve like me.
I had this same problem as u , I spent many hours to get correct .
Please test .
Upgrade entire SDK , the update 21.0.2 build also has updates from Google Services play .
Upgrade everything.
In your workspace delete folders ( android -support- v7 - AppCompat ) and ( google -play - services_lib )
Re-import these projects into the IDE and select to copy them to your workspace again.
The project ( google -play - services_lib ) to perform the action of Refresh and Build
**** ***** Problem
The project ( android -support- v7 - AppCompat ) mark the 5.0 API then Refresh and Build .
In his project , in properties , android , import libraries ( android -support- v7 - AppCompat ) and ( google -play - services_lib ) then Refresh and Build .

If you don't want to use API 21 you can use the older version of appcompact library, use older app compact library without updating it.
you can achieve this by simply following steps:
1) Extract the downloaded version of complete sdk and eclipse bundle.
2) Simply import appCompact library from sdk\extras\android\support\v7\appcompact
now you are done.

I have updated the build.gradle(Module: app):
Old Code:
compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:23.0.1'
New Code:
compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:22.2.0'
Works for me in android studio.

Resource for android will be a option available when you go to your sdk manager and select Android 5.0. Download and install that. This will fix the problem of resource not found.

Hi there I was having the same error involving the appcompatv7 library and I did as #ianhanniballake suggested and check the build version of the library, by selecting it and giving a click with the secondary button of the mouse then:
Properties -> Android -> Android 5.0.1 api level 21
then clean all projects but I had no luck, so after loosing all my hopes I decided to upgrade from Eclipse Kepler to Eclipse Luna.
While I was waiting for the download to complete. I decided to try another thing, so I went and delete from eclipse the appcompatv7 library and checked the
Delete project contents on disk.
Opened the Android SDK to check if there were any updates, then I removed all library references from my project by selecting my project and under
Project -> Properties -> Android -> Library section
removed all libraries including the one that started all this problem
Google_Play_Services_Lib
then restarted Eclipse and copied from the Android SDK.The folder appcompat from:
android-sdk-linux/extras/android/support/v7
To my eclpse workspace, then imported it agan in to Eclipse from Import exsting project in workspace then choose the propper build tool version
Android 5.0.1 api 21
and added all my reference libraries, cleaned all projects and done everything was working again.
I choose for all my reference libraries the same build tool.
Hope this helps!!!!
By the way I tried to give a vote but I haven't had enough rep to do it.

Check adding google play services here as i was facing the same problem and removed everything then followed the steps and got everything working.

I ran into the same issue and had the right API level values in my build.gradle compileSdkVersion 21, targetSdkVersion 21 and a buildToolsVersion of 21.0.1
However, I was including this as a module in my project so I had to make sure the other module gradle settings matched API 21. After that it all worked for me.

I changed
compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:19.1.+'
into
compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:22.1.+'
in build.gradle and after sync I didn't get any errors

In my case with Eclipse IDE, I had the same problem and the solution was:
1- Install the latest available API (SDK Platform & Google APIs)
2- Create the project with the following settings:
Compile With: use the latest API version available at the time
the other values can receive values according at your requirements (look at the meaning of each one in previous comments)

For me works this:
android {
compileSdkVersion 21
buildToolsVersion '23.0'
defaultConfig {
applicationId "nl.changer.polypickerdemo"
minSdkVersion 15
targetSdkVersion 21
---------
dependencies {
compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:22.2.0'
}
I modified:
compileSdkVersion 21
buildToolsVersion '23.0'
appcompat-v7:22.2.0'

I was facing this problem when I imported google-services.json file to implement Analytics. I already had global_tracker.xml file in the xml folder. During build, while merging contents from google-services.json file, the error was started occurring. For time being, the error is resolved after removing the goolgle-services.json file. And using the older Analytics solution.
Check the last XML or Json file that you edited/imported and maybe you will file error there. That's what helped in my case.

