Failed to create an Android package: Failed to obtain compression information for entry

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Failed to create an Android package: Failed to obtain compression information for entry

#1 Post by Maett »

Hello!
I'm totally new to Ren'Py and this forum.
I just downloaded a visual novel made with Ren'Py and I was trying to make an apk of it (for personal use) in order to play it on my phone.

I opened the visual novel as a project, used the Ren'Py android packaging function, downloaded all the necessary files, followed the steps, configured it and then started building the package.

I tried a couple of times and I got this error:



Ren'Py 7.2.0.424

Updating project.

Creating assets directory.

Packaging internal data.

I'm using Gradle to build the package.
Starting a Gradle Daemon, 1 incompatible and 1 stopped Daemons could not be reused, use --status for details
File C:\Users\Samsung\.android\repositories.cfg could not be loaded.
Checking the license for package Android SDK Build-Tools 27.0.3 in C:\Users\Samsung\Downloads\renpy-7.2.0-sdk\rapt\Sdk\licenses
License for package Android SDK Build-Tools 27.0.3 accepted.
Preparing "Install Android SDK Build-Tools 27.0.3 (revision: 27.0.3)".
"Install Android SDK Build-Tools 27.0.3 (revision: 27.0.3)" ready.
Installing Android SDK Build-Tools 27.0.3 in C:\Users\Samsung\Downloads\renpy-7.2.0-sdk\rapt\Sdk\build-tools\27.0.3
"Install Android SDK Build-Tools 27.0.3 (revision: 27.0.3)" complete.
"Install Android SDK Build-Tools 27.0.3 (revision: 27.0.3)" finished.
:app:preBuild UP-TO-DATE
:renpyandroid:preBuild UP-TO-DATE
:renpyandroid:preReleaseBuild UP-TO-DATE
:renpyandroid:checkReleaseManifest
:renpyandroid:processReleaseManifest
:app:preReleaseBuild
:renpyandroid:compileReleaseAidl
:app:compileReleaseAidl
:renpyandroid:packageReleaseRenderscript NO-SOURCE
:app:compileReleaseRenderscript
:app:checkReleaseManifest
:app:generateReleaseBuildConfig
:app:prepareLintJar
:app:mainApkListPersistenceRelease
:app:generateReleaseResValues
:app:generateReleaseResources
:renpyandroid:compileReleaseRenderscript
:renpyandroid:generateReleaseResValues
:renpyandroid:generateReleaseResources
:renpyandroid:packageReleaseResources
:app:mergeReleaseResources
:app:createReleaseCompatibleScreenManifests
:app:processReleaseManifest
:app:splitsDiscoveryTaskRelease
:renpyandroid:platformAttrExtractor
:renpyandroid:generateReleaseBuildConfig
:renpyandroid:prepareLintJar
:renpyandroid:javaPreCompileRelease
:renpyandroid:processReleaseJavaRes NO-SOURCE
:renpyandroid:generateReleaseRFile
:app:processReleaseResources
:app:generateReleaseSources
:renpyandroid:generateReleaseSources
:renpyandroid:compileReleaseJavaWithJavacNote: Some input files use or override a deprecated API.
Note: Recompile with -Xlint:deprecation for details.

:renpyandroid:transformClassesAndResourcesWithPrepareIntermediateJarsForRelease
:app:javaPreCompileRelease
:app:compileReleaseJavaWithJavac
:app:compileReleaseNdk NO-SOURCE
:app:compileReleaseSources
:app:lintVitalRelease
:app:mergeReleaseShaders
:app:compileReleaseShaders
:app:generateReleaseAssets
:renpyandroid:mergeReleaseShaders
:renpyandroid:compileReleaseShaders
:renpyandroid:generateReleaseAssets
:renpyandroid:packageReleaseAssets
:app:mergeReleaseAssets
:app:transformClassesWithDexBuilderForRelease
:app:transformDexArchiveWithExternalLibsDexMergerForRelease
:app:transformDexArchiveWithDexMergerForRelease
:app:mergeReleaseJniLibFolders
:renpyandroid:compileReleaseNdk NO-SOURCE
:renpyandroid:mergeReleaseJniLibFolders
:renpyandroid:transformNativeLibsWithMergeJniLibsForRelease
:renpyandroid:transformNativeLibsWithIntermediateJniLibsForRelease
:app:transformNativeLibsWithMergeJniLibsForRelease
:app:processReleaseJavaRes NO-SOURCE
:app:transformResourcesWithMergeJavaResForRelease
:app:validateSigningRelease
:app:packageRelease FAILED

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

* What went wrong:
Execution failed for task ':app:packageRelease'.
> Failed to obtain compression information for entry

* Try:
Run with --stacktrace option to get the stack trace. Run with --info or --debug option to get more log output. Run with --scan to get full insights.

* Get more help at https://help.gradle.org

BUILD FAILED in 7m 58s
46 actionable tasks: 46 executed




The build seems to have failed.


Is there a solution for this or what I'm trying to do is just impossible?

Thanks in anticipation

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