I am using the v7 Support Library to show an ActionBar on Android 2.x.
When I deploy the app to the device in my IDE (Intellij IDEA) the app works fine.
When I build and package the app to be deployed to the Play Store using maven, I find that I get the following exception when I install and run the packaged app on my device and the app crashes. (It fails on the v8 simulator too). It works fine in both scenarios on android v4.3.
Any idea why this would be crashing when built with maven?
01-07 15:05:22.671 937-937/? E/AndroidRuntime﹕ FATAL EXCEPTION: main
java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{com.triopsis.as.mobile.android/com.triopsis.as.mobile.android.activity.MainMenuActivity}: android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #25: Error inflating class android.support.v7.internal.widget.ActionBarView
at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2663)
at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2679)
at android.app.ActivityThread.access$2300(ActivityThread.java:125)
at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2033)
at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:123)
at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:4627)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:521)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:868)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:626)
at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)
Caused by: android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #25: Error inflating class android.support.v7.internal.widget.ActionBarView
at android.view.LayoutInflater.createView(LayoutInflater.java:513)
at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:565)
at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:618)
at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:621)
at android.view.LayoutInflater.parseInclude(LayoutInflater.java:677)
at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:614)
at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:407)
at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:320)
at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:276)
at com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow.setContentView(PhoneWindow.java:198)
at android.app.Activity.setContentView(Activity.java:1647)
at android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivity.superSetContentView(ActionBarActivity.java:216)
at android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivityDelegateBase.ensureSubDecor(ActionBarActivityDelegateBase.java:180)
at android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivityDelegateBase.setContentView(ActionBarActivityDelegateBase.java:134)
at android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivity.setContentView(ActionBarActivity.java:76)
at com.triopsis.as.mobile.android.activity.MainMenuActivity.onCreate(MainMenuActivity.java:43)
at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1047)
at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2627)
at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2679)
at android.app.ActivityThread.access$2300(ActivityThread.java:125)
at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2033)
at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:123)
at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:4627)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:521)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:868)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:626)
at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)
Caused by: java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException
at android.support.v7.internal.widget.ActionBarView.<init>(ActionBarView.java:218)
at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.constructNative(Native Method)
at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:446)
at android.view.LayoutInflater.createView(LayoutInflater.java:500)
at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:565)
at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:618)
at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:621)
at android.view.LayoutInflater.parseInclude(LayoutInflater.java:677)
at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:614)
at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:407)
at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:320)
at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:276)
at com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow.setContentView(PhoneWindow.java:198)
at android.app.Activity.setContentView(Activity.java:1647)
at android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivity.superSetContentView(ActionBarActivity.java:216)
at android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivityDelegateBase.ensureSubDecor(ActionBarActivityDelegateBase.java:180)
at android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivityDelegateBase.setContentView(ActionBarActivityDelegateBase.java:134)
at android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivity.setContentView(ActionBarActivity.java:76)
at com.triopsis.as.mobile.android.activity.MainMenuActivity.onCreate(MainMenuActivity.java:43)
at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1047)
at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2627)
at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2679)
at android.app.ActivityThread.access$2300(ActivityThread.java:125)
at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2033)
at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:123)
at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:4627)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:521)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:868)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:626)
at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)
Caused by: java.lang.NullPointerException
at android.support.v7.internal.widget.ActionBarView$HomeView.onFinishInflate(ActionBarView.java:1301)
at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:626)
at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:407)
at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:320)
at android.support.v7.internal.widget.ActionBarView.<init>(ActionBarView.java:218)
at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.constructNative(Native Method)
at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Constructor.java:446)
at android.view.LayoutInflater.createView(LayoutInflater.java:500)
at android.view.LayoutInflater.createViewFromTag(LayoutInflater.java:565)
at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:618)
at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:621)
at android.view.LayoutInflater.parseInclude(LayoutInflater.java:677)
at android.view.LayoutInflater.rInflate(LayoutInflater.java:614)
at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:407)
at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:320)
at android.view.LayoutInflater.inflate(LayoutInflater.java:276)
at com.android.internal.policy.impl.PhoneWindow.setContentView(PhoneWindow.java:198)
at android.app.Activity.setContentView(Activity.java:1647)
at android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivity.superSetContentView(ActionBarActivity.java:216)
at android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivityDelegateBase.ensureSubDecor(ActionBarActivityDelegateBase.java:180)
at android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivityDelegateBase.setContentView(ActionBarActivityDelegateBase.java:134)
at android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivity.setContentView(ActionBarActivity.java:76)
at com.triopsis.as.mobile.android.activity.MainMenuActivity.onCreate(MainMenuActivity.java:43)
at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1047)
at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2627)
at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2679)
at android.app.ActivityThread.access$2300(ActivityThread.java:125)
at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2033)
at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:123)
at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:4627)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:521)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:868)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:626)
at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)
I have the following dependencies in maven:
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>android</groupId>
<artifactId>android</artifactId>
<version>4.0_r3</version>
<scope>provided</scope>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>android.support</groupId>
<artifactId>compatibility-v7-appcompat</artifactId>
<version>19.0.1</version>
<type>jar</type>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>android.support</groupId>
<artifactId>compatibility-v7-appcompat</artifactId>
<version>19.0.1</version>
<type>apklib</type>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>android.support</groupId>
<artifactId>compatibility-v13</artifactId>
<version>19.0.1</version>
<type>jar</type>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
and the following maven-android-plugin configured:
<build>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<groupId>com.jayway.maven.plugins.android.generation2</groupId>
<artifactId>android-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<version>3.8.2</version>
<configuration>
<sdk>
<platform>14</platform>
</sdk>
</configuration>
<extensions>true</extensions>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</build>
UPDATE
It has taken a while, but I have discovered that when I have the res/xml/preferences.xml file with PreferenceScreen settings then it causes this crash. If I remove this file, then it does not crash. Anyone know why that could cause this issue?