Public bug reported: On Ubuntu Xenial we get this output:
backbox@backbox:~/Downloads$ apktool d Messenger_v128.0.0.21.88_apkpure.com.apk 10:32:12 up 32 min, 2 users, load average: 0,14, 0,23, 0,22 USER TTY FROM LOGIN@ IDLE JCPU PCPU WHAT backbox tty7 :0 10:00 32:19 33.72s 0.01s /bin/sh /etc/xdg/xfce4/xinitrc -- /etc/X11/xinit/xserverrc backbox pts/3 :0.0 10:20 4.00s 0.06s 0.00s w I: Using Apktool 2.0.2-dirty on Messenger_v128.0.0.21.88_apkpure.com.apk I: Loading resource table... I: Decoding AndroidManifest.xml with resources... I: Loading resource table from file: /home/backbox/apktool/framework/1.apk W: Could not decode attr value, using undecoded value instead: ns=android, name=versionCode, value=0x03ef8a2a I: Loading resource table from file: /home/backbox/apktool/framework/1.apk W: Could not decode attr value, using undecoded value instead: ns=android, name=versionName, value=0x0000003a I: Loading resource table from file: /home/backbox/apktool/framework/1.apk W: Could not decode attr value, using undecoded value instead: ns=android, name=versionCode, value=0x03ef8a2a I: Loading resource table from file: /home/backbox/apktool/framework/1.apk W: Could not decode attr value, using undecoded value instead: ns=android, name=versionName, value=0x0000003a Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NullPointerException at java.io.Writer.write(Writer.java:157) at brut.androlib.res.util.ExtMXSerializer.writeAttributeValue(ExtMXSerializer.java:38) at org.xmlpull.mxp1_serializer.MXSerializer.attribute(MXSerializer.java:696) at org.xmlpull.v1.wrapper.classic.XmlSerializerDelegate.attribute(XmlSerializerDelegate.java:106) at org.xmlpull.v1.wrapper.classic.StaticXmlSerializerWrapper.writeStartTag(StaticXmlSerializerWrapper.java:267) at org.xmlpull.v1.wrapper.classic.StaticXmlSerializerWrapper.event(StaticXmlSerializerWrapper.java:211) at brut.androlib.res.decoder.XmlPullStreamDecoder$1.event(XmlPullStreamDecoder.java:83) at brut.androlib.res.decoder.XmlPullStreamDecoder.decode(XmlPullStreamDecoder.java:141) at brut.androlib.res.decoder.XmlPullStreamDecoder.decodeManifest(XmlPullStreamDecoder.java:153) at brut.androlib.res.decoder.ResFileDecoder.decodeManifest(ResFileDecoder.java:140) at brut.androlib.res.AndrolibResources.decodeManifestWithResources(AndrolibResources.java:199) at brut.androlib.Androlib.decodeManifestWithResources(Androlib.java:140) at brut.androlib.ApkDecoder.decode(ApkDecoder.java:100) at brut.apktool.Main.cmdDecode(Main.java:165) at brut.apktool.Main.main(Main.java:81) backbox@backbox:~/Downloads$ ** Affects: apktool (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1707147 Title: apktool crashes while decoding an apk and prints system info To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/apktool/+bug/1707147/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs