[Android Software Development] HackitZ:
hi everyone, i'm having some issue's and maybe some can help.

the system, win 7 64 bit.

phone, xperia zl android 4.1

apktool updated to latest version.

ok i'm trying to edit conversation.apk, if i decompile and then just recompile it works, here's the log

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|Sat 04/20/2013 -- 8:21:36.34|
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java version "1.6.0_27"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_27-b07)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 20.2-b06, mixed mode)
I: Baksmaling...
I: Loading resource table...
I: Loaded.
I: Decoding AndroidManifest.xml with resources...
I: Loading resource table from file: C:\Users\user name\apktool\framework\1.
apk
I: Loaded.
I: Regular manifest package...
I: Decoding file-resources...
I: Decoding values */* XMLs...
I: Done.
I: Copying assets and libs...
I: Checking whether sources has changed...
I: Smaling...
I: Checking whether resources has changed...
I: Building resources...
I: Building apk file...
The system cannot find the file specified.
Press any key to continue . . .
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now if i edit an xml in the layout folder i get errors, here's that log

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|Sat 04/20/2013 -- 8:21:36.34|
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java version "1.6.0_27"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_27-b07)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 20.2-b06, mixed mode)
I: Baksmaling...
I: Loading resource table...
I: Loaded.
I: Decoding AndroidManifest.xml with resources...
I: Loading resource table from file: C:\Users\Kevin L Covey\apktool\framework\1.
apk
I: Loaded.
I: Regular manifest package...
I: Decoding file-resources...
I: Decoding values */* XMLs...
I: Done.
I: Copying assets and libs...
I: Checking whether sources has changed...
I: Smaling...
I: Checking whether resources has changed...
I: Building resources...
I: Building apk file...
The system cannot find the file specified.
I: Checking whether sources has changed...
I: Checking whether resources has changed...
I: Building resources...
I: Building apk file...
The system cannot find the file specified.
I: Checking whether sources has changed...
I: Checking whether resources has changed...
I: Building resources...
I: Building apk file...
The system cannot find the file specified.
I: Checking whether sources has changed...
I: Checking whether resources has changed...
I: Building resources...
I: Building apk file...
The system cannot find the file specified.
I: Checking whether sources has changed...
I: Checking whether resources has changed...
I: Building resources...
C:\Android-Tools\APK-Multi-Tool-new\other\..\projects\Conversations.apk\res\layo
ut\semc_message_infoboxes.xml:2: error: Error: Integer types not allowed (at 'di
rectionality' with value '0').
Exception in thread "main" brut.androlib.AndrolibException: brut.androlib.Androl
ibException: brut.common.BrutException: could not exec command: [aapt, p, --min-
sdk-version, 14, --target-sdk-version, 16, -F, C:\Users\KEVINL~1\AppData\Local\T
emp\APKTOOL6655686813192316462.tmp, -0, arsc, -I, C:\Users\Kevin L Covey\apktool
\framework\1.apk, -S, C:\Android-Tools\APK-Multi-Tool-new\other\..\projects\Conv
ersations.apk\res, -M, C:\Android-Tools\APK-Multi-Tool-new\other\..\projects\Con
versations.apk\AndroidManifest.xml]
at brut.androlib.Androlib.buildResourcesFull(Androlib.java:358)
at brut.androlib.Androlib.buildResources(Androlib.java:283)
at brut.androlib.Androlib.build(Androlib.java:206)
at brut.androlib.Androlib.build(Androlib.java:176)
at brut.apktool.Main.cmdBuild(Main.java:228)
at brut.apktool.Main.main(Main.java:79)
Caused by: brut.androlib.AndrolibException: brut.common.BrutException: could not
exec command: [aapt, p, --min-sdk-version, 14, --target-sdk-version, 16, -F, C:
\Users\KEVINL~1\AppData\Local\Temp\APKTOOL6655686813192316462.tmp, -0, arsc, -I,
C:\Users\Kevin L Covey\apktool\framework\1.apk, -S, C:\Android-Tools\APK-Multi-
Tool-new\other\..\projects\Conversations.apk\res, -M, C:\Android-Tools\APK-Multi
-Tool-new\other\..\projects\Conversations.apk\AndroidManifest.xml]
at brut.androlib.res.AndrolibResources.aaptPackage(AndrolibResources.jav
a:357)
at brut.androlib.Androlib.buildResourcesFull(Androlib.java:336)
... 5 more
Caused by: brut.common.BrutException: could not exec command: [aapt, p, --min-sd
k-version, 14, --target-sdk-version, 16, -F, C:\Users\KEVINL~1\AppData\Local\Tem
p\APKTOOL6655686813192316462.tmp, -0, arsc, -I, C:\Users\Kevin L Covey\apktool\f
ramework\1.apk, -S, C:\Android-Tools\APK-Multi-Tool-new\other\..\projects\Conver
sations.apk\res, -M, C:\Android-Tools\APK-Multi-Tool-new\other\..\projects\Conve
rsations.apk\AndroidManifest.xml]
at brut.util.OS.exec(OS.java:89)
at brut.androlib.res.AndrolibResources.aaptPackage(AndrolibResources.jav
a:355)
... 6 more
Press any key to continue . . .

anyone have any ideas? if you need more info please let me know.

Thanks