[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] preusstang:
ok so I now have apktool 1.4.3, with the windows helper files - apktool.bat and aapt.exe.

C:\apktool-1.4.3>apktool d originals/framework-res.apk
I: Loading resource table...
I: Loaded.
I: Decoding file-resources...
I: Decoding values*/* XMLs...
I: Done.
I: Copying assets and libs...

C:\apktool-1.4.3>

decompiles everything fine. including the values/ xml files. I still see no smali folder though. how do you get access to that?

also, im not able to recompile the apk. its decompiled to framework-res/, but trying to build it results in epic failure:

C:\apktool-1.4.3>apktool b framework-res

W: Could not find sources
I: Checking whether resources has changed...
I: Building resources...
invalid resource directory name: C:\apktool-1.4.3\framework-res\res/drawable-sw3
20dp-hdpi
invalid resource directory name: C:\apktool-1.4.3\framework-res\res/drawable-sw3
20dp-w533dp-hdpi
invalid resource directory name: C:\apktool-1.4.3\framework-res\res/drawable-sw3
60dp-hdpi
invalid resource directory name: C:\apktool-1.4.3\framework-res\res/drawable-sw3
60dp-w640dp-hdpi
invalid resource directory name: C:\apktool-1.4.3\framework-res\res/drawable-sw3
60dp-w640dp-xhdpi
invalid resource directory name: C:\apktool-1.4.3\framework-res\res/drawable-sw3
60dp-xhdpi
invalid resource directory name: C:\apktool-1.4.3\framework-res\res/drawable-sw6
00dp-xhdpi
invalid resource directory name: C:\apktool-1.4.3\framework-res\res/layout-sw320
dp
invalid resource directory name: C:\apktool-1.4.3\framework-res\res/layout-sw320
dp-hdpi
invalid resource directory name: C:\apktool-1.4.3\framework-res\res/layout-sw320
dp-w533dp-hdpi
invalid resource directory name: C:\apktool-1.4.3\framework-res\res/layout-sw360
dp
invalid resource directory name: C:\apktool-1.4.3\framework-res\res/layout-sw360
dp-hdpi
invalid resource directory name: C:\apktool-1.4.3\framework-res\res/layout-sw360
dp-w640dp-hdpi
invalid resource directory name: C:\apktool-1.4.3\framework-res\res/layout-sw360
dp-xhdpi
invalid resource directory name: C:\apktool-1.4.3\framework-res\res/layout-sw600
dp
invalid resource directory name: C:\apktool-1.4.3\framework-res\res/layout-w600d
p
invalid resource directory name: C:\apktool-1.4.3\framework-res\res/values-h720d
p
invalid resource directory name: C:\apktool-1.4.3\framework-res\res/values-sw320
dp
invalid resource directory name: C:\apktool-1.4.3\framework-res\res/values-sw320
dp-hdpi
invalid resource directory name: C:\apktool-1.4.3\framework-res\res/values-sw360
dp
invalid resource directory name: C:\apktool-1.4.3\framework-res\res/values-sw360
dp-hdpi
invalid resource directory name: C:\apktool-1.4.3\framework-res\res/values-sw360
dp-xhdpi
invalid resource directory name: C:\apktool-1.4.3\framework-res\res/values-sw600
dp
invalid resource directory name: C:\apktool-1.4.3\framework-res\res/values-sw600
dp-land
invalid resource directory name: C:\apktool-1.4.3\framework-res\res/values-sw600
dp-w1024dp
invalid resource directory name: C:\apktool-1.4.3\framework-res\res/values-sw600
dp-w1280dp
invalid resource directory name: C:\apktool-1.4.3\framework-res\res/values-w360d
p
invalid resource directory name: C:\apktool-1.4.3\framework-res\res/values-w480d
p
invalid resource directory name: C:\apktool-1.4.3\framework-res\res/values-w500d
p
invalid resource directory name: C:\apktool-1.4.3\framework-res\res/values-w600d
p
invalid resource directory name: C:\apktool-1.4.3\framework-res\res/values-w720d
p
Exception in thread "main" brut.androlib.AndrolibException: brut.common.BrutExce
ption: could not exec command: [aapt, p, -F, C:\Users\Kyle\AppData\Local\Temp\AP
KTOOL3864608409932162932.tmp, -x, -S, C:\apktool-1.4.3\framework-res\res, -M, C:
\apktool-1.4.3\framework-res\AndroidManifest.xml]
at brut.androlib.res.AndrolibResources.aaptPackage(AndrolibResources.jav
a:193)
at brut.androlib.Androlib.buildResourcesFull(Androlib.java:301)
at brut.androlib.Androlib.buildResources(Androlib.java:248)
at brut.androlib.Androlib.build(Androlib.java:171)
at brut.androlib.Androlib.build(Androlib.java:154)
at brut.apktool.Main.cmdBuild(Main.java:182)
at brut.apktool.Main.main(Main.java:67)
Caused by: brut.common.BrutException: could not exec command: [aapt, p, -F, C:\U
sers\Kyle\AppData\Local\Temp\APKTOOL3864608409932162932.tmp, -x, -S, C:\apktool-
1.4.3\framework-res\res, -M, C:\apktool-1.4.3\framework-res\AndroidManifest.xml]

at brut.util.OS.exec(OS.java:83)
at brut.androlib.res.AndrolibResources.aaptPackage(AndrolibResources.jav
a:191)
... 6 more

C:\apktool-1.4.3>

for some reason the program is changing directory backslashes to slashes midway, but those directories it mentions do not exist. more importantly, I don't know what is causing the error with exec'ing aapt - aapt.exe runs fine and

is in my PATH

.

any ideas? thanks for your help.

EDIT: if i run the failed exec command manually:

aapt p -F C:\Users\Kyle\AppData\Local\Temp\APKTOOL7789083448626722688.tmp -x -S C:\apktool-1.4.3\framework-res\res -M C:\apktool-1.4.3\framework-res\AndroidManifest.xml

I get more directory errors, but these directories really do exist.