Smack 4.1.0-rc2 using Maven on Android: Need to exclude 'xpp3' artifact

I tried to add Smack 4.1.0-rc2 to my project by adding this lines to pom.xml:

org.igniterealtime.smack smack-android-extensions 4.1.0-rc2 org.igniterealtime.smack smack-tcp 4.1.0-rc2

But I get an error:

[INFO] — android-maven-plugin:4.1.1:dex (default-dex) @ mopc —

[INFO] Convert classes to Dex : /Users/aleksandrplusnin/mopc/mopc/target/classes.dex

[INFO] warning: Ignoring InnerClasses attribute for an anonymous inner class

[INFO] (org.apache.commons.validator.ValidatorResources$1) that doesn’t come with an

[INFO] associated EnclosingMethod attribute. This class was probably produced by a

[INFO] compiler that did not target the modern .class file format. The recommended

[INFO] solution is to recompile the class from source, using an up-to-date compiler

[INFO] and without specifying any “-target” type options. The consequence of ignoring

[INFO] this warning is that reflective operations on this class will incorrectly

[INFO] indicate that it is not an inner class.

[INFO]

[INFO] trouble processing “javax/xml/namespace/QName.class”:

[INFO]

[INFO] Ill-advised or mistaken usage of a core class (java.* or javax.*)

[INFO] when not building a core library.

[INFO]

[INFO] This is often due to inadvertently including a core library file

[INFO] in your application’s project, when using an IDE (such as

[INFO] Eclipse). If you are sure you’re not intentionally defining a

[INFO] core class, then this is the most likely explanation of what’s

[INFO] going on.

[INFO]

[INFO] However, you might actually be trying to define a class in a core

[INFO] namespace, the source of which you may have taken, for example,

[INFO] from a non-Android virtual machine project. This will most

[INFO] assuredly not work. At a minimum, it jeopardizes the

[INFO] compatibility of your app with future versions of the platform.

[INFO] It is also often of questionable legality.

[INFO]

[INFO] If you really intend to build a core library – which is only

[INFO] appropriate as part of creating a full virtual machine

[INFO] distribution, as opposed to compiling an application – then use

[INFO] the “–core-library” option to suppress this error message.

[INFO]

[INFO] If you go ahead and use “–core-library” but are in fact

[INFO] building an application, then be forewarned that your application

[INFO] will still fail to build or run, at some point. Please be

[INFO] prepared for angry customers who find, for example, that your

[INFO] application ceases to function once they upgrade their operating

[INFO] system. You will be to blame for this problem.

[INFO]

[INFO] If you are legitimately using some code that happens to be in a

[INFO] core package, then the easiest safe alternative you have is to

[INFO] repackage that code. That is, move the classes in question into

[INFO] your own package namespace. This means that they will never be in

[INFO] conflict with core system classes. JarJar is a tool that may help

[INFO] you in this endeavor. If you find that you cannot do this, then

[INFO] that is an indication that the path you are on will ultimately

[INFO] lead to pain, suffering, grief, and lamentation.

[INFO]

[INFO] 1 error; aborting

After some googling I ended up with solution:

org.igniterealtime.smack smack-android-extensions 4.1.0-rc2 org.igniterealtime.smack smack-tcp 4.1.0-rc2 xpp3 xpp3

Hope it’ll be helpful for someone.

open the JAR file using 7zip or any other compression tool and delete the javax folder and save it, that’s all

it’s helpful for me.Thanks!

Android’s Build tools usually automatically exclude XPP3, at least the android-gradle-plugin does this. Not sure about the maven based tools.

Still many people uses eclipse, maven, pure ADT for android development.

ADT will not exclude XPP3, but while installing the APK into the phone/emulator those particular classes will be ignored by the OS installer (according to version).

Unfortunately our code will not compile without XPP3,… so we are stuck here.

I myself use the Ant Android toolchain for Android and try to stay away from the gradle-android-plugin and Android Studio. That’s why I recommend MavenToAndroidAnt, when it comes to using the legacy Android toolchain with maven artifacts. It has not dependency resolution (yet), but for me it works quite well.