Execution failed for task ':react-native-gesture-handler:compileDebugJavaWithJavac'

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I am fixing a incompatibility issue related to AndroidX by adding 2 lines to gradle.properties under android for my RN 0.59 project.

android.useAndroidX=true
android.enableJetifier=true

Now there is another error with run-android related to react-native-gesture-handler. Then I yarn remove the current react-native-gesture-handler of 1.2.0 and add it back. The new version is 1.3.0. Here is the error:

> Task :react-native-gesture-handler:compileDebugJavaWithJavac
C:\D\code\js\emps_app\node_modules\react-native-gesture-handler\android\src\main\java\com\swmansion\gesturehandler\react\RNGestureHandlerEvent.java:3: error: package android.support.v4.util does not exist
import android.support.v4.util.Pools;
                              ^
C:\D\code\js\emps_app\node_modules\react-native-gesture-handler\android\src\main\java\com\swmansion\gesturehandler\react\RNGestureHandlerEvent.java:19: error: package Pools does not exist
  private static final Pools.SynchronizedPool<RNGestureHandlerEvent> EVENTS_POOL =
                            ^
C:\D\code\js\emps_app\node_modules\react-native-gesture-handler\android\src\main\java\com\swmansion\gesturehandler\react\RNGestureHandlerStateChangeEvent.java:3: error: package android.support.v4.util does not exist
import android.support.v4.util.Pools;
                              ^
C:\D\code\js\emps_app\node_modules\react-native-gesture-handler\android\src\main\java\com\swmansion\gesturehandler\react\RNGestureHandlerStateChangeEvent.java:19: error: package Pools does not exist
  private static final Pools.SynchronizedPool<RNGestureHandlerStateChangeEvent> EVENTS_POOL =
                            ^
C:\D\code\js\emps_app\node_modules\react-native-gesture-handler\android\src\main\java\com\swmansion\gesturehandler\react\RNGestureHandlerEvent.java:20: error: package Pools does not exist
          new Pools.SynchronizedPool<>(TOUCH_EVENTS_POOL_SIZE);
                   ^
C:\D\code\js\emps_app\node_modules\react-native-gesture-handler\android\src\main\java\com\swmansion\gesturehandler\react\RNGestureHandlerStateChangeEvent.java:20: error: package Pools does not exist
          new Pools.SynchronizedPool<>(TOUCH_EVENTS_POOL_SIZE);
                   ^
Note: C:\D\code\js\emps_app\node_modules\react-native-gesture-handler\android\src\main\java\com\swmansion\gesturehandler\react\RNGestureHandlerButtonViewManager.java uses or overrides a deprecated API.
Note: Recompile with -Xlint:deprecation for details.
Note: Some input files use unchecked or unsafe operations.
Note: Recompile with -Xlint:unchecked for details.
6 errors

> Task :react-native-gesture-handler:compileDebugJavaWithJavac FAILED

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

The error is related 6 packages missing and I guess it is still related to Androidx. But I have no clue how to fix it. There is an issue post (for RN-gesture-handler) suggesting downgraded to version 1.0.5 for fixing but I wouldn't like to use such an old version.

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5 Answers

It cause this error for the RN 0.60. You can solve this by following,

npm i jetifier
npx jetify

fixed it for me on RN 0.60.

Have a good day.

user_104563750 
npm i jetifier
npx jetify

Fixed it for me on react-native 0.60

Be carefully for latest react-native version don't need

react-native link react-native-gesture-handler

It is automatically linked by react-native 0.60

user_113021000

As per my openion this error occurs due to incomplete installation and linking of npm library. Follows these steps:- At first Run this command inside your project (npm install --save react-native-gesture-handler). Then link this library by running this command (react-native link react-native-gesture-handler). Then run your project on devices or simulator , it will work. If it doesn't work then manually install and link this library from link given below. https://www.npmjs.com/package/react-native-gesture-handler

user_112887290

$ npm i react-native-gesture-handler

$ react-native link react-native-gesture-handler

Install Jetifier ->

$ npm install --save-dev jetifier

or

$ yarn add -D jetifier

Then -> Edit your package.json and add a postinstall script: "postinstall": "npx jetify", like so:

{
    "version": "2.0.0",
    "lockfileVersion": 1,
    "requires": true,
    "scripts": {
          "postinstall": "npx jetify"
    },
    ....
 }

$ npm install or $ yarn

$ npx jetify

link

user_70248060

Here's another answer for folks using RN < 0.60, as was the OP. I am using react-native-gesture-handler v 1.3.0 as this was the the last version before the library updated to AndroidX.

Although the OP ran into this by adding

android.useAndroidX=true
android.enableJetifier=true

to his project, I unwittingly added it by adding another library that had been converted to AndroidX, react-native-safe-area-context. I was expecting my build to fail when it got to that library, but I got really confused when it failed before that, while building react-native-gesture-handler. Apparently if useAndroidX and enableJetifier are set to true anywhere in the build it affects the whole build.

I fixed the problem by patching the new library to revert AndroidX. I got the patch here.

user_14041850
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