Unable to make executable signed-release build dexgaurd

I updated my project to gradle version to 4.0 and android support version library to latest(i.e. 27.0.0) with target api with Android O(26), and made a signed release build.

Now I'm getting this crash when open the app:

java.lang.IllegalAccessError: Method 'boolean android.view.ViewGroup.checkLayoutParams(android.view.ViewGroup$LayoutParams)' is inaccessible to class 'android.support.v7.widget.ActionMenuPresenter' (declaration of 'android.support.v7.widget.ActionMenuPresenter' appears in /data/app/com.myairtelapp-iuW7irEMrfWuoyVjp6OGKA==/base.apk)
at android.support.v7.widget.ActionMenuPresenter.getItemView(:202)
at android.support.v7.widget.ActionMenuPresenter.flagActionItems(:476)
at android.support.v7.view.menu.MenuBuilder.flagActionItems(:1164)
at android.support.v7.view.menu.BaseMenuPresenter.updateMenuView(:95)
at android.support.v7.widget.ActionMenuPresenter.updateMenuView(:229)
at android.support.v7.view.menu.MenuBuilder.dispatchPresenterUpdate(:291)
at android.support.v7.view.menu.MenuBuilder.onItemsChanged(:1051)
at android.support.v7.view.menu.MenuBuilder.startDispatchingItemsChanged(:1078)
at android.support.v7.app.ToolbarActionBar.populateOptionsMenu(:460)
at android.support.v7.app.ToolbarActionBar$1.run(:55)
at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:789)
at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:98)
at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:164)
at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:6809)
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
at com.android.internal.os.Zygote$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(Zygote.java:240)
at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:767)'


My build.gradle is:

apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
apply plugin: 'io.fabric'

apply plugin: 'net.researchgate.release'
apply plugin: 'dexguard'

android {
compileSdkVersion project.ext.compile_sdk_version
buildToolsVersion project.ext.build_tools_version

lintOptions {
quiet false
abortOnError false
ignoreWarnings false
disable "ResourceType"
}
dexOptions {
javaMaxHeapSize "4g"
}

signingConfigs {
release {

}
}

flavorDimensions 'channel'
productFlavors {
playstore {
dimension 'channel'
manifestPlaceholders = [channelName: "playstore"]
}
}
configurations {
all {
exclude group: 'org.json', module: 'json'
exclude module: 'httpclient'
exclude module: 'commons-logging'
resolutionStrategy {
force "com.android.support:gridlayout-v7:${support_version}"
force "com.android.support:support-v4:${support_version}"
force "com.android.support:appcompat-v7:${support_version}"
force "com.android.support:cardview-v7:${support_version}"
force "com.android.support:recyclerview-v7:${support_version}"
force "com.android.support:design:${support_version}"
}
}
}
defaultConfig {
applicationId "com.myairtelapp"
minSdkVersion project.ext.min_sdk_version
targetSdkVersion project.ext.target_sdk_version
vectorDrawables.useSupportLibrary = true
versionCode manifestVersionCode
versionName manifestVersionName
buildConfigField BOOLEAN, LOAD_DUMMY_JSON, FALSE
// Config for enbling dummy mode
buildConfigField BOOLEAN, SET_SPOOF_REQUEST, FALSE
// Config for spoofing request
buildConfigField BOOLEAN, REPORT_CRASHES, TRUE
// Flag for reporting crashlytics


multiDexEnabled true
}

buildTypes {
release {
buildConfigField BOOLEAN, LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG, FALSE
signingConfig signingConfigs.release
buildConfigField STRING, S3_URL, BASE_URL_S3_PROD
//proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
proguardFile getDefaultDexGuardFile('dexguard-release.pro')
proguardFile 'dexguard-project.pro'
proguardFile 'proguard-rules.pro'
}
debug {
debuggable true

buildConfigField BOOLEAN, REPORT_CRASHES, FALSE
buildConfigField BOOLEAN, LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG, TRUE
proguardFile getDefaultDexGuardFile('dexguard-debug.pro')
proguardFile 'dexguard-project.pro'
proguardFile 'proguard-rules.pro'
applicationIdSuffix ".debug"

}

}
compileOptions {
sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
targetCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
}
}

def gitBranchName() {
return 'git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD'.execute().text.trim()
}

/** generate main build tasks
* generated tasks : [airtelOneDebugAssemble, airtelOneReleaseAssemble, airtelOneStagingAssemble
* airtelOneQaAssemble,airtelOneDummyAssemble]
**/
android.buildTypes.all { buildType ->
android.productFlavors.each { flavor ->
task("airtelOne${flavor.name.capitalize()}${buildType.name.capitalize()}Assemble") {
if (buildType.name == android.buildTypes.release.name) {
dependsOn "release"
} else {
dependsOn "assemble${flavor.name.capitalize()}${buildType.name.capitalize()}"
}
}