THIS HELPED ME
Update the Android SDK to latest version
Update app/build.gradle with latest components:
compileSdkVersion 25
buildToolsVersion "25.0.2"
minSdkVersion 17
targetSdkVersion 25
Hope this solves your problem

This works very well for me. Go to the android-support-v7-appcompat project and open the file "project.properties" and insert this lines if missing:
target=android-25
compile=android-21

I was facing the same issue for one of my phonegap project. To resolve this I have followed , following step
1) Right click on Project name (In my Case android) , select "Open Module Settings"
2) Select modules (android and CordovaLib)
3) Click properties on top
4) Chose Compile SDK version (I have chosen API 26: Android 8.0 )
5) Choose Build Tools Version (I have chosen 26.0.2)
6) Source Compatibility ( 1.6)
7) Target Compatibility ( 1.6)
Click Ok and rebuild project.
Also one more additional step
Add
compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:27.0.2'
build.gradle (Module:android)
Following link shows my setting for step I have followed
https://app.box.com/s/itkkjz09wgy36jwowhvzcyx6fp7o2gkh

AppCompat v7 r21 returning error in values.xml?

AppCompat v21 builds themes that require the new APIs provided in API 21 (Android 5.0). To compile your application with AppCompat, you must also compile against API 21. The recommended setup for compiling/building with API 21 is a compileSdkVersion of 21 and a buildToolsVersion of 21.0.1 (which is the highest at this time - you always want to use the latest build tools).

Make sure the value for target (which tells the target android version) in project.properties file of both your project folder and appcompat_v7 folder is same (preferably the latest).
: inside 'your_project'/project.properties
target=android-21
android.library.reference.1=../appcompat_v7
and
: inside appcompat_v7/project.properties
target=android-21
android.library=true
and after this don't forget to clean your project .

Changing compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:21.0.0' into compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:20.0.0' in gradle.build works for me.

If you are using android studio goto
File --> Project Structure
In the Properties tab change Compile Sdk Version to AP1 21 and Build Tools Version to highest available version.
And then Refresh Gradle

changing the complie SDk version to API level 21 fixed it for me. then i ran into others issues of deploying the app to my device. i changed the minimun API level to target to what i want and that fixed it.
incase someone is experiencing this again.

Just select target api level to 21 for compiling, click Apply -> click OK, clean and build project and run it.

my solucion is compile with other version
build.gradle (app)
compileSdkVersion 21
Good Luck

Change your compile sdk to 23.This fixed it for me.

I vote whoever can solve like me.
I had this same problem as u , I spent many hours to get correct .
Please test .
Upgrade entire SDK , the update 21.0.2 build also has updates from Google Services play .
Upgrade everything.
In your workspace delete folders ( android -support- v7 - AppCompat ) and ( google -play - services_lib )
Re-import these projects into the IDE and select to copy them to your workspace again.
The project ( google -play - services_lib ) to perform the action of Refresh and Build
**** ***** Problem
The project ( android -support- v7 - AppCompat ) mark the 5.0 API then Refresh and Build .
In his project , in properties , android , import libraries ( android -support- v7 - AppCompat ) and ( google -play - services_lib ) then Refresh and Build .

If you don't want to use API 21 you can use the older version of appcompact library, use older app compact library without updating it.
you can achieve this by simply following steps:
1) Extract the downloaded version of complete sdk and eclipse bundle.
2) Simply import appCompact library from sdk\extras\android\support\v7\appcompact
now you are done.

I have updated the build.gradle(Module: app):
Old Code:
compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:23.0.1'
New Code:
compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:22.2.0'
Works for me in android studio.

Resource for android will be a option available when you go to your sdk manager and select Android 5.0. Download and install that. This will fix the problem of resource not found.

Hi there I was having the same error involving the appcompatv7 library and I did as #ianhanniballake suggested and check the build version of the library, by selecting it and giving a click with the secondary button of the mouse then:
Properties -> Android -> Android 5.0.1 api level 21
then clean all projects but I had no luck, so after loosing all my hopes I decided to upgrade from Eclipse Kepler to Eclipse Luna.
While I was waiting for the download to complete. I decided to try another thing, so I went and delete from eclipse the appcompatv7 library and checked the
Delete project contents on disk.
Opened the Android SDK to check if there were any updates, then I removed all library references from my project by selecting my project and under
Project -> Properties -> Android -> Library section
removed all libraries including the one that started all this problem
Google_Play_Services_Lib
then restarted Eclipse and copied from the Android SDK.The folder appcompat from:
android-sdk-linux/extras/android/support/v7
To my eclpse workspace, then imported it agan in to Eclipse from Import exsting project in workspace then choose the propper build tool version
Android 5.0.1 api 21
and added all my reference libraries, cleaned all projects and done everything was working again.
I choose for all my reference libraries the same build tool.
Hope this helps!!!!
By the way I tried to give a vote but I haven't had enough rep to do it.

