[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrSawler:
Hi,

I am trying to translate the ROM MIUI in French for my personal use, but I'm having problems when I rebuild an apk using ApkTool.

I've downloaded MIUI from here : en.miui.com/thread-2651-1-1.html for my Huawei Honor2 U9508

I've redownloaded ApkTool from Google Code several time and reinstall Java. I also run CMD as an administrator.

I've tried to decompiled several MIUI apk like Backup.apk, Contact.apk, DesClock.apk... But I always get the same error.

Also I hadn't touch or add anything in the apk.

Here is what I get on CMD :

Microsoft Windows [version 6.2.9200]
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C:\Windows\system32>cd C:\Apktool\

C:\Apktool>apktool if framework-res.apk
I: Framework installed to: C:\Users\Thomas\apktool\framework\1.apk

C:\Apktool>apktool if framework-miui-res.apk
I: Framework installed to: C:\Users\Thomas\apktool\framework\6.apk

C:\Apktool>apktool d Backup.apk
I: Baksmaling...
I: Loading resource table...
I: Loaded.
I: Decoding AndroidManifest.xml with resources...
I: Loading resource table from file: C:\Users\Thomas\apktool\framework\1.apk
I: Loaded.
I: Loading resource table from file: C:\Users\Thomas\apktool\framework\6.apk
I: Loaded.
I: Regular manifest package...
I: Decoding file-resources...
I: Decoding values */* XMLs...
I: Done.
I: Copying assets and libs...

C:\Apktool>apktool b Backup C:\Apktool\Compile\Backup.apk
I: Checking whether sources has changed...
I: Smaling...
I: Checking whether resources has changed...
I: Building resources...
invalid resource directory name: C:\Apktool\Backup\res/values-largeui
Exception in thread "main" brut.androlib.AndrolibException: brut.androlib.Androl
ibException: brut.common.BrutException: could not exec command: [aapt, p, --min-
sdk-version, 16, --target-sdk-version, 16, -F, C:\Users\Thomas\AppData\Local\Tem
p\APKTOOL6764776722780995012.tmp, -0, arsc, -I, C:\Users\Thomas\apktool\framewor
k\1.apk, -I, C:\Users\Thomas\apktool\framework\6.apk, -S, C:\Apktool\Backup\res,
-M, C:\Apktool\Backup\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, 16, --target-sdk-version, 16, -F, C:
\Users\Thomas\AppData\Local\Temp\APKTOOL6764776722780995012.tmp, -0, arsc, -I, C
:\Users\Thomas\apktool\framework\1.apk, -I, C:\Users\Thomas\apktool\framework\6.
apk, -S, C:\Apktool\Backup\res, -M, C:\Apktool\Backup\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, 16, --target-sdk-version, 16, -F, C:\Users\Thomas\AppData\Local\Temp\
APKTOOL6764776722780995012.tmp, -0, arsc, -I, C:\Users\Thomas\apktool\framework\
1.apk, -I, C:\Users\Thomas\apktool\framework\6.apk, -S, C:\Apktool\Backup\res, -
M, C:\Apktool\Backup\AndroidManifest.xml]
at brut.util.OS.exec(OS.java:89)
at brut.androlib.res.AndrolibResources.aaptPackage(AndrolibResources.jav
a:355)
... 6 more

C:\Apktool>

Can anyone help my with those errors ?

Thanks,

MrSawler