NoClassDefFoundError: uk.co.chrisjenx.calligraphy.CalligraphyConfig$Builder

[nishantpardamwar]

Getting java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: uk.co.chrisjenx.calligraphy.CalligraphyConfig$Builder when running my app on android 4.4.4, on above android 5.0 its running fine.

tried all the solution i found.

app build.gradle

android {
    compileSdkVersion 25
    buildToolsVersion "25.0.0"
    defaultConfig {
        .
        .
        minSdkVersion 16
        targetSdkVersion 22
        jackOptions {
            enabled true
        }
        compileOptions {
            sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
            targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
        }
        multiDexEnabled true
    }
}

dependencies {
        .
        .
        compile 'com.android.support:multidex:1.0.1'
        .
        .
}

my custom application class extending MultiDexApplication

public class App extends MultiDexApplication {
    @Override
        public void onCreate() {
            super.onCreate();
            .
            .
            CalligraphyConfig.initDefault(new CalligraphyConfig.Builder()
                .setDefaultFontPath(Constants.FONT_REGULAR)
                .setFontAttrId(R.attr.fontPath)
                .build());
             .
             .
        }
}

project build.gradle

buildscript {
    repositories {
        jcenter()
    }
    dependencies {
        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:2.2.3'
        classpath 'com.google.gms:google-services:3.0.0'

        // 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
}

[nishantpardamwar]

found the solution, the error was due to jack compiler adding these lines fixed it.

 defaultConfig {
    .
    .
    jackOptions {
                enabled true
                jackInProcess true
                additionalParameters("jack.dex.output.policy" : "multidex")
                additionalParameters("jack.preprocessor.file" : "legacyMultidexInstallation.jpp")
                additionalParameters("jack.preprocessor" : "true")
                additionalParameters("jack.dex.output.multidex.legacy": "true")
    }
    .
    .
}

download legacyMultidexInstallation.jpp from here and put it into your project root folder(not in app folder).

[miibpa]

Having the same problem, the solution proposed by nishantpardamwar is incompatible with data binding library.

Finally solved the problem extending application class from MultiDexApplication

[chrisjenx]

Also - don't use Jack - he's dead.

[kalkotekedar]

Solved the problem extending application class from MultiDexApplication

If you're using for more than Lolipop versions as well then you have to include the library compile 'com.android.support:multidex:1.0.1'