Check adding google play services here as i was facing the same problem and removed everything then followed the steps and got everything working.

I ran into the same issue and had the right API level values in my build.gradle compileSdkVersion 21, targetSdkVersion 21 and a buildToolsVersion of 21.0.1
However, I was including this as a module in my project so I had to make sure the other module gradle settings matched API 21. After that it all worked for me.

I changed
compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:19.1.+'
into
compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:22.1.+'
in build.gradle and after sync I didn't get any errors

In my case with Eclipse IDE, I had the same problem and the solution was:
1- Install the latest available API (SDK Platform & Google APIs)
2- Create the project with the following settings:
Compile With: use the latest API version available at the time
the other values can receive values according at your requirements (look at the meaning of each one in previous comments)

For me works this:
android {
compileSdkVersion 21
buildToolsVersion '23.0'
defaultConfig {
applicationId "nl.changer.polypickerdemo"
minSdkVersion 15
targetSdkVersion 21
---------
dependencies {
compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:22.2.0'
}
I modified:
compileSdkVersion 21
buildToolsVersion '23.0'
appcompat-v7:22.2.0'

I was facing this problem when I imported google-services.json file to implement Analytics. I already had global_tracker.xml file in the xml folder. During build, while merging contents from google-services.json file, the error was started occurring. For time being, the error is resolved after removing the goolgle-services.json file. And using the older Analytics solution.
Check the last XML or Json file that you edited/imported and maybe you will file error there. That's what helped in my case.

THIS HELPED ME
Update the Android SDK to latest version
Update app/build.gradle with latest components:
compileSdkVersion 25
buildToolsVersion "25.0.2"
minSdkVersion 17
targetSdkVersion 25
Hope this solves your problem

This works very well for me. Go to the android-support-v7-appcompat project and open the file "project.properties" and insert this lines if missing:
target=android-25
compile=android-21

I was facing the same issue for one of my phonegap project. To resolve this I have followed , following step
1) Right click on Project name (In my Case android) , select "Open Module Settings"
2) Select modules (android and CordovaLib)
3) Click properties on top
4) Chose Compile SDK version (I have chosen API 26: Android 8.0 )
5) Choose Build Tools Version (I have chosen 26.0.2)
6) Source Compatibility ( 1.6)
7) Target Compatibility ( 1.6)
Click Ok and rebuild project.
Also one more additional step
Add
compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:27.0.2'
build.gradle (Module:android)
Following link shows my setting for step I have followed
https://app.box.com/s/itkkjz09wgy36jwowhvzcyx6fp7o2gkh

Can I remove the android-support-v4.jar library?

When you create a project, it comes with this library added by default:
android-support-v4.jar
Can I remove it? What happens if I remove the library? Can the app stop working in some phones?

Can I remove it?
You can try.
What happens if I remove that library?
You will not be able to use anything supplied by it, such as the fragments backport, ViewPager, etc.
Can the app stop working in some phones?
You will get build errors first.

If you're using Eclipse and your project is marked with a red exclamation mark after deleting the android-support-v4 jar, close and restart Eclipse and it should straighten itself out. (Or you might try just closing and reopening the project.)

You can safely remove it if you don't use APIs not available for your current SDK target.

It is a support library. You can read about it here:
Support Library Setup
Support Library
You can safely remove it if you don't use this API.

