title: Getting Error: Execution failed for task app:transformClassesWithMultidexlistForDebug
body: <p>i've tried nearly everything at other topics but i have the same problem in my rss reader app. How can i fix it?</p>
  
  <p>i'm getting this error:</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>Error:Execution failed for task ':app:transformClassesWithMultidexlistForDebug'.
     com.android.build.api.transform.TransformException: com.android.ide.common.process.ProcessException: org.gradle.process.internal.ExecException: Process 'command 'C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_79\bin\java.exe'' finished with non-zero exit value 1</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>i've updated AS to 2.12, java sdk latest version.</p>
  
  <p>i've disabled instant run</p>
  
  <p>i've tried cleanup project</p>
  
  <p>i've installed HAXM </p>
  
  <p><strong>In my app build.gradle file:</strong></p>
  
  <pre><code>apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
  android {
  compileSdkVersion 23
  buildToolsVersion "24.0.0"
  
  dexOptions {
      incremental = true;
      preDexLibraries = false
      javaMaxHeapSize "4g"
  }
  
  
  defaultConfig {
      multiDexEnabled true
      applicationId "com.vbo.xxx"
      minSdkVersion 15
      targetSdkVersion 23
      versionCode 1
      versionName "1.0"
      multiDexEnabled true
  
  }
  buildTypes {
      release {
          minifyEnabled false
          proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
           }
           }
           }
  dependencies {
  
  compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
  testCompile 'junit:junit:4.12'
  compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:23.4.0'
  compile 'com.android.support:design:23.4.0'
  compile 'com.android.support:multidex:1.0.1'}
  </code></pre>
  
  <p><strong>in build.gradle project:</strong></p>
  
  <pre><code>// Top-level build file where you can add configuration options common to all sub-projects/modules.
  
  buildscript {
      repositories {
      jcenter()
  }
  dependencies {
      classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:2.1.2'
  
      // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
      // in the individual module build.gradle files
  }
  }
  
  allprojects {
  repositories {
      jcenter()
  }
  }
  
  task clean(type: Delete) {
  delete rootProject.buildDir
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>}</p>
  
  <p><strong>Android Manifest xml file:</strong></p>
  
  <pre><code>&lt;?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p></p>
  
  <pre><code>&lt;uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET"/&gt;
  
  &lt;application
      android:name="android.support.multidex.MultiDexApplication"
      android:allowBackup="true"
      android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
      android:label="@string/app_name"
      android:supportsRtl="true"
      android:theme="@style/AppTheme"&gt;
      &lt;activity
          android:name=".MainActivity"
          android:label="@string/app_name"
          android:theme="@style/AppTheme.NoActionBar"&gt;
          &lt;intent-filter&gt;
              &lt;action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" /&gt;
  
              &lt;category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" /&gt;
          &lt;/intent-filter&gt;
      &lt;/activity&gt;
  &lt;/application&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p></p>
  
  <p><strong>complier --info:</strong></p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.</p>
    
    <ul>
    <li>What went wrong: Execution failed for task ':app:transformClassesWithMultidexlistForDebug'.
    
    <blockquote>
      <p>com.android.build.api.transform.TransformException: com.android.ide.common.process.ProcessException:
      org.gradle.process.internal.ExecException: Process 'command
      'C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_79\bin\java.exe'' finished with
      non-zero exit value 1</p>
    </blockquote></li>
    <li>Try: Run with --stacktrace option to get the stack trace. Run with --debug option to get more log output. BUILD FAILED Total time: 2.574 secs Stopped 0 compiler daemon(s).</li>
    </ul>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p><strong>complier --stacktrace:</strong></p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>Executing tasks: [:app:assembleDebug]</p>
    
