Gradle: Could not initialize class org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.InvokerHelper
I saw this gradle error: "Could not initialize class org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.InvokerHelper". I have tried multiple ways listed online to fix the issue but no luck. During the debugging, I found weird JVM version.
Installed Java 14 and I have set the path in JAVA_HOME in bash_profile. However, gradle shows JVM 13 version. I am not sure if this cause the error: Could not initialize class org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.InvokerHelper
My java version
java version "14.0.1" 2020-04-14
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 14.0.1+7)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 14.0.1+7, mixed mode, sharing)
Gradle version, but not sure why JVM shows 13
Gradle 6.5
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Build time: 2020-06-02 20:46:21 UTC
Revision: a27f41e4ae5e8a41ab9b19f8dd6d86d7b384dad4
Kotlin: 1.3.72
Groovy: 2.5.11
Ant: Apache Ant(TM) version 1.10.7 compiled on September 1 2019
JVM: **13.0.2 (Oracle Corporation 13.0.2+8)**
OS: Mac OS X 10.14.6 x86_64
Gradle error
npx react-native run-android
info Running jetifier to migrate libraries to AndroidX. You can disable it using "--no-jetifier" flag.
Jetifier found 960 file(s) to forward-jetify. Using 4 workers...
info JS server already running.
info Launching emulator...
info Successfully launched emulator.
info Installing the app...
FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.
* What went wrong:
Could not initialize class org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.InvokerHelper
* 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 3s
error Failed to install the app. Make sure you have the Android development environment set up: https://reactnative.dev/docs/environment-setup. Run CLI with --verbose flag for more details.
Error: Command failed: ./gradlew app:installDebug -PreactNativeDevServerPort=8081
FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.
* What went wrong:
Could not initialize class org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.InvokerHelper
* 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 3s
Answer
change the version of the gradle
edit the file in YOUR_PROJECT/android/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties and change the version
FROM:
distributionUrl=https://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-6.0.1-all.zip
TO:
distributionUrl=https://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-6.4.1-all.zip
source: https://github.com/gradle/gradle/issues/10248#issuecomment-633656326