I just did that. So I get multiple errors in all the projects, like
...\res\values\styles.xml:7: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'Theme.AppCompat.Light'.
...\res\values-v11\styles.xml:7: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'Theme.AppCompat.Light'.
...\res\values-v14\styles.xml:8: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'Theme.AppCompat.Light.DarkActionBar'.
...\res\values\styles.xml:7: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'Theme.AppCompat.Light'.
...\res\values-v11\styles.xml:7: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'Theme.AppCompat.Light'.
...\res\values-v14\styles.xml:8: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'Theme.AppCompat.Light.DarkActionBar'.
...\res\values\styles.xml:7: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'Theme.AppCompat.Light'.
...\res\values-v11\styles.xml:7: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'Theme.AppCompat.Light'.
...\res\values-v14\styles.xml:8: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'Theme.AppCompat.Light.DarkActionBar'.
...\res\values\styles.xml:7: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'Theme.AppCompat.Light'.
...\res\values-v11\styles.xml:7: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'Theme.AppCompat.Light'.
...\res\values-v11\styles.xml:7: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'Theme.AppCompat.Light.DarkActionBar'.
...\res\values\styles.xml:7: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'Theme.AppCompat.Light'.
...\res\values-v11\styles.xml:7: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'Theme.AppCompat.Light'.
...\res\values-v14\styles.xml:8: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'Theme.AppCompat.Light.DarkActionBar'.
...\res\values\styles.xml:7: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'Theme.AppCompat.Light'.
...\res\values-v11\styles.xml:7: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'Theme.AppCompat.Light'.
...\res\values-v14\styles.xml:8: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'Theme.AppCompat.Light.DarkActionBar'.
This means that the mentioned resources are not available for my projects anymore.
Then I proceeded to add v7 appcompat, and I got could not get rid of my errors. So I deleted it, and mistakenly deleted the project from the disk as well, so installed the remnants (I guess) of it, and this did not end well either:
[2014-12-07 06:25:16 - android-support-v7-gridlayout] Unable to resolve target 'android-7'
[2014-12-07 06:25:16 - android-support-v7-mediarouter] Unable to resolve target 'android-17'
[2014-12-07 06:25:16 - android-support-v7-palette] Unable to resolve target 'android-7'
[2014-12-07 06:25:17 - android-support-v7-gridlayout] Unable to resolve target 'android-7'
[2014-12-07 06:25:17 - android-support-v7-palette] Unable to resolve target 'android-7'
[2014-12-07 06:25:22 - android-support-v7-mediarouter] Unable to resolve target 'android-17'
...\sdk\extras\android\support\v7\mediarouter\res\values\styles.xml:18: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'Widget.AppCompat.ActionButton'.
...\sdk\extras\android\support\v7\mediarouter\res\values\styles.xml:28: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'Widget.AppCompat.Light.ActionButton'.
...\sdk\extras\android\support\v7\mediarouter\res\values\styles.xml:18: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'Widget.AppCompat.ActionButton'.
...\sdk\extras\android\support\v7\mediarouter\res\values\styles.xml:28: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'Widget.AppCompat.Light.ActionButton'.
[2014-12-07 06:25:26 - android-support-v7-mediarouter]
So yeah, DON'T DO IT!

Refer to ActionBarSherlock from a library [duplicate]

