Flutter-permission-handler: Can't complile project: symbol not found

Created on 11 Jun 2021 · 9Comments · Source: Baseflow/flutter-permission-handler

🔙 Regression

Absolutely the same problem as it was mentioned in #253, but with correctly setted compileSdkVersion.

Old (and correct) behavior

Compilation should be completed without any errors

Current behavior

flutter clean
flutter pub get
flutter pub run build_runner build -v --delete-conflicting-outputs
flutter run

Compilation failed with:

C:\tools\flutter\.pub-cache\hosted\pub.dartlang.org\permission_handler-8.1.0\android\src\main\java\com\baseflow\permissionhandler\PermissionManager.java:58: error: cannot find symbol
            status = Environment.isExternalStorageManager()
                                ^
  symbol:   method isExternalStorageManager()
  location: class Environment
C:\tools\flutter\.pub-cache\hosted\pub.dartlang.org\permission_handler-8.1.0\android\src\main\java\com\baseflow\permissionhandler\PermissionManager.java:246: error: cannot find symbol
                    if (permission == PermissionConstants.PERMISSION_GROUP_MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE && Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.R) {
                                                                                          ^
  symbol:   variable R
  location: class VERSION_CODES
C:\tools\flutter\.pub-cache\hosted\pub.dartlang.org\permission_handler-8.1.0\android\src\main\java\com\baseflow\permissionhandler\PermissionManager.java:260: error: cannot find symbol
            } else if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.R && permission == PermissionConstants.PERMISSION_GROUP_MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE) {
                                                                   ^
  symbol:   variable R
  location: class VERSION_CODES
C:\tools\flutter\.pub-cache\hosted\pub.dartlang.org\permission_handler-8.1.0\android\src\main\java\com\baseflow\permissionhandler\PermissionManager.java:262: error: cannot find symbol
                        Settings.ACTION_MANAGE_APP_ALL_FILES_ACCESS_PERMISSION,
                                ^
  symbol:   variable ACTION_MANAGE_APP_ALL_FILES_ACCESS_PERMISSION
  location: class Settings
C:\tools\flutter\.pub-cache\hosted\pub.dartlang.org\permission_handler-8.1.0\android\src\main\java\com\baseflow\permissionhandler\PermissionManager.java:332: error: cannot find symbol
                if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.R) {
                                                               ^
  symbol:   variable R
  location: class VERSION_CODES
C:\tools\flutter\.pub-cache\hosted\pub.dartlang.org\permission_handler-8.1.0\android\src\main\java\com\baseflow\permissionhandler\PermissionManager.java:361: error: cannot find symbol
                    if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.R) {
                                                                   ^
  symbol:   variable R
  location: class VERSION_CODES
C:\tools\flutter\.pub-cache\hosted\pub.dartlang.org\permission_handler-8.1.0\android\src\main\java\com\baseflow\permissionhandler\PermissionManager.java:365: error: cannot find symbol
                    return Environment.isExternalStorageManager()
                                      ^
  symbol:   method isExternalStorageManager()
  location: class Environment
C:\tools\flutter\.pub-cache\hosted\pub.dartlang.org\permission_handler-8.1.0\android\src\main\java\com\baseflow\permissionhandler\PermissionUtils.java:64: error: cannot find symbol
            case Manifest.permission.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE:
                                    ^
  symbol:   variable MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
  location: class permission
C:\tools\flutter\.pub-cache\hosted\pub.dartlang.org\permission_handler-8.1.0\android\src\main\java\com\baseflow\permissionhandler\PermissionUtils.java:229: error: cannot find symbol
                if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.R && hasPermissionInManifest(context, permissionNames, Manifest.permission.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE ))
                                                                ^
  symbol:   variable R
  location: class VERSION_CODES
C:\tools\flutter\.pub-cache\hosted\pub.dartlang.org\permission_handler-8.1.0\android\src\main\java\com\baseflow\permissionhandler\PermissionUtils.java:229: error: cannot find symbol
                if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.R && hasPermissionInManifest(context, permissionNames, Manifest.permission.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE ))
                                                                                          ^
  symbol:   variable MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
  location: class permission
C:\tools\flutter\.pub-cache\hosted\pub.dartlang.org\permission_handler-8.1.0\android\src\main\java\com\baseflow\permissionhandler\PermissionUtils.java:230: error: cannot find symbol
                    permissionNames.add(Manifest.permission.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE);
                                                           ^
  symbol:   variable MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
  location: class permission
11 errors

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

Reproduction steps

Configuration

flutter --version

Flutter 2.2.1 • channel stable • https://github.com/flutter/flutter.git
Framework • revision 02c026b03c (2 weeks ago) • 2021-05-27 12:24:44 -0700
Engine • revision 0fdb562ac8
Tools • Dart 2.13.1

flutter --doctor

Doctor summary (to see all details, run flutter doctor -v):
[√] Flutter (Channel stable, 2.2.1, on Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19043.985], locale ru-RU)
[!] Android toolchain - develop for Android devices (Android SDK version 30.0.1)
    X Android license status unknown.
      Run `flutter doctor --android-licenses` to accept the SDK licenses.
      See https://flutter.dev/docs/get-started/install/windows#android-setup for more details.
[√] Chrome - develop for the web
[√] Android Studio (version 4.1.0)
[√] IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition (version 2020.3)
[√] VS Code (version 1.56.2)
[√] Connected device (3 available)

! Doctor found issues in 1 category.

gradle.properties

org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx1536M
android.enableR8=true
android.useAndroidX=true
android.enableJetifier=true
android.buildTypes.release.ndk.debugSymbolLevel=FULL

android/app/build.gradle

    compileSdkVersion 30

defaultConfig 
        minSdkVersion 23
        targetSdkVersion 30

Version: 8.1.0

Platform:

[] :iphone: iOS
[x] :robot: Android

android

Source

0xdecade

👍1

Most helpful comment

@mvanbeusekom @Pitazzo

Yes, it's really matter, so the problem can be solved by changing compileSdkVersion from 29 to 30 in android/build.graddle

    afterEvaluate { project ->
            android {
                compileSdkVersion 30
            }
    }

0xdecade on 15 Jun 2021

👍2

All 9 comments

Same problem here, in my case, minSdk is 29

Pitazzo on 13 Jun 2021

Hi @0xdecade,

I think the problem here might be related to the fact that you haven't accepted the Android SDK licenses yet, as explained in the flutter doctor -v output. Try running flutter doctor --android-licenses and accept all the licenses prompted. After that try to compile the application again.

Otherwise from what you posted the configuration looks good. In most cases this error is caused when the compileSdkVersion is not configured correctly. Since version 7.0.0 of the plugin this should be set to version 30 (note that it is not necessary to update the minSdkVersion or targetSdkVersion for this plugin to work).

Could you please verify if this helps?

mvanbeusekom on 14 Jun 2021

@mvanbeusekom Now then I accepted licenses with flutter doctor --android-licenses I haven't founded issues:

Doctor summary (to see all details, run flutter doctor -v):
[√] Flutter (Channel stable, 2.2.1, on Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19043.985], locale ru-RU)
[√] Android toolchain - develop for Android devices (Android SDK version 30.0.1)
[√] Chrome - develop for the web
[√] Android Studio (version 4.1.0)
[√] IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition (version 2020.3)
[√] VS Code (version 1.56.2)
[√] Connected device (3 available)

• No issues found!

But the problem is still there:

Using hardware rendering with device Android SDK built for x86 64. If you notice graphics artifacts, consider enabling software rendering with "--enable-software-rendering".
Launching lib\main.dart on Android SDK built for x86 64 in debug mode...
Signing with key.properties
Error: Cannot run with sound null safety, because the following dependencies
don't support null safety:

 - package:carousel_slider
 - package:flutter_slider_indicator
 - package:f_datetimerangepicker
 - package:intent
 - package:wifi_hunter
 - package:wifi_info_plugin

For solutions, see https://dart.dev/go/unsound-null-safety


FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

* Where:
Script 'C:\tools\flutter\packages\flutter_tools\gradle\flutter.gradle' line: 1035

* What went wrong:
Execution failed for task ':app:compileFlutterBuildDebug'.
> Process 'command 'C:\tools\flutter\bin\flutter.bat'' finished with non-zero exit value 1

* Try:
Run with --stacktrace option to get the stack trace. Run with --info or --debug option to get more log output. Run with --scan to get full insights.

* Get more help at https://help.gradle.org

BUILD FAILED in 55s
Running Gradle task 'assembleDebug'...
Running Gradle task 'assembleDebug'... Done                        57,2s
Exception: Gradle task assembleDebug failed with exit code 1
PS C:\Users\Roman\IdeaProjects\ramnet_app> clear
PS C:\Users\Roman\IdeaProjects\ramnet_app> flutter run --no-sound-null-safety
Using hardware rendering with device Android SDK built for x86 64. If you notice graphics artifacts, consider enabling software rendering with "--enable-software-rendering".
Launching lib\main.dart on Android SDK built for x86 64 in debug mode...
Signing with key.properties
C:\tools\flutter\.pub-cache\hosted\pub.dartlang.org\permission_handler-8.1.0\android\src\main\java\com\baseflow\permissionhandler\PermissionManager.java:58: error: cannot find symbol
            status = Environment.isExternalStorageManager()
                                ^
  symbol:   method isExternalStorageManager()
  location: class Environment
C:\tools\flutter\.pub-cache\hosted\pub.dartlang.org\permission_handler-8.1.0\android\src\main\java\com\baseflow\permissionhandler\PermissionManager.java:246: error: cannot find symbol
                    if (permission == PermissionConstants.PERMISSION_GROUP_MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE && Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.R) {
                                                                                                                                                 ^
  symbol:   variable R
  location: class VERSION_CODES
C:\tools\flutter\.pub-cache\hosted\pub.dartlang.org\permission_handler-8.1.0\android\src\main\java\com\baseflow\permissionhandler\PermissionManager.java:260: error: cannot find symbol
            } else if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.R && permission == PermissionConstants.PERMISSION_GROUP_MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE) {
                                                                   ^
  symbol:   variable R
  location: class VERSION_CODES
C:\tools\flutter\.pub-cache\hosted\pub.dartlang.org\permission_handler-8.1.0\android\src\main\java\com\baseflow\permissionhandler\PermissionManager.java:262: error: cannot find symbol
                        Settings.ACTION_MANAGE_APP_ALL_FILES_ACCESS_PERMISSION,
                                ^
  symbol:   variable ACTION_MANAGE_APP_ALL_FILES_ACCESS_PERMISSION
  location: class Settings
C:\tools\flutter\.pub-cache\hosted\pub.dartlang.org\permission_handler-8.1.0\android\src\main\java\com\baseflow\permissionhandler\PermissionManager.java:332: error: cannot find symbol
                if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.R) {
                                                               ^
  symbol:   variable R
  location: class VERSION_CODES
C:\tools\flutter\.pub-cache\hosted\pub.dartlang.org\permission_handler-8.1.0\android\src\main\java\com\baseflow\permissionhandler\PermissionManager.java:361: error: cannot find symbol
                    if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.R) {
                                                                   ^
  symbol:   variable R
  location: class VERSION_CODES
C:\tools\flutter\.pub-cache\hosted\pub.dartlang.org\permission_handler-8.1.0\android\src\main\java\com\baseflow\permissionhandler\PermissionManager.java:365: error: cannot find symbol
                    return Environment.isExternalStorageManager()
                                      ^
  symbol:   method isExternalStorageManager()
  location: class Environment
C:\tools\flutter\.pub-cache\hosted\pub.dartlang.org\permission_handler-8.1.0\android\src\main\java\com\baseflow\permissionhandler\PermissionUtils.java:64: error: cannot find symbol
            case Manifest.permission.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE:
                                    ^
  symbol:   variable MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
  location: class permission
C:\tools\flutter\.pub-cache\hosted\pub.dartlang.org\permission_handler-8.1.0\android\src\main\java\com\baseflow\permissionhandler\PermissionUtils.java:229: error: cannot find symbol
                if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.R && hasPermissionInManifest(context, permissionNames, Manifest.permission.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE ))
                                                                ^
  symbol:   variable R
  location: class VERSION_CODES
C:\tools\flutter\.pub-cache\hosted\pub.dartlang.org\permission_handler-8.1.0\android\src\main\java\com\baseflow\permissionhandler\PermissionUtils.java:229: error: cannot find symbol
                if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.R && hasPermissionInManifest(context, permissionNames, Manifest.permission.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE ))
                                                                                                                                           ^
  symbol:   variable MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
  location: class permission
C:\tools\flutter\.pub-cache\hosted\pub.dartlang.org\permission_handler-8.1.0\android\src\main\java\com\baseflow\permissionhandler\PermissionUtils.java:230: error: cannot find symbol
                    permissionNames.add(Manifest.permission.MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE);
                                                           ^
  symbol:   variable MANAGE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
  location: class permission
11 errors

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

* What went wrong:
Execution failed for task ':permission_handler:compileDebugJavaWithJavac'.
> Compilation failed; see the compiler error output for details.

* Try:
Run with --stacktrace option to get the stack trace. Run with --info or --debug option to get more log output. Run with --scan to get full insights.

