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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.
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I'm trying to translate this open source project and make it my own but I'm running into errors when trying to clean or rebuild. I need help figuring out what I need to do.
Here's my error list:
/Users/Technologx/Desktop/Android Projects/New/SysVac/app/build/intermediates/res/merged/debug/values/values.xml
Error:(413) Multiple substitutions specified in non-positional format; did you mean to add the formatted="false" attribute?
Error:(413) Unexpected end tag string
Error:(413) Multiple substitutions specified in non-positional format; did you mean to add the formatted="false" attribute?
Error:(413) Unexpected end tag string
/Users/Technologx/Desktop/Android Projects/New/SysVac/app/build/intermediates/res/merged/debug/values-large-v4/values-large-v4.xml
Error:(12) Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'Base.Theme.AppCompat.Dialog.FixedSize'.
Error:(13) Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'Base.Theme.AppCompat.Light.Dialog.FixedSize'.
Error:(12) Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'Base.Theme.AppCompat.Dialog.FixedSize'.
Error:(13) Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'Base.Theme.AppCompat.Light.Dialog.FixedSize'.
/Users/Technologx/Desktop/Android Projects/New/SysVac/app/build/intermediates/res/merged/debug/values-v11/values-v11.xml
Error:(66) Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'Base.V7.Theme.AppCompat'.
Error:(67) Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'Base.V7.Theme.AppCompat.Dialog'.
Error:(68) Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'Base.V7.Theme.AppCompat.Light'.
Error:(66) Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'Base.V7.Theme.AppCompat'.
Error:(67) Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'Base.V7.Theme.AppCompat.Dialog'.
Error:(68) Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'Base.V7.Theme.AppCompat.Light'.
/Users/Technologx/Desktop/Android Projects/New/SysVac/app/build/intermediates/res/merged/debug/values-v21/values-v21.xml
Error:(66) Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'Base.V7.Theme.AppCompat'.
Error:(140) Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'Base.V7.Theme.AppCompat.Light'.
Error:(66) Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'Base.V7.Theme.AppCompat'.
Error:(140) Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'Base.V7.Theme.AppCompat.Light'.
Error:Execution failed for task ':app:processDebugResources'.
> com.android.ide.common.process.ProcessException: Failed to execute aapt
I'm not sure what I'm needing to do to fix these errors. I'm new to Android coding and was going to use this to help me learn.
Here's the file that it's wanting me to fix.
1: replace %s with %1$s all in your string.xml
2: I suggest You use AndroidStudio rather than eclipse when are you developing Android app. This needs android support library.see here
Hi，I download your source ,and I found some problem:
1、your library source ,gradle file ,applicationID not modified
2、my systemOS is win10，jdk is oracle jdk8。
library's compiledversion and buildToolsVersion maybe needn't modify,but jdk maybe needed.I think so.modified application id and run app successfully
I am trying to create an android project.
But i am getting following exception.
2016-03-18 23:46:40 - ActivityLifeCycleTest] F:\AndroidEclipse\ActivityLifeCycleTest\res\values\styles.xml:7: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'Theme.AppCompat.Light'.
[2016-03-18 23:46:40 - ActivityLifeCycleTest]
[2016-03-18 23:46:40 - ActivityLifeCycleTest] F:\AndroidEclipse\ActivityLifeCycleTest\res\values-v11\styles.xml:7: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'Theme.AppCompat.Light'.
[2016-03-18 23:46:40 - ActivityLifeCycleTest]
[2016-03-18 23:46:40 - ActivityLifeCycleTest] F:\AndroidEclipse\ActivityLifeCycleTest\res\values-v14\styles.xml:8: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'Theme.AppCompat.Light.DarkActionBar'.
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
}
//...
}
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!
I am trying to use a SlidingMenu (https://github.com/jfeinstein10/SlidingMenu/) in my app. My first issue was that the project was using MATCH_PARENT, which wouldn't compile for me. The minSDK was set to 5, and the targetSDK was 17. I tried changing the min to 8, which is when MATCH_PARENT was introduced, to no luck.
After replacing all of the MATCH_PARENT's with FILL_PARENT's, which both compile to -1, the project seemed fine. I then proceeded to make it use ABS as per the developer's instructions on his github. Whenever I reference ABS though, I get many errors such as:
[2012-12-02 13:53:39 - LibrarySlidingMenu] C:\Users\RynoJvR\Dropbox\Android\LibraryActionBarSerlock\res\values-v14\abs__styles.xml:121: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:TextAppearance.Holo.Widget.PopupMenu.Small'.
[2012-12-02 13:53:39 - LibrarySlidingMenu] C:\Users\RynoJvR\Dropbox\Android\LibraryActionBarSerlock\res\values-v11\abs__themes.xml:4: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Theme.Holo'.
[2012-12-02 13:53:39 - LibrarySlidingMenu] C:\Users\RynoJvR\Dropbox\Android\LibraryActionBarSerlock\res\values-v11\abs__themes.xml:6: error: Error: No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:windowActionBar'.
[2012-12-02 13:53:39 - LibrarySlidingMenu] C:\Users\RynoJvR\Dropbox\Android\LibraryActionBarSerlock\res\values-v14\abs__themes.xml:4: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Theme.Holo'.
[2012-12-02 13:53:39 - LibrarySlidingMenu] C:\Users\RynoJvR\Dropbox\Android\LibraryActionBarSerlock\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'.
[2012-12-02 13:53:39 - LibrarySlidingMenu] C:\Users\RynoJvR\Dropbox\Android\LibraryActionBarSerlock\res\values-v11\abs__themes.xml:10: error: Error: No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:windowActionBar'.
[2012-12-02 13:53:39 - LibrarySlidingMenu] C:\Users\RynoJvR\Dropbox\Android\LibraryActionBarSerlock\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'.
[2012-12-02 13:53:39 - LibrarySlidingMenu] C:\Users\RynoJvR\Dropbox\Android\LibraryActionBarSerlock\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'.
[2012-12-02 13:53:39 - LibrarySlidingMenu] C:\Users\RynoJvR\Dropbox\Android\LibraryActionBarSerlock\res\values-v14\abs__themes.xml:14: error: Error: No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:actionBarWidgetTheme'.
[2012-12-02 13:53:39 - LibrarySlidingMenu] C:\Users\RynoJvR\Dropbox\Android\LibraryActionBarSerlock\res\values-v14\abs__themes.xml:22: error: Error: No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:windowActionBar'.
[2012-12-02 13:53:39 - LibrarySlidingMenu] C:\Users\RynoJvR\Dropbox\Android\LibraryActionBarSerlock\res\values-v14\abs__themes.xml:26: error: Error: No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:windowActionBar'.
[2012-12-02 13:53:39 - LibrarySlidingMenu] C:\Users\RynoJvR\Dropbox\Android\LibraryActionBarSerlock\res\values\abs__themes.xml:196: error: Error: No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:windowActionBar'.
[2012-12-02 13:53:39 - LibrarySlidingMenu] C:\Users\RynoJvR\Dropbox\Android\LibraryActionBarSerlock\res\values\abs__themes.xml:197: error: Error: No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:windowActionModeOverlay'.
[2012-12-02 13:53:39 - LibrarySlidingMenu] C:\Users\RynoJvR\Dropbox\Android\LibraryActionBarSerlock\res\values\abs__themes.xml:198: error: Error: No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:windowCloseOnTouchOutside'.
[2012-12-02 13:53:39 - LibrarySlidingMenu] C:\Users\RynoJvR\Dropbox\Android\LibraryActionBarSerlock\res\values-v14\abs__themes.xml:30: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Theme.Holo.Dialog'.
[2012-12-02 13:53:39 - LibrarySlidingMenu] C:\Users\RynoJvR\Dropbox\Android\LibraryActionBarSerlock\res\values\abs__themes.xml:222: error: Error: No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:windowActionBar'.
[2012-12-02 13:53:39 - LibrarySlidingMenu] C:\Users\RynoJvR\Dropbox\Android\LibraryActionBarSerlock\res\values\abs__themes.xml:223: error: Error: No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:windowActionModeOverlay'.
[2012-12-02 13:53:39 - LibrarySlidingMenu] C:\Users\RynoJvR\Dropbox\Android\LibraryActionBarSerlock\res\values\abs__themes.xml:224: error: Error: No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:windowCloseOnTouchOutside'.
[2012-12-02 13:53:39 - LibrarySlidingMenu] C:\Users\RynoJvR\Dropbox\Android\LibraryActionBarSerlock\res\values-v14\abs__themes.xml:32: error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the given name 'android:Theme.Holo.Light.Dialog'.
As far as I can tell, SlidingMenu is throwing the error because of some of the XML in ABS, meaning that R won't generate, and I can't use SlidingMenu.
Go to the properties .
click on the most recent target platform (which also has google maps for mapActivity). In this image its 4.2 Google Apis