    <p>Configuration on demand is an incubating feature. Incremental java
    compilation is an incubating feature. :app:preBuild UP-TO-DATE
    :app:preDebugBuild UP-TO-DATE :app:checkDebugManifest
    :app:preReleaseBuild UP-TO-DATE
    :app:prepareComAndroidSupportAnimatedVectorDrawable2340Library
    UP-TO-DATE :app:prepareComAndroidSupportAppcompatV72340Library
    UP-TO-DATE :app:prepareComAndroidSupportDesign2340Library UP-TO-DATE
    :app:prepareComAndroidSupportMultidex101Library UP-TO-DATE
    :app:prepareComAndroidSupportRecyclerviewV72340Library UP-TO-DATE
    :app:prepareComAndroidSupportSupportV42340Library UP-TO-DATE
    :app:prepareComAndroidSupportSupportVectorDrawable2340Library
    UP-TO-DATE :app:prepareDebugDependencies :app:compileDebugAidl
    UP-TO-DATE :app:compileDebugRenderscript UP-TO-DATE
    :app:generateDebugBuildConfig UP-TO-DATE :app:mergeDebugShaders
    UP-TO-DATE :app:compileDebugShaders UP-TO-DATE
    :app:generateDebugAssets UP-TO-DATE :app:mergeDebugAssets UP-TO-DATE
    :app:generateDebugResValues UP-TO-DATE :app:generateDebugResources
    UP-TO-DATE :app:mergeDebugResources UP-TO-DATE
    :app:processDebugManifest UP-TO-DATE :app:processDebugResources
    UP-TO-DATE :app:generateDebugSources UP-TO-DATE
    :app:incrementalDebugJavaCompilationSafeguard UP-TO-DATE
    :app:compileDebugJavaWithJavac UP-TO-DATE :app:compileDebugNdk
    UP-TO-DATE :app:compileDebugSources UP-TO-DATE
    :app:prePackageMarkerForDebug
    :app:transformClassesWithJarMergingForDebug UP-TO-DATE
    :app:collectDebugMultiDexComponents UP-TO-DATE
    :app:transformClassesWithMultidexlistForDebug ProGuard, version 5.2.1
    Reading program jar
    [D:\Android\HerGun1Hadis\app\build\intermediates\transforms\jarMerging\debug\jars\1\1f\combined.jar]
    Reading library jar
    [C:\Users\burak\AppData\Local\Android\sdk\build-tools\24.0.0\lib\shrinkedAndroid.jar]
    Preparing output jar
    [D:\Android\HerGun1Hadis\app\build\intermediates\multi-dex\debug\componentClasses.jar]
    Copying resources from program jar
    [D:\Android\HerGun1Hadis\app\build\intermediates\transforms\jarMerging\debug\jars\1\1f\combined.jar]
    :app:transformClassesWithMultidexlistForDebug FAILED</p>
    
    <p>FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.</p>
    
    <ul>
    <li><p>What went wrong: Execution failed for task ':app:transformClassesWithMultidexlistForDebug'.</p>
    
