Broken link to Gradle doc on MergeJavaResWorkAction error [299314630]

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Description

do...@googlemail.com

created issue #1

Sep 7, 2023 10:35AM

DESCRIBE THE ISSUE IN DETAIL:

Disclaimer: this is not an Android Studio bug, I wanted to submit it under

Android Public Tracker > App Development > Android Studio > Gradle > Android Gradle Plugin

but I got a response saying You do not have permission to create issues in this component..

The bug itself:

If you get the following build error

Execution failed for task ':yourModule:mergeDebugAndroidTestJavaResource'.
> A failure occurred while executing com.android.build.gradle.internal.tasks.MergeJavaResWorkAction
   > 12 files found with path 'META-INF/INDEX.LIST' from inputs:

It suggests you a broken link to the documentation

Adding a packagingOptions block may help, please refer to
     https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.1/com/android/build/api/dsl/ResourcesPackagingOptions
     for more information

STEPS TO REPRODUCE:

Add io.ktor:ktor-server-netty:2.3.4 dependency to your Android module
Go to Build -> Make module 'yourModuleName'
Click on the doc link provided in the task error output above

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Studio Build:

Android Studio Giraffe | 2022.3.1 Patch 1
Build #AI-223.8836.35.2231.10671973, built on August 17, 2023
Runtime version: 17.0.6+0-17.0.6b829.9-10027231 amd64
VM: OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM by JetBrains s.r.o.
Linux 6.4.12-arch1-1
GC: G1 Young Generation, G1 Old Generation
Memory: 2048M
Cores: 12
Registry:
    external.system.auto.import.disabled=true
    ide.text.editor.with.preview.show.floating.toolbar=false

Current Desktop: KDE

Version of Gradle Plugin: 8.1.1

Version of Gradle: 8.3

Version of Java: OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM by JetBrains s.r.o.

OS: GNU/Linux (ArchLinux)

Comments

al...@google.com <al...@google.com> Sep 7, 2023 03:36PM

Assigned to an...@google.com.

je...@google.com <je...@google.com> Sep 11, 2023 04:54PM

Reassigned to hm...@google.com.

hm...@google.com <hm...@google.com> #2Sep 12, 2023 01:19PM

Marked as fixed.

Will be fixed in 8.3.0-alpha04

an...@google.com <an...@google.com> #3Sep 15, 2023 04:16PM

Thank you for your patience while our engineering team worked to resolve this issue. A fix for this issue is now available in:

Android Studio Iguana | 2023.2.1 Canary 4
Android Gradle Plugin 8.3.0-alpha04

We encourage you to try the latest update.

If you notice further issues or have questions, please file a new bug report.

Thank you for taking the time to submit feedback — we really appreciate it!

ba...@gmail.com <ba...@gmail.com> #4Mar 13, 2024 02:55AM

After updating Android Studio into Iguana | 2023.2.1 and Android Gradle Plugin 8.4.0. Facing the

A failure occurred while executing com.android.build.gradle.internal.tasks.MergeJavaResWorkAction
> 6 files found with path 'META-INF/LICENSE.md' from inputs:

a....@beconnect-app.com <a....@beconnect-app.com> #5Apr 9, 2024 09:07AM

Hello everyone,
i face the exact same issue. After updating to 2023.2.1 i get the following error message when building my KMM Project:
6 files found with path 'META-INF/LICENSE.md'.
Adding a packagingOptions block may help, please refer to

https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.1/com/android/build/api/dsl/ResourcesPackagingOptions
for more information

Also the link leads to a non existent article.

hm...@google.com <hm...@google.com> #6Apr 9, 2024 09:51AM

You can use

packaging {
        resources {
            excludes += "/META-INF/LICENSE.md"
        }
    }

to work around it. Or instead of excludes you can also use pickFirst Take a look at https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.1/com/android/build/api/dsl/ResourcesPackaging

ag...@gmail.com <ag...@gmail.com> #7Jun 5, 2024 12:22PM

I can solved using

build.gradle.kts

android {
  ...
    packaging {
        resources {
            ...
            excludes += "/META-INF/LICENSE.md"
            excludes += "/META-INF/LICENSE-notice.md"
        }
    }