React-native-gesture-handler: RN: 0.60.0 compile error: "import android.support.v4.util.Pools" problem

[ezranbayantemur]

I'm trying to install react-navigation package to my project. I did all instructions on here and getting error while compiling.
react-navigation && gesture-handler works on 0.59.10 perfectly but had problems on 0.60.0

I create a dummy project to test the package and getting these errors.

package.json :

• "jetifier": "^1.6.2",
• "react": "16.8.6",
• "react-native": "0.60.0",
• "react-native-gesture-handler": "^1.3.0",
• "react-navigation": "^3.11.0"

error output:

react-native run-android
info JS server already running.
info Installing the app...

Task :react-native-gesture-handler:compileDebugJavaWithJavac

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

Deprecated Gradle features were used in this build, making it incompatible with Gradle 6.0.
Use '--warning-mode all' to show the individual deprecation warnings.
See https://docs.gradle.org/5.4.1/userguide/command_line_interface.html#sec:command_line_warnings
20 actionable tasks: 20 executed
C:\Users\ezran\Desktop\SADELABS\dummyProjectnode_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:\Users\ezran\Desktop\SADELABS\dummyProjectnode_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 EVENTS_POOL =
^
C:\Users\ezran\Desktop\SADELABS\dummyProjectnode_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:\Users\ezran\Desktop\SADELABS\dummyProjectnode_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 EVENTS_POOL =
^
C:\Users\ezran\Desktop\SADELABS\dummyProjectnode_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:\Users\ezran\Desktop\SADELABS\dummyProjectnode_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:\Users\ezran\Desktop\SADELABS\dummyProjectnode_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

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

• What went wrong:
  Execution failed for task ':react-native-gesture-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

BU�LD FAILED in 1m 12s

error Failed to install the app. Make sure you have the Android development environment set up: https://facebook.github.io/react-native/docs/getting-started.html#android-development-environment. Run CLI with --verbose flag for more details.
Error: Command failed: gradlew.bat app:installDebug -PreactNativeDevServerPort=8081
C:\Users\ezran\Desktop\SADELABS\dummyProjectnode_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:\Users\ezran\Desktop\SADELABS\dummyProjectnode_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 EVENTS_POOL =
^
C:\Users\ezran\Desktop\SADELABS\dummyProjectnode_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:\Users\ezran\Desktop\SADELABS\dummyProjectnode_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 EVENTS_POOL =
^
C:\Users\ezran\Desktop\SADELABS\dummyProjectnode_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:\Users\ezran\Desktop\SADELABS\dummyProjectnode_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:\Users\ezran\Desktop\SADELABS\dummyProjectnode_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

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

• What went wrong:
  Execution failed for task ':react-native-gesture-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

BU�LD FAILED in 1m 12s

at checkExecSyncError (child_process.js:616:11)
at execFileSync (child_process.js:634:13)
at runOnAllDevices (C:\Users\ezran\Desktop\SADELABS\dummyProject\node_modules\@react-native-community\cli-platform-android\build\commands\runAndroid\runOnAllDevices.js:75:39)
at buildAndRun (C:\Users\ezran\Desktop\SADELABS\dummyProject\node_modules\@react-native-community\cli-platform-android\build\commands\runAndroid\index.js:137:41)
at then.result (C:\Users\ezran\Desktop\SADELABS\dummyProject\node_modules\@react-native-community\cli-platform-android\build\commands\runAndroid\index.js:103:12)
at process._tickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:68:7)

Thanks

[rajsatish4ar]

This is happening just because your project support Androidx and that library don’t.
So for androidx support it requires androidx.core.util.Pools instead of android.support.v4.util.Pools.
This can be changed manually in modules file but when you do npm install it will be changed to default.
So we need to change it at build time. To resolve this type issue place below code in app-level Gradle file.

preBuild.doFirst { ant.replaceregexp(match:'android.support.v4.util.Pools;', replace:'androidx.core.util.Pools;', flags:'g', byline:true) { fileset(dir: '../../node_modules/react-native-gesture-handler/android/src/main/java/com/swmansion/gesturehandler/react/', includes: '*.java') }

** If there are more issue in other modules, kindly do the same as above (Replace androidx support import statement)
You can see the matching libraries for androidx https://developer.android.com/jetpack/androidx/migrate

[thymikee]

This happens because RNGH is not yet migrated to AndroidX.

We advice to run jetifier on "postinstall" step until then, which will unblock you

cc @osdnk feel free to close this.

[hroland]

This worked for me!
https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues/25483#issuecomment-508446776

[mgfjxxiexiaolong]

This worked for me!
facebook/react-native#25483 (comment)

work for me!

[jakub-gonet]

Resolved.