}
}
/**
* rename the generated apk.
* use SNAPSHOT for intermediate builds
*/

tasks.whenTaskAdded { task ->
if (task.name == 'generateReleaseBuildConfig') {
task.dependsOn 'updateVersionProperties'
}

}
/*
Override release plugin task and update version properties file.
*/
task('updateVersionProperties') << {
def incVersion = manifestVersionCode + 1
props.setProperty(PropertyVersionCode, incVersion.toString())
def appVersion = manifestVersionName.split(".")
def majorVersion = appVersion[0]
def minorVersion = appVersion[1]
def patchVersion = appVersion[2]
def updatePatchVersion = patchVersion.toInteger() + 1
def newVersionName = "${majorVersion}.${minorVersion}.${updatePatchVersion}"
props.setProperty(PropertyVersionName, newVersionName)
def writer = new FileWriter(file(PropertiesFile))
try {
props.store(writer, 'Manifest Version Properties')
writer.flush()
} finally {
writer.close()
}
}

def getDate() {
def date = new Date()
def formattedDate = date.format("dd-MM'T'HH-mm")
return formattedDate
}

repositories {
mavenCentral()
maven { url 'http://dl.bintray.com/amulyakhare/maven' }
maven { url 'https://s3-ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/godel-release/godel/' }
maven { url 'https://maven.fabric.io/public' }
jcenter()
maven {
url 'https://maven.google.com/'
name 'Google'
}
}

dependencies {
compile(name: 'GoogleConversionTrackingSdk-2.2.4', ext: 'jar')
compile(name: 'leap_sdk', ext: 'aar')
compile(name: 'SecureComponent-PROD-V1.5', ext: 'aar')
implementation project(':qrcodereaderview')
implementation project(':applib')
compile 'com.android.support:multidex:1.0.3'
compile 'com.mcxiaoke.volley:library:1.0.19'
compile 'com.squareup:otto:1.3.8'
compile 'com.jakewharton:butterknife:8.8.1'
annotationProcessor 'com.jakewharton:butterknife-compiler:8.8.1'
compile 'com.squareup.okhttp:okhttp:2.7.5'
//compile 'com.facebook.android:facebook-android-sdk:4.7.0'
compile 'com.squareup.okhttp:okhttp-urlconnection:2.7.5'
compile 'commons-codec:commons-codec:20041127.091804'
compile 'com.github.castorflex.smoothprogressbar:library-circular:1.0.0'
compile 'com.birbit:android-priority-jobqueue:1.3'
compile 'com.squareup.wire:wire-runtime:1.6.1'
compile 'com.squareup:tape:1.2.3'
compile('com.crashlytics.sdk.android:crashlytics:2.6.3@aar') {
transitive = true;
}
compile('com.github.ozodrukh:CircularReveal:1.1.1@aar') {
transitive = true;
}
compile('com.moengage:moe-android-sdk:7.7.15') {
exclude group: 'com.moengage', module: 'moe-location-lib'
}
compile ('com.moengage:addon-messaging:1.1.02')
{
exclude group: 'com.android.support'
}

compile 'com.github.bumptech.glide:glide:3.7.0'
compile ('in.juspay:godel:0.6.24.1423')
{
exclude group: 'com.android.support'
}
/* compile ('fr.baloomba:viewpagerindicator:2.4.2')
{
exclude group: 'com.android.support'
}*/
compile 'com.madgag.spongycastle:core:1.54.0.0'
compile 'com.madgag.spongycastle:prov:1.54.0.0'
compile files('libs/secure-component-sdk.jar')
compile 'com.github.PhilJay:MPAndroidChart:v3.0.0'
//Charts lib
compile 'com.github.evgenyneu:js-evaluator-for-android:v2.0.0'
compile "com.android.support:customtabs:${support_version}"
//SafetyNet dependency
compile ("com.google.android.gms:play-services-safetynet:${google_play_services_version}")
{
exclude group: 'com.android.support'
exclude module: 'support-v4'
}
compile 'com.android.support.constraint:constraint-layout:1.0.2'
compile 'com.appsflyer:af-android-sdk:4.8.8'
compile 'com.android.installreferrer:installreferrer:1.0'
compile ('com.firebase:firebase-jobdispatcher:0.8.5')
{
exclude group: 'com.android.support'
}
}


I checked for duplicate dependencies and remove almost all duplicate dependencies
I didn't find any seemlier question

1 Answer
1

This is due to the following optimization: method/generalization/class.

I tried to make a release build using the following rule in your dexguard configuration:

-optimizations !method/generalization/class


Its working fine for me

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