Cannot build react-native-reanimated version 2.8.0 with React Native 0.68.2 for android using M1 mac

[only1chi]

Description

Cannot build react-native-reanimated version 2.8.0 with React Native 0.68.2 for android using M1 mac. Error on line 676 of react-native-reanimated build.gradle.

Expected behavior

Should successfully build the application. The only version I can successfully build is 2.2.0.

Actual behavior & steps to reproduce

Type and run the following command: react-native run-android

Snack or minimal code example

> Configure project :react-native-reanimated
AAR for react-native-reanimated has been found
/Users/chizurokechikwendu/Desktop/Git_Repo/sts-torquefit-2/node_modules/react-native-reanimated/android/react-native-reanimated-67-hermes.aar
Native libs debug enabled: false
Android gradle plugin: 7.0.4
Gradle: 7.3.3
building Reanimated2
WARNING:Using flatDir should be avoided because it doesn't support any meta-data formats.

Deprecated Gradle features were used in this build, making it incompatible with Gradle 8.0.

You can use '--warning-mode all' to show the individual deprecation warnings and determine if they come from your own scripts or plugins.

See https://docs.gradle.org/7.3.3/userguide/command_line_interface.html#sec:command_line_warnings
6 actionable tasks: 6 executed
Note: /Users/chizurokechikwendu/Desktop/Git_Repo/sts-torquefit-2/node_modules/react-native-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/codegen/generator/SchemaJsonParser.java uses or overrides a deprecated API.
Note: Recompile with -Xlint:deprecation for details.

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

* Where:
Build file '/Users/chizurokechikwendu/Desktop/Git_Repo/sts-torquefit-2/node_modules/react-native-reanimated/android/build.gradle' line: 676

* What went wrong:
A problem occurred evaluating project ':react-native-reanimated'.
> Expected directory '/Users/chizurokechikwendu/Desktop/Git_Repo/sts-torquefit-2/node_modules/react-native-reanimated/node_modules/react-native/../jsc-android/dist/org/webkit/android-jsc' to contain exactly one file, however, it contains no files.

* Try:
> Run with --stacktrace option to get the stack trace.
> Run with --info or --debug option to get more log output.
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* Get more help at https://help.gradle.org

BUILD FAILED in 58s

error Failed to install the app. Make sure you have the Android development environment set up: https://reactnative.dev/docs/environment-setup.
Error: Command failed: ./gradlew app:installDebug -PreactNativeDevServerPort=8081
Note: /Users/chizurokechikwendu/Desktop/Git_Repo/sts-torquefit-2/node_modules/react-native-gradle-plugin/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/codegen/generator/SchemaJsonParser.java uses or overrides a deprecated API.
Note: Recompile with -Xlint:deprecation for details.

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

* Where:
Build file '/Users/chizurokechikwendu/Desktop/Git_Repo/sts-torquefit-2/node_modules/react-native-reanimated/android/build.gradle' line: 676

* What went wrong:
A problem occurred evaluating project ':react-native-reanimated'.
> Expected directory '/Users/chizurokechikwendu/Desktop/Git_Repo/sts-torquefit-2/node_modules/react-native-reanimated/node_modules/react-native/../jsc-android/dist/org/webkit/android-jsc' to contain exactly one file, however, it contains no files.

Package versions

name	version
react-native	0.68.2
react-native-reanimated	2.8.0
NodeJS	16.14.2
Xcode
Java	openjdk 11.0.15 (zulu 11)
Gradle	7.3.3
expo	N/A

Affected platforms

• [x] Android
• [ ] iOS
• [ ] Web

[github-actions[bot]]

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The issue doesn't seem to contain a minimal reproduction.

Could you provide a snippet of code, a snack or a link to a GitHub repository that reproduces the problem?

[hungnq139]

@only1chi please check fileTree("$reactNative/../jsc-android/dist/org/webkit/android-jsc").matching({ it.include "**/**/*.aar" }) the above code found many aar files => error . You need change patten "//*.aar" to right . Ex "//*release.aar"

[only1chi]

@only1chi please check fileTree("$reactNative/../jsc-android/dist/org/webkit/android-jsc").matching({ it.include "**/**/*.aar" }) the above code found many aar files => error . You need change patten "//*.aar" to right . Ex "//*release.aar"

Thanks for responding. Just to be clear, you're asking me to change the line to: fileTree("$reactNative/../jsc-android/dist/org/webkit/android-jsc").matching({ it.include "**/**/*release.aar" })?

If so, I did make the recommended change and I got the same error. However, it is worth noting that there is no "android-jsc" folder inside of fileTree("$reactNative/../). The "$reactNative" variable evaluates to:

/Users/chizurokechikwendu/Desktop/Git_Repo/sts-torquefit-2/node_modules/react-native-reanimated/node_modules/react-native

Going back one level provides a file tree as follows: /Users/chizurokechikwendu/Desktop/Git_Repo/sts-torquefit-2/node_modules/react-native-reanimated/node_modules There is no "jsc-android" folder within it.

The "jsc-android" folder only exists at the top level of the project, which is: /Users/chizurokechikwendu/Desktop/Git_Repo/sts-torquefit-2/node_modules/jsc-android/dist/org/webkit/android-jsc

[only1chi]

As it turns out, the change I needed to make is as a follows: fileTree("$reactNative/../../../jsc-android/dist/org/webkit/android-jsc").matching({ it.include "**/**/*release.aar" })

I also noticed that the symlink in react-native-reanimated/android/src/main/Common does not exist when I add the package to my project.

[only1chi]

As it turns out, I've now successfully built my project, however, I needed to make the following changes:

1. Edit line 676 of react-natve-reanimated build.gradle as follows: fileTree("$reactNative/../../../jsc-android/dist/org/webkit/android-jsc").matching({ it.include "**/**/*release.aar" })
2. Manually create a symlink from react-native-reanimated/Common to react-native-reanimated/android/src/main/Common

[msotnikov]

Try distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-7.4.2-all.zip

[Victorvikson1996]

Will this work

[only1chi]

So after changing the gradle file to distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-7.4.2-all.zip, react-native-reanimated successfully builds with the original v2.8.0 version. Thanks!

[esegebart]

As it turns out, I've now successfully built my project, however, I needed to make the following changes:

1. Edit line 676 of react-natve-reanimated build.gradle as follows: fileTree("$reactNative/../../../jsc-android/dist/org/webkit/android-jsc").matching({ it.include "**/**/*release.aar" })
2. Manually create a symlink from react-native-reanimated/Common to react-native-reanimated/android/src/main/Common

I am having a similar issue - but I don't have a line 676 or this filetree line in my build.gradle for react native reanimated. Maybe it is because I am not using the webkit distribution.