This question already has answers here:
Closed 10 years ago.
Possible Duplicate:
ActionBarSherlock 4.0 doesn't work. But 3.5.1 do.
I'm trying to use ActionBarSherlock for my app, but there seems to be a problem when referring to ActionBarSherlock from another library project.
It's because I use a UI project where I create all the activities, but this project is actually a library. So I need the ActionBarSherlock components in this UI project, but when I refer to ActionBarSherlock the following errors appear:
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:4: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Holo.ActionBar'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:6: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Holo.ActionBar.Solid'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:8: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Holo.Light.ActionBar'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:10: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Holo.Light.ActionBar.Solid'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:12: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Holo.Light.ActionBar.Solid.Inverse'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:15: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Holo.ActionBar.TabView'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:17: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Holo.Light.ActionBar.TabView'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:19: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Holo.Light.ActionBar.TabView.Inverse'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values\abs__styles.xml:89: error: Error: No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:dividerPadding'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values\abs__styles.xml:88: error: Error: No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:showDividers'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:22: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Holo.ActionBar.TabBar'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:24: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Holo.Light.ActionBar.TabBar'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:26: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Holo.Light.ActionBar.TabBar.Inverse'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values\abs__styles.xml:101: error: Error: No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:textAllCaps'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:29: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Holo.ActionBar.TabText'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:31: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Holo.Light.ActionBar.TabText'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:33: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Holo.Light.ActionBar.TabText.Inverse'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:36: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Holo.ActionButton'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:38: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Holo.Light.ActionButton'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:41: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Holo.ActionButton.CloseMode'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:43: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Holo.Light.ActionButton.CloseMode'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:46: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Holo.ActionButton.Overflow'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:48: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Holo.Light.ActionButton.Overflow'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:51: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Holo.ActionMode'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:53: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Holo.Light.ActionMode'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:55: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Holo.Light.ActionMode.Inverse'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:58: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Holo.PopupMenu'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:60: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Holo.Light.PopupMenu'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values\abs__styles.xml:184: error: Error: No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:dividerPadding'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values\abs__styles.xml:183: error: Error: No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:showDividers'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values\abs__styles.xml:213: error: Error: No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:spinnerMode'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:63: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Holo.Spinner'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:65: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Holo.Light.Spinner'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:68: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Holo.ListView.DropDown'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:70: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Holo.Light.ListView.DropDown'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:73: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Holo.PopupWindow'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:75: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Holo.Light.PopupWindow'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values\abs__styles.xml:257: error: Error: No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:animationResolution'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:78: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Holo.ProgressBar'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:80: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Holo.Light.ProgressBar'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:83: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Holo.ProgressBar.Horizontal'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:85: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Widget.Holo.Light.ProgressBar.Horizontal'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values\abs__styles.xml:305: error: Error: No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:textAllCaps'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:88: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Holo.Widget.ActionBar.Menu'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:91: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Holo.Widget.ActionBar.Title'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:93: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Holo.Widget.ActionBar.Title.Inverse'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:95: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Holo.Widget.ActionBar.Subtitle'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:97: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Holo.Widget.ActionBar.Subtitle.Inverse'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:99: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Holo.Widget.ActionMode.Title'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:101: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Holo.Widget.ActionMode.Title.Inverse'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:103: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Holo.Widget.ActionMode.Subtitle'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:105: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Holo.Widget.ActionMode.Subtitle.Inverse'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:108: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Holo.Widget.PopupMenu'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:110: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Holo.Widget.PopupMenu.Large'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:112: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Holo.Widget.PopupMenu.Large'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:114: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Holo.Widget.PopupMenu.Small'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:116: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Holo.Widget.PopupMenu.Small'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values-v11\abs__themes.xml:4: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Theme.Holo'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values-v11\abs__themes.xml:6: error: Error: No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:windowActionBar'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values-v14\abs__themes.xml:4: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Theme.Holo'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values-v11\abs__themes.xml:8: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Theme.Holo.Light'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values-v11\abs__themes.xml:10: error: Error: No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:windowActionBar'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values-v14\abs__themes.xml:6: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Theme.Holo.Light'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values-v14\abs__themes.xml:8: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Theme.Holo.Light.DarkActionBar'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values-v14\abs__themes.xml:14: error: Error: No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:actionBarWidgetTheme'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values-v14\abs__themes.xml:20: error: Error: No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:windowActionBar'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values-v14\abs__themes.xml:24: error: Error: No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:windowActionBar'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values\abs__themes.xml:183: error: Error: No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:windowActionBar'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values\abs__themes.xml:184: error: Error: No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:windowActionModeOverlay'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values\abs__themes.xml:185: error: Error: No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:windowCloseOnTouchOutside'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values-v14\abs__themes.xml:28: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Theme.Holo.Dialog'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values\abs__themes.xml:209: error: Error: No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:windowActionBar'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values\abs__themes.xml:210: error: Error: No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:windowActionModeOverlay'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values\abs__themes.xml:211: error: Error: No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:windowCloseOnTouchOutside'.
...\ActionBarSherlockLibrary\res\values-v14\abs__themes.xml:30: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Theme.Holo.Light.Dialog'.
So it seems like it can not find the Holo themes, even though all the projects have android:targetSdkVersion="15". Is there a fix for this or is it just not possible to refer to ActionBarSherlock from a library?

I solved by changing the Project Build Target of both the ActionBarSherlock library and my projects to Android 4.0.3 (API 15).
You can do this using the Project Properties and clicking on the Android section.
Remember to do a Project Clean after changing the API Level.

You need to add ABS to your library project as well as your other project.

Develop Reference

The Android operating system is a mobile operating system that was developed by Google (GOOGL?) to be primarily used for touchscreen devices, cell phones, and tablets.