[android] multidex and minSdkVersion #100125
Description
Use case
On importing more dependencies, one would encounter the need to enable multidex, with having the below messages, however, it doesn't hint that with only upgrading to minSdkVersion of 21 (Android 5, released 2014) can fix the issue.
> A failure occurred while executing com.android.build.gradle.internal.tasks.Workers$ActionFacade
> com.android.builder.dexing.DexArchiveMergerException: Error while merging dex archives:
The number of method references in a .dex file cannot exceed 64K.
Learn how to resolve this issue at https://developer.android.com/tools/building/multidex.html
and
┌─ Flutter Fix ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Flutter multidex handling is disabled. If you wish to let the tool configure multidex, use the │
│ --multidex flag. │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
Update:
I am seeing on master the below message, still it doesn't hint about minSdkVersion
Multidex support is required for your android app to build since the number of methods has exceeded 64k. You may pass the --no-multidex flag to skip Flutter's
multidex support to use a manual solution.
Flutter tool can add multidex support. The following file will be added by flutter:
android/app/src/main/java/io/flutter/app/FlutterMultiDexApplication.java
Proposal
Change the message to be something like:
┌─ Flutter Fix ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Flutter multidex handling is disabled. If you wish to let the tool configure multidex, use the │
│ --multidex flag, or set minSdkVersion to 21 │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