    <blockquote>
      <p>com.android.build.api.transform.TransformException: com.android.ide.common.process.ProcessException:
      org.gradle.process.internal.ExecException: Process 'command
      'C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_79\bin\java.exe'' finished with
      non-zero exit value 1</p>
    </blockquote></li>
    <li><p>Try: Run with --info or --debug option to get more log output.</p></li>
    <li><p>Exception is: org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskExecutionException: Execution failed for task ':app:transformClassesWithMultidexlistForDebug'.   at
    org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.executeActions(ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.java:69)
    at
    org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.execute(ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.java:46)
    at
    org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.PostExecutionAnalysisTaskExecuter.execute(PostExecutionAnalysisTaskExecuter.java:35)
    at
    org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.SkipUpToDateTaskExecuter.execute(SkipUpToDateTaskExecuter.java:64)
    at
    org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.ValidatingTaskExecuter.execute(ValidatingTaskExecuter.java:58)
    at
    org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.SkipEmptySourceFilesTaskExecuter.execute(SkipEmptySourceFilesTaskExecuter.java:52)
    at
    org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.SkipTaskWithNoActionsExecuter.execute(SkipTaskWithNoActionsExecuter.java:52)
    at
    org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.SkipOnlyIfTaskExecuter.execute(SkipOnlyIfTaskExecuter.java:53)
    at
    org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.ExecuteAtMostOnceTaskExecuter.execute(ExecuteAtMostOnceTaskExecuter.java:43)
    at
    org.gradle.execution.taskgraph.DefaultTaskGraphExecuter$EventFiringTaskWorker.execute(DefaultTaskGraphExecuter.java:203)
    at
    org.gradle.execution.taskgraph.DefaultTaskGraphExecuter$EventFiringTaskWorker.execute(DefaultTaskGraphExecuter.java:185)
    at
    org.gradle.execution.taskgraph.AbstractTaskPlanExecutor$TaskExecutorWorker.processTask(AbstractTaskPlanExecutor.java:66)
    at
    org.gradle.execution.taskgraph.AbstractTaskPlanExecutor$TaskExecutorWorker.run(AbstractTaskPlanExecutor.java:50)
    at
    org.gradle.execution.taskgraph.DefaultTaskPlanExecutor.process(DefaultTaskPlanExecutor.java:25)
    at
    org.gradle.execution.taskgraph.DefaultTaskGraphExecuter.execute(DefaultTaskGraphExecuter.java:110)
    at
    org.gradle.execution.SelectedTaskExecutionAction.execute(SelectedTaskExecutionAction.java:37)
    at
    org.gradle.execution.DefaultBuildExecuter.execute(DefaultBuildExecuter.java:37)
    at
    org.gradle.execution.DefaultBuildExecuter.access$000(DefaultBuildExecuter.java:23)
    at
    org.gradle.execution.DefaultBuildExecuter$1.proceed(DefaultBuildExecuter.java:43)
    at
    org.gradle.execution.DryRunBuildExecutionAction.execute(DryRunBuildExecutionAction.java:32)
    at
    org.gradle.execution.DefaultBuildExecuter.execute(DefaultBuildExecuter.java:37)
    at
    org.gradle.execution.DefaultBuildExecuter.execute(DefaultBuildExecuter.java:30)
    at
    org.gradle.initialization.DefaultGradleLauncher$4.run(DefaultGradleLauncher.java:154)
    at org.gradle.internal.Factories$1.create(Factories.java:22)    at
    org.gradle.internal.progress.DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.run(DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.java:90)
    at
    org.gradle.internal.progress.DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.run(DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.java:52)
    at
    org.gradle.initialization.DefaultGradleLauncher.doBuildStages(DefaultGradleLauncher.java:151)
    at
    org.gradle.initialization.DefaultGradleLauncher.access$200(DefaultGradleLauncher.java:32)
    at
    org.gradle.initialization.DefaultGradleLauncher$1.create(DefaultGradleLauncher.java:99)
    at
    org.gradle.initialization.DefaultGradleLauncher$1.create(DefaultGradleLauncher.java:93)
    at
    org.gradle.internal.progress.DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.run(DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.java:90)
    at
    org.gradle.internal.progress.DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.run(DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.java:62)
    at
    org.gradle.initialization.DefaultGradleLauncher.doBuild(DefaultGradleLauncher.java:93)
    at
    org.gradle.initialization.DefaultGradleLauncher.run(DefaultGradleLauncher.java:82)
    at
    org.gradle.launcher.exec.InProcessBuildActionExecuter$DefaultBuildController.run(InProcessBuildActionExecuter.java:94)
    at
    org.gradle.tooling.internal.provider.runner.BuildModelActionRunner.run(BuildModelActionRunner.java:46)
    at
    org.gradle.launcher.exec.ChainingBuildActionRunner.run(ChainingBuildActionRunner.java:35)
    at
    org.gradle.tooling.internal.provider.runner.SubscribableBuildActionRunner.run(SubscribableBuildActionRunner.java:58)
    at
    org.gradle.launcher.exec.ChainingBuildActionRunner.run(ChainingBuildActionRunner.java:35)
    at
    org.gradle.launcher.exec.InProcessBuildActionExecuter.execute(InProcessBuildActionExecuter.java:43)
    at
    org.gradle.launcher.exec.InProcessBuildActionExecuter.execute(InProcessBuildActionExecuter.java:28)
    at
    org.gradle.launcher.exec.ContinuousBuildActionExecuter.execute(ContinuousBuildActionExecuter.java:78)
    at
    org.gradle.launcher.exec.ContinuousBuildActionExecuter.execute(ContinuousBuildActionExecuter.java:48)
    at
    org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.ExecuteBuild.doBuild(ExecuteBuild.java:52)
    at
    org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.BuildCommandOnly.execute(BuildCommandOnly.java:36)
    at
    org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.api.DaemonCommandExecution.proceed(DaemonCommandExecution.java:120)
    at
    org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.WatchForDisconnection.execute(WatchForDisconnection.java:37)
    at
    org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.api.DaemonCommandExecution.proceed(DaemonCommandExecution.java:120)
    at
    org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.ResetDeprecationLogger.execute(ResetDeprecationLogger.java:26)
    at
