@@androidsdk//:dx_jar_import' is misplaced

[kiritgothi]

Description of the bug:

/bazel_tools/tools/android/BUILD:248:12: in runtime_deps attribute of java_binary rule @@bazel_tools//tools/android:dexer: alias '//external:android/dx_jar_import' referring to filegroup rule '@@androidsdk//:dx_jar_import' is misplaced here (expected cc_binary, cc_library, genrule, genproto, java_import, java_library, java_proto_library, java_lite_proto_library, proto_library, sh_binary or sh_library) and '@@androidsdk//:dx_jar_import' does not have mandatory providers: 'CcInfo' or 'JavaInfo'. Since this rule was created by the macro 'java_binary', the error might have been caused by the macro implementation

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What's the simplest, easiest way to reproduce this bug? Please provide a minimal example if possible.

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Which operating system are you running Bazel on?

Windows 11, And Ubuntu 22.0

What is the output of bazel info release?

release 7.0.2

If bazel info release returns development version or (@non-git), tell us how you built Bazel.

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What's the output of git remote get-url origin; git rev-parse HEAD ?

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Is this a regression? If yes, please try to identify the Bazel commit where the bug was introduced.

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Have you found anything relevant by searching the web?

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[iancha1992]

@kiritgothi Could you please provide complete steps to reproduce this issue? Thanks

[kiritgothi]

I am building "android-testdpc" project with "bazel build testdpc" command. Unfortunately I got error in both windows and ubuntu. This error comes from cache file of bazel which build.

ERROR: %user%/jjzqyj3b/external/bazel_tools/tools/android/BUILD:248:12: in runtime_deps attribute of java_binary rule @@bazel_tools//tools/android:dexer: alias '//external:android/dx_jar_import' referring to filegroup rule '@@androidsdk//:dx_jar_import' is misplaced here (expected cc_binary, cc_library, genrule, genproto, java_import, java_library, java_proto_library, java_lite_proto_library, proto_library, sh_binary or sh_library) and '@@androidsdk//:dx_jar_import' does not have mandatory providers: 'CcInfo' or 'JavaInfo'. Since this rule was created by the macro 'java_binary', the error might have been caused by the macro implementation
ERROR: %user%/jjzqyj3b/external/bazel_tools/tools/android/BUILD:248:12: Analysis of target '@@bazel_tools//tools/android:dexer' failed
ERROR: Analysis of target '//:testdpc' failed; build aborted: Analysis failed
INFO: Elapsed time: 15.281s, Critical Path: 0.07s
INFO: 1 process: 1 internal.
ERROR: Build did NOT complete successfully

[ahumesky]

Are you using the rules from github.com/bazelbuild/rules-android or the built-in ("native") android rules? Do you see the same failure if you pass --enable_bzlmod=false?

[ahumesky]

Answering my own question, looking at https://github.com/googlesamples/android-testdpc/blob/master/BUILD, these are the native rules.

[ahumesky]

I wasn't able to reproduce this error, here or during debugging in bazelbuild/bazel#21632 with a fork of android-testdpc (at the time it had only 1 commit difference that shouldn't be relevant here) -- are there any other details you can give to help reproduce the error?

[pfmaggi]

I did some tests as well on two different machines (Mac OS and Debian) and I cannot reproduce this with Bazel v7.1.0.

[gottagofaster236]

I think this may be happening with bzlmod projects when the $ANDROID_HOME environment variable is not set

[seokil628]

I faced that issue but resolved with

I think this may be happening with bzlmod projects when the $ANDROID_HOME environment variable is not set

above gottagofaster236's comment.

export ANDROID_HOME={YOUR_HOME_DIR}/Android/Sdk

[rey-aquino]

I'm experiencing the same issue for the first time while building this new Bazel build for testDPC 9.0.6.
I've tried export ANDROID_HOME={YOUR_HOME_DIR}/Android/Sdk and type env command on the terminal if the environment variable is set, but the issue still persist.

I'm using Bazel v7.1.1 and Debian OS. I will get back if ever I find a fix for this.

[rey-aquino]

I'm experiencing the same issue for the first time while building this new Bazel build for testDPC 9.0.6. I've tried export ANDROID_HOME={YOUR_HOME_DIR}/Android/Sdk and type env command on the terminal if the environment variable is set, but the issue still persist.

I'm using Bazel v7.1.1 and Debian OS. I will get back if ever I find a fix for this.

I tried this one again and it works. Make sure that you run export ANDROID_HOME={YOUR_HOME_DIR}/Android/Sdk inside android-testdpc folder, after that run bazel build testdpc

[ahumesky]

android_sdk_repository still references dx:

rules_android/rules/android_sdk_repository/helper.bzl

Lines 398 to 411 in 8ab67ca

	java_binary(
	name = "main_dex_list_creator_java",
	main_class = "com.android.multidex.ClassReferenceListBuilder",
	runtime_deps = [":dx_jar_import"],
	)
	java_binary(
	name = "dx_binary",
	main_class = "com.android.dx.command.Main",
	runtime_deps = [":dx_jar_import"],
	)
	java_import(
	name = "dx_jar_import",
	jars = ["build-tools/%s/lib/dx.jar" % build_tools_directory],
	)

that should just be removed