* Get more help at https://help.gradle.org

BUILD FAILED in 43s
Running Gradle task 'assembleDebug'...
Running Gradle task 'assembleDebug'... Done                        45,1s
Exception: Gradle task assembleDebug failed with exit code 1

0xdecade on 15 Jun 2021

@0xdecade could you list the contents of both your android/build.gradle and android/app/build.gradle files?

mvanbeusekom on 15 Jun 2021

@mvanbeusekom

It's looks like the compile SDK version is different in both files. Does it matter?

buildscript {
    ext.kotlin_version = '1.3.50'
    repositories {
        google()
        jcenter()
    }

    dependencies {
        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.5.0'
        classpath "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-gradle-plugin:$kotlin_version"
        // Example existing classpath
        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.5.3'
        // Add the google services classpath
        classpath 'com.google.gms:google-services:4.3.2'
    }
}

allprojects {
    repositories {
        google()
        jcenter()
    }
}

rootProject.buildDir = '../build'
subprojects {
    project.buildDir = "${rootProject.buildDir}/${project.name}"
    project.evaluationDependsOn(':app')
    afterEvaluate { project ->
            android {
                compileSdkVersion 29
            }
    }
}

task clean(type: Delete) {
    delete rootProject.buildDir
}

android/app/build.graddle

def localProperties = new Properties()
def localPropertiesFile = rootProject.file('local.properties')
if (localPropertiesFile.exists()) {
    localPropertiesFile.withReader('UTF-8') { reader ->
        localProperties.load(reader)
    }
}

def flutterRoot = localProperties.getProperty('flutter.sdk')
if (flutterRoot == null) {
    throw new FileNotFoundException("Flutter SDK not found. Define location with flutter.sdk in the local.properties file.")
}

def flutterVersionCode = localProperties.getProperty('flutter.versionCode')
if (flutterVersionCode == null) {
    flutterVersionCode = '1'
}

def flutterVersionName = localProperties.getProperty('flutter.versionName')
if (flutterVersionName == null) {
    flutterVersionName = '1.0'
}

apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
apply plugin: 'kotlin-android'
apply from: "$flutterRoot/packages/flutter_tools/gradle/flutter.gradle"
apply plugin: 'com.google.gms.google-services'

def keystoreProperties = new Properties()
def keystorePropertiesFile = rootProject.file('key.properties')
if(keystorePropertiesFile.exists()) {
    keystoreProperties.load(new FileInputStream(keystorePropertiesFile))
}

android {
    compileSdkVersion 30

    sourceSets {
        main.java.srcDirs += 'src/main/kotlin'
        main.jniLibs.srcDirs = ['libs']
    }

    lintOptions {
        disable 'InvalidPackage'
    }

    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "ru.ramnet.ramnetapp"
        minSdkVersion 23
        targetSdkVersion 30
        versionCode flutterVersionCode.toInteger()
        versionName flutterVersionName
    }

    signingConfigs {
        release {
            if (keystorePropertiesFile.exists()) {
                keyAlias keystoreProperties['keyAlias']
                keyPassword keystoreProperties['keyPassword']
                storeFile keystoreProperties['storeFile'] ? file(keystoreProperties['storeFile']) : null
                storePassword keystoreProperties['storePassword']
            } else {
                println("key.properties not found")
            }
        }
    }

    buildTypes {
        release {
            if (keystorePropertiesFile.exists()) {
                signingConfig signingConfigs.release
                println "Signing with key.properties"
            } else {
                signingConfig signingConfigs.debug
                println "Signing with debug keys"
            }
        }
    }
}

flutter {
    source '../..'
}

dependencies {
    implementation "org.jetbrains.kotlin:kotlin-stdlib-jdk7:$kotlin_version"
    implementation 'com.google.firebase:firebase-messaging:21.0.0'
}

0xdecade on 15 Jun 2021

@mvanbeusekom @Pitazzo

Yes, it's really matter, so the problem can be solved by changing compileSdkVersion from 29 to 30 in android/build.graddle

    afterEvaluate { project ->
            android {
                compileSdkVersion 30
            }
    }

0xdecade on 15 Jun 2021

👍2

I think it is better to set compileSdkVersion 29

szuwest on 15 Jun 2021

I think it is better to set compileSdkVersion 29

@szuwest Yes that is possible but then you should stick to a version below 7.0.0. Since version 7.0.0 of the permission_handler we introduced new permissions which require compileSdkVersion to be set to 30 as they are not available in version 29 and earlier.

If you do want to use version 7.0.0 or higher and you don't update the compileSdkVersion you will get the error described above.

mvanbeusekom on 15 Jun 2021

❤1

@0xdecade Thanks you for reporting back. I will close this issue now as it seems to be resolved.

mvanbeusekom on 15 Jun 2021

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