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    copied!<p>When compiling a specific Android project, and only on my Windows machine, I get a <code>java.nio.BufferOverflowException</code> during from dex. The problem occurs both when using Eclipse and when using Ant.</p> <p>The output when using Ant is:</p> <pre><code>... [dex] Pre-Dexing C:\MyProject\libs\android-support-v4.jar -&gt; android-support-v4-5f5341d3c1b10a79d7d93f9c1e64421e.jar [dex] Converting compiled files and external libraries into C:\MyProject\bin\classes.dex... [dx] [dx] UNEXPECTED TOP-LEVEL EXCEPTION: [dx] java.nio.BufferOverflowException [dx] at java.nio.Buffer.nextPutIndex(Buffer.java:499) [dx] at java.nio.HeapByteBuffer.putShort(HeapByteBuffer.java:296) [dx] at com.android.dex.Dex$Section.writeShort(Dex.java:818) [dx] at com.android.dex.Dex$Section.writeTypeList(Dex.java:870) [dx] at com.android.dx.merge.DexMerger$3.write(DexMerger.java:437) [dx] at com.android.dx.merge.DexMerger$3.write(DexMerger.java:423) [dx] at com.android.dx.merge.DexMerger$IdMerger.mergeUnsorted(DexMerger.java:317) [dx] at com.android.dx.merge.DexMerger.mergeTypeLists(DexMerger.java:423) [dx] at com.android.dx.merge.DexMerger.mergeDexes(DexMerger.java:163) [dx] at com.android.dx.merge.DexMerger.merge(DexMerger.java:187) [dx] at com.android.dx.command.dexer.Main.mergeLibraryDexBuffers(Main.java:439) [dx] at com.android.dx.command.dexer.Main.runMonoDex(Main.java:287) [dx] at com.android.dx.command.dexer.Main.run(Main.java:230) [dx] at com.android.dx.command.dexer.Main.main(Main.java:199) [dx] at com.android.dx.command.Main.main(Main.java:103) BUILD FAILED C:\Users\Jaap\android-sdks\tools\ant\build.xml:892: The following error occurred while executing this line: C:\Users\Jaap\android-sdks\tools\ant\build.xml:894: The following error occurred while executing this line: C:\Users\Jaap\android-sdks\tools\ant\build.xml:906: The following error occurred while executing this line: C:\Users\Jaap\android-sdks\tools\ant\build.xml:284: null returned: 2 </code></pre> <p>When using Eclipse the message is shorter but similar:</p> <pre><code>[2013-11-01 14:29:44] APK file is not created for Project: [2013-11-01 14:29:46 - Dex Loader] Unable to execute dex: java.nio.BufferOverflowException. Check the Eclipse log for stack trace. [2013-11-01 14:29:46 - MyProject] Conversion to Dalvik format failed: Unable to execute dex: java.nio.BufferOverflowException. Check the Eclipse log for stack trace. </code></pre> <p>Like I said, I don't have this problem on my MacBook, even though they are both upgraded to the latest versions of the Android Build tools: 19.0.0.</p>
 

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