slint-ui/slint · error

Dex conversion failed

Error message

Dex conversion failed

What it means

Error "Dex conversion failed" thrown in slint-ui/slint.

Source

Thrown at internal/backends/android-activity/build.rs:82

        .android_min_api(20) // disable multidex for single dex file output
        .out_dir(out_dir)
        .command()
        .unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("Could not generate the D8 command: {e}"))
        .output()
        .unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("Error running D8: {e}"));

    if !o.status.success() {
        eprintln!("Dex conversion failed: {}", String::from_utf8_lossy(&o.stderr));
        let java_home = android_build::java_home().unwrap();
        let java_ver = android_build::check_javac_version(&java_home).unwrap();
        if java_ver >= 21 {
            eprintln!("WARNING: JDK version 21 is known to cause an error with older android SDK");
            eprintln!("See https://github.com/slint-ui/slint/issues/4973");
            eprintln!(
                "Try downgrading your version of Java to something like JDK 17, or upgrade to the SDK build tools 35"
            );
        }
        panic!("Dex conversion failed");
    }

    println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed={java_src_path}");
}

View on GitHub (pinned to 3fd8f2ec03)

Solutions

1. Check the d8 output for the failing class and fix the Java/Kotlin sources.
2. Verify minSdkVersion and build-tools compatibility.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at internal/backends/android-activity/build.rs:82 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of slint-ui/slint@3fd8f2ec03 (2026-08-19). Data as JSON: /api/errors/bf24a2ac5e53947b. Report an issue: GitHub.