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Android

Posted by Whitney Barber
Whitney Barber
9,453 Points

Android studio won't run my FunFacts project

When I attempt to open the project the app gives error message...

!Error (17,0) Gradle DSL method not found 'runProguard()'

The project FunFacts may be using a version of gradle that does not contain the method. Gradle settings

The build file may be missing a gradle plugin Apply gradle plugins

1 Answer

James Simshaw
James Simshaw
28,738 Points
James Simshaw
James Simshaw
28,738 Points

Hello,

Change runProguard to minifyEnabled in your build.gradle file. This was changed around the 1.0 release for Android Studio.

Whitney Barber
Whitney Barber
9,453 Points

Thank you for answering! I've located the app's build.gradle file and pasted the code below. I want to be sure I'm following your advice correctly. There's a line that reads runProguard false. Should I change that code read minifyEnabled false? 

apply plugin: 'com.android.application'

android {
    compileSdkVersion 19
    buildToolsVersion "20.0.0"

    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "com.example.whitn_000.funfacts"
        minSdkVersion 14
        targetSdkVersion 19
        versionCode 1
        versionName "1.0"
    }
    buildTypes {
        release {
            apply plugin: 'java'
            runProguard false
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
        }
    }
}

dependencies {
    compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
}
James Simshaw
James Simshaw
28,738 Points

That should be everything you need to do to get it working.