    org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.api.DaemonCommandExecution.proceed(DaemonCommandExecution.java:120)
    at
    org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.RequestStopIfSingleUsedDaemon.execute(RequestStopIfSingleUsedDaemon.java:34)
    at
    org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.api.DaemonCommandExecution.proceed(DaemonCommandExecution.java:120)
    at
    org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.ForwardClientInput$2.call(ForwardClientInput.java:74)
    at
    org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.ForwardClientInput$2.call(ForwardClientInput.java:72)
    at org.gradle.util.Swapper.swap(Swapper.java:38)    at
    org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.ForwardClientInput.execute(ForwardClientInput.java:72)
    at
    org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.api.DaemonCommandExecution.proceed(DaemonCommandExecution.java:120)
    at
    org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.health.DaemonHealthTracker.execute(DaemonHealthTracker.java:47)
    at
    org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.api.DaemonCommandExecution.proceed(DaemonCommandExecution.java:120)
    at
    org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.LogToClient.doBuild(LogToClient.java:66)
    at
    org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.BuildCommandOnly.execute(BuildCommandOnly.java:36)
    at
    org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.api.DaemonCommandExecution.proceed(DaemonCommandExecution.java:120)
    at
    org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.EstablishBuildEnvironment.doBuild(EstablishBuildEnvironment.java:72)
    at
    org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.BuildCommandOnly.execute(BuildCommandOnly.java:36)
    at
    org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.api.DaemonCommandExecution.proceed(DaemonCommandExecution.java:120)
    at
    org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.health.HintGCAfterBuild.execute(HintGCAfterBuild.java:41)
    at
    org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.api.DaemonCommandExecution.proceed(DaemonCommandExecution.java:120)
    at
    org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.StartBuildOrRespondWithBusy$1.run(StartBuildOrRespondWithBusy.java:50)
    at
    org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.DaemonStateCoordinator$1.run(DaemonStateCoordinator.java:246)
    at
    org.gradle.internal.concurrent.ExecutorPolicy$CatchAndRecordFailures.onExecute(ExecutorPolicy.java:54)
    at
    org.gradle.internal.concurrent.StoppableExecutorImpl$1.run(StoppableExecutorImpl.java:40)
    Caused by: java.lang.RuntimeException:
    com.android.build.api.transform.TransformException:
    com.android.ide.common.process.ProcessException:
    org.gradle.process.internal.ExecException: Process 'command
    'C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_79\bin\java.exe'' finished with
    non-zero exit value 1     at
    com.android.builder.profile.Recorder$Block.handleException(Recorder.java:54)
    at
    com.android.builder.profile.ThreadRecorder$1.record(ThreadRecorder.java:57)
    at
    com.android.builder.profile.ThreadRecorder$1.record(ThreadRecorder.java:47)
    at
    com.android.build.gradle.internal.pipeline.TransformTask.transform(TransformTask.java:173)
    at org.gradle.internal.reflect.JavaMethod.invoke(JavaMethod.java:75)
    at
    org.gradle.api.internal.project.taskfactory.AnnotationProcessingTaskFactory$IncrementalTaskAction.doExecute(AnnotationProcessingTaskFactory.java:244)
    at
    org.gradle.api.internal.project.taskfactory.AnnotationProcessingTaskFactory$StandardTaskAction.execute(AnnotationProcessingTaskFactory.java:220)
    at
    org.gradle.api.internal.project.taskfactory.AnnotationProcessingTaskFactory$IncrementalTaskAction.execute(AnnotationProcessingTaskFactory.java:231)
    at
    org.gradle.api.internal.project.taskfactory.AnnotationProcessingTaskFactory$StandardTaskAction.execute(AnnotationProcessingTaskFactory.java:209)
    at
    org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.executeAction(ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.java:80)
    at
    org.gradle.api.internal.tasks.execution.ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.executeActions(ExecuteActionsTaskExecuter.java:61)
    ... 70 more Caused by:
    com.android.build.api.transform.TransformException:
    com.android.ide.common.process.ProcessException:
    org.gradle.process.internal.ExecException: Process 'command
    'C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_79\bin\java.exe'' finished with
    non-zero exit value 1     at
    com.android.build.gradle.internal.transforms.MultiDexTransform.transform(MultiDexTransform.java:148)
    at
    com.android.build.gradle.internal.pipeline.TransformTask$3.call(TransformTask.java:178)
    at
    com.android.build.gradle.internal.pipeline.TransformTask$3.call(TransformTask.java:174)
    at
    com.android.builder.profile.ThreadRecorder$1.record(ThreadRecorder.java:55)
    ... 79 more Caused by:
    com.android.ide.common.process.ProcessException:
    org.gradle.process.internal.ExecException: Process 'command
    'C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_79\bin\java.exe'' finished with
    non-zero exit value 1     at
    com.android.build.gradle.internal.process.GradleProcessResult.assertNormalExitValue(GradleProcessResult.java:43)
    at
    com.android.builder.core.AndroidBuilder.createMainDexList(AndroidBuilder.java:1690)
    at
    com.android.build.gradle.internal.transforms.MultiDexTransform.callDx(MultiDexTransform.java:244)
    at
    com.android.build.gradle.internal.transforms.MultiDexTransform.computeList(MultiDexTransform.java:211)
    at
    com.android.build.gradle.internal.transforms.MultiDexTransform.transform(MultiDexTransform.java:144)
    ... 82 more Caused by: org.gradle.process.internal.ExecException:
    Process 'command 'C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_79\bin\java.exe''
    finished with non-zero exit value 1   at
    org.gradle.process.internal.DefaultExecHandle$ExecResultImpl.assertNormalExitValue(DefaultExecHandle.java:367)
    at
    com.android.build.gradle.internal.process.GradleProcessResult.assertNormalExitValue(GradleProcessResult.java:41)
    ... 86 more</p></li>
    </ul>
    
    <p>BUILD FAILED</p>
    
    <p>Total time: 2.247 secs</p>
  </blockquote>