[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] am2222:
Hi,

Its a long time that I am tryeing edit system apps with apktool..

I can decompile files without any problem..But when I even add a new line in styles.xml or a new image I cant compile file anymore...Is there any steps that I forgot to do?:confused:

For example here I have add lines to style.xml file and got this

F:\Program Files (x86)\Android\Apktool1.5.2>apktool b settings
I: Checking whether sources has changed...
I: Checking whether resources has changed...
I: Building resources...
F:\Program Files (x86)\Android\Apktool1.5.2\settings\res\values\styles.xml:146:
error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the give
n name '@android:style/Theme.Holo.Dialog.Alert'.
F:\Program Files (x86)\Android\Apktool1.5.2\settings\res\values\styles.xml:150:
error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the give
n name '@com.sonyericsson.uxp:style/SEMCTheme'.
F:\Program Files (x86)\Android\Apktool1.5.2\settings\res\values\styles.xml:162:
error: Error retrieving parent for item: No resource found that matches the give
n name '@android:style/Theme.Holo.Dialog.Alert'.
Exception in thread "main" brut.androlib.AndrolibException: brut.androlib.Androl
ibException: brut.common.BrutException: could not exec command: [aapt, p, --min-
sdk-version, 15, --target-sdk-version, 15, -F, C:\Users\CRAZYV~1\AppData\Local\T
emp\APKTOOL982444968840542437.tmp, -I, C:\Users\Crazy Virus\apktool\framework\1.
apk, -S, F:\Program Files (x86)\Android\Apktool1.5.2\settings\res, -M, F:\Progra
m Files (x86)\Android\Apktool1.5.2\settings\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, 15, --target-sdk-version, 15, -F, C:
\Users\CRAZYV~1\AppData\Local\Temp\APKTOOL982444968840542437.tmp, -I, C:\Users\C
razy Virus\apktool\framework\1.apk, -S, F:\Program Files (x86)\Android\Apktool1.
5.2\settings\res, -M, F:\Program Files (x86)\Android\Apktool1.5.2\settings\Andro
idManifest.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, 15, --target-sdk-version, 15, -F, C:\Users\CRAZYV~1\AppData\Local\Tem
p\APKTOOL982444968840542437.tmp, -I, C:\Users\Crazy Virus\apktool\framework\1.ap
k, -S, F:\Program Files (x86)\Android\Apktool1.5.2\settings\res, -M, F:\Program
Files (x86)\Android\Apktool1.5.2\settings\AndroidManifest.xml]
at brut.util.OS.exec(OS.java:89)
at brut.androlib.res.AndrolibResources.aaptPackage(AndrolibResources.jav
a:355)
... 6 more

or this one is for another app:

F:\Program Files (x86)\Android\Apktool1.5.2>cmd
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7600]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

F:\Program Files (x86)\Android\Apktool1.5.2>apktool d Conversations.apk
I: Baksmaling...
I: Loading resource table...
I: Loaded.
I: Decoding AndroidManifest.xml with resources...
I: Loading resource table from file: C:\Users\Crazy Virus\apktool\framework\1.ap
k
I: Loaded.
I: Regular manifest package...
I: Decoding file-resources...
I: Decoding values */* XMLs...
I: Done.
I: Copying assets and libs...

F:\Program Files (x86)\Android\Apktool1.5.2>apktool b Conversations
I: Checking whether sources has changed...
I: Smaling...
I: Checking whether resources has changed...
I: Building resources...
F:\Program Files (x86)\Android\Apktool1.5.2\Conversations\res\values\styles.xml:
25: error: Error: No resource found that matches the given name: attr 'android:s
emcWindowShowGlobalAppBackground'.
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, 15, -F, C:\Users\CRAZYV~1\AppData\Local\T
emp\APKTOOL3280165132194446604.tmp, -I, C:\Users\Crazy Virus\apktool\framework\1
.apk, -S, F:\Program Files (x86)\Android\Apktool1.5.2\Conversations\res, -M, F:\
Program Files (x86)\Android\Apktool1.5.2\Conversations\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, 15, -F, C:
\Users\CRAZYV~1\AppData\Local\Temp\APKTOOL3280165132194446604.tmp, -I, C:\Users\
Crazy Virus\apktool\framework\1.apk, -S, F:\Program Files (x86)\Android\Apktool1
.5.2\Conversations\res, -M, F:\Program Files (x86)\Android\Apktool1.5.2\Conversa
tions\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, 15, -F, C:\Users\CRAZYV~1\AppData\Local\Tem
p\APKTOOL3280165132194446604.tmp, -I, C:\Users\Crazy Virus\apktool\framework\1.a
pk, -S, F:\Program Files (x86)\Android\Apktool1.5.2\Conversations\res, -M, F:\Pr
ogram Files (x86)\Android\Apktool1.5.2\Conversations\AndroidManifest.xml]
at brut.util.OS.exec(OS.java:89)
at brut.androlib.res.AndrolibResources.aaptPackage(AndrolibResources.jav
a:355)
... 6 more

F:\Program Files (x86)\Android\Apktool1.5.2>

Can some one please help me abut this problem:(