Execution failed for task ':react-native-reanimated:buildCMakeDebug[x86_64]'

[James-Coulson]

Description

We've recently been encountering the below issue when attempting to build out Expo application for the Android platform (on a Windows machine).

> Task :react-native-reanimated:buildCMakeDebug[x86_64] FAILED

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

* What went wrong:
Execution failed for task ':react-native-reanimated:buildCMakeDebug[x86_64]'.
> Cannot access output property 'soFolder' of task ':react-native-reanimated:buildCMakeDebug[x86_64]'. Accessing unreadable inputs or outputs is not supported. Declare the task as untracked by using Task.doNotTrackState(). For more information, please refer to https://docs.gradle.org/8.10.2/userguide/incremental_build.html#sec:disable-state-tracking in the Gradle documentation.
   > java.io.IOException: Cannot snapshot C:\APP\node_modules\react-native-reanimated\android\build\intermediates\cxx\Debug\2u525q44\obj\x86_64\libc++_shared.so: not a regular file

I've spent a significant amount of effort going through and attempting to fix with any methods I can find including:

• Moving the project to the root directory to avoid path length issues
• Downgrading NDK package version
• Increasing all package versions to the latest available.
• Minor manual changes to build.gradle file
• Adding 'react-native-reanimated/plugin' to babel config

Additionally, the application builds successfully when targeting iOS on a Mac.

Any assistance on how this could be resolved would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

package.json

{
  "name": "APP",
  "main": "expo-router/entry",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "scripts": {
    "start": "expo start",
    "reset-project": "node ./scripts/reset-project.js",
    "android": "expo run:android",
    "ios": "expo run:ios",
    "web": "expo start --web",
    "test": "jest --watchAll",
    "lint": "expo lint"
  },
  "jest": {
    "preset": "jest-expo"
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "@aws-amplify/react-native": "^1.1.6",
    "@expo/vector-icons": "^14.0.4",
    "@hookform/resolvers": "^3.9.1",
    "@react-native-async-storage/async-storage": "1.23.1",
    "@react-native-masked-view/masked-view": "0.3.2",
    "@react-navigation/bottom-tabs": "^7.0.0",
    "@react-navigation/native": "^7.0.0",
    "@tanstack/react-query": "^5.61.5",
    "aws-amplify": "^6.10.0",
    "dayjs": "^1.11.13",
    "expo": "~52.0.20",
    "expo-blur": "~14.0.1",
    "expo-constants": "~17.0.3",
    "expo-font": "~13.0.1",
    "expo-haptics": "~14.0.0",
    "expo-linear-gradient": "~14.0.1",
    "expo-linking": "~7.0.3",
    "expo-router": "~4.0.15",
    "expo-splash-screen": "~0.29.18",
    "expo-status-bar": "~2.0.0",
    "expo-symbols": "~0.2.0",
    "expo-system-ui": "~4.0.6",
    "expo-web-browser": "~14.0.1",
    "react": "18.3.1",
    "react-dom": "18.3.1",
    "react-hook-form": "^7.54.0",
    "react-native": "0.76.5",
    "react-native-element-dropdown": "^2.12.2",
    "react-native-gesture-handler": "~2.20.2",
    "react-native-get-random-values": "^1.11.0",
    "react-native-reanimated": "~3.16.1",
    "react-native-safe-area-context": "4.12.0",
    "react-native-screens": "~4.4.0",
    "react-native-svg": "15.8.0",
    "react-native-web": "~0.19.13",
    "react-native-webview": "13.12.5",
    "zod": "^3.23.8"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "@babel/core": "^7.25.2",
    "@types/jest": "^29.5.12",
    "@types/react": "~18.3.12",
    "@types/react-test-renderer": "^18.3.0",
    "jest": "^29.2.1",
    "jest-expo": "~52.0.2",
    "react-test-renderer": "18.3.1",
    "typescript": "^5.3.3"
  },
  "private": true
}

Steps to reproduce

See attached github repo

1. Create new expo project using npx create-expo-app
2. Install react-native-reanimated using npx expo install react-native-reanimated
3. Attempt to run app npx expo run:android

Snack or a link to a repository

https://github.com/James-Coulson/react-native-reanimated-repro

Reanimated version

3.16.1

React Native version

0.76.1

Platforms

Android

JavaScript runtime

None

Workflow

None

Architecture

None

Build type

Debug app & dev bundle

Device

Android emulator

Device model

Medium Phone API 35

Acknowledgements

Yes

[natuanorg]

I am facing same issue

[natuanorg]

Hi @James-Coulson, have you resolved the issue?

[James-Coulson]

Hey, no we're still facing this issue.

[yuvaraj-ait]

I'm also run into same issue. There is any fixes available. Kindly let me know

[James-Coulson]

I've managed to get the project working. I had to create a babel config using expo customize and add the react native reanimated plugin. The babel config I used is below.

module.exports = function (api) {
  api.cache(true);
  return {
    presets: ['babel-preset-expo'],
    plugins: ['react-native-reanimated/plugin']
  };
};

[James-Coulson]

Issue has reappeared. Still no consistent solution

[DevDK12]

This issue is haunting me from 1 month, first it took my considerable amount of time at initial stage and now again at final build time this library is causing error. And still no update on this.