If I change an external library: AndroidManifest, cannot parse file

Question

I open an older project which has a normal Android 2.2 external library registered. I want to use Google maps and I change the external library to Android 2.2 Google APIs. After that I cannot parse the manifest file and I get an error:

AnroidManifest.xml
Error: Cannot parse file

The error is on the 2nd line in the URI

<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"

If I hover the error, I get the message: URI is not registered.

What's even more weird, when I return an old lilbrary to the project (a normal 2.2), I still have the same error.

What could be the reason for this?

PS. The IDE I use is IntelliJ IDEA.

Why not just create a new project and use Google API from the beginning? — ForeverNights, Mar 27 '11 at 12:06
I could, but many times I need to implement Google Maps into older projects. This is such case. — sandalone, Mar 27 '11 at 12:19
It seems that this is up to IntelliJ IDEA. Every time I change an external library, I get this message. I tried to exclude this error, and now IntelliJ complains that there is not declaration in the Manifest tag. I say this is a major bug! — sandalone, Mar 27 '11 at 12:57
Well I moved from Eclipse to IntelliJ so there's no point to return back :) — sandalone, Mar 28 '11 at 15:05

score 8 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 30 '11 at 21:17

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Try IDEA 10.5 EAP, it has improved Android support and easier SDK configuration. File | Invalidate caches may also help.

answered Mar 30 '11 at 21:17

CrazyCoder

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Unfortunatelly it did not help – sandalone Apr 28 '11 at 16:52

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 12 '12 at 09:14

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Make sure you only have lower caps characters in the path to the file.

answered Sep 12 '12 at 09:14

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score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 28 '11 at 16:54

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Unfortunatelly, I couldn't find the solution to this issue and, so far, the only way to solve is to create a new project with correct external libraries and to copy files into it.

answered Apr 28 '11 at 16:54

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Maybe you had this issue? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5624620/cannot-find-package-value-in-androidmanifest-xml-for-module – CrazyCoder Apr 28 '11 at 17:29
It's not my issue (unfortunatelly). I do not have problem neither with the `package` nor nor with manifest location. My problem is in `xmlns:android` just like I said on the first place. – sandalone Apr 29 '11 at 13:33
AddOn: I even tried to disregard this error (alt+enter and then clicked on the suggested option), and now I do not have an error with `xmlns:android`, but rather a new error saying: "Error: Cannot parse file" and the `Manifest` tag is underlined in red. – sandalone Apr 29 '11 at 13:36

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Mar 16 '13 at 17:42

In IDEA 12 at least, Preferences > Schemas and DTDs, press the + to add External Schemas and DTDs, in the URI edit field add "http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android", press OK to save. This was a little flaky, I had to do it twice, but it worked, the error is gone.

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Mar 25 '13 at 10:39

You should maybe check the configuration of your modules. Be sure to mark the relevant folders as "Sources", "Test Sources" or "Excluded".

I had a namespace warning in res/anim/fade_in.xml. When I marked the resource folder of my project as "Sources" as shown in the screenshot the namespace errors disappeared.

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If I change an external library: AndroidManifest, cannot parse file

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