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GeneXus build for Android fails with "could not find <sdk>\platform-tools\zipalign.exe"

After updating to SDK Tools 23 (or newer), whenever I try to build an SD application targeting Android with GeneXus, I get the following message after compilation:

error: Could not find: <sdk>\platform-tools\zipalign.exe
Command: zipalign 4 "<path_to_apk-release-unsigned.apk>" "<path_to_apk>"
error: The system cannot find the file specified
Android Compilation Failed

Why is this?

Solution

  • Starting with SDK Tools 23, zipalign.exe was moved again. It is no longer in its previous location (under <sdk>\tools), but only in the subdirectories of <sdk>\build-tools.

    This issue is fixed in GeneXus X Evolution 3 Upgrade 1 (as well as Evolution 2 Upgrade 7). For now, you can avoid this problem by following these steps:

    1. Make sure that at least one version of the SDK Build-tools is installed (this is necessary for building anyway).
    2. Copy the zipalign.exe file from <sdk>\build-tools\<version> to <sdk>\tools or <sdk>\platform-tools.