Ah - just realised this is because I've been emailing the APK as an attachment to a gmail message. For some reason, Chrome is not releasing the file lock after the message is sent.
So the reason it wasn't a problem with my other projects was because I was not emailing those APKs :) Clearly a Chrome issue... On 20 July 2010 09:16, Mark Carter <mjc1...@googlemail.com> wrote: > I have a small test Android Project used to test the MediaPlayer > class. > > For this project, usually after a few builds, the compiler gives this > exception: > > Conversion to Dalvik format failed with error 1 > > I've narrowed this down to Google Chrome locking the generated .apk > file (in /bin). So, the build is unable to remove that APK to rebuild. > > Sure enough, quitting Chrome, solves the issue. > > This is bizarre, isn't it! Why would Google Chrome be grabbing a lock > on that file???? > > BTW, I have never had this error with any of my other projects. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
