./gradlew assembleDebug error on HybridApp via GitHub Actions

[AndrewGable]

Problem

Android HybridApp commonly fails to build via ./gradlew assembleDebug in the Mobile-Expensify directory via GitHub actions. Here is an example: https://github.com/Expensify/App/actions/runs/12919156867/job/36029088587

Downloading https://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.10.2-all.zip
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Welcome to Gradle 8.10.2!

Here are the highlights of this release:
 - Support for Java 23
 - Faster configuration cache
 - Better configuration cache reports

For more details see https://docs.gradle.org/8.10.2/release-notes.html

Starting a Gradle Daemon (subsequent builds will be faster)
> Task :gradle-plugin:settings-plugin:checkKotlinGradlePluginConfigurationErrors
> Task :gradle-plugin:shared:checkKotlinGradlePluginConfigurationErrors
> Task :gradle-plugin:shared:processResources NO-SOURCE
> Task :gradle-plugin:settings-plugin:pluginDescriptors
> Task :gradle-plugin:settings-plugin:processResources
> Task :gradle-plugin:shared:compileKotlin
> Task :gradle-plugin:shared:compileJava NO-SOURCE
> Task :gradle-plugin:shared:classes UP-TO-DATE
> Task :gradle-plugin:shared:jar
> Task :gradle-plugin:settings-plugin:compileKotlin
> Task :gradle-plugin:settings-plugin:compileJava NO-SOURCE
> Task :gradle-plugin:settings-plugin:classes
> Task :gradle-plugin:settings-plugin:jar

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

* Where:
Settings file '/home/runner/work/App/App/Mobile-Expensify/Android/settings.gradle' line: 6

* What went wrong:
A problem occurred evaluating settings 'Android'.
> Could not find method autolinkLibrariesFromCommandForPath() for arguments [../../] on extension 'reactSettings' of type com.facebook.react.ReactSettingsExtension.

* Try:
> Run with --stacktrace option to get the stack trace.
> Run with --info or --debug option to get more log output.
> Run with --scan to get full insights.
8 actionable tasks: 8 executed
> Get more help at https://help.gradle.org.

BUILD FAILED in 1m 21s
Error: Process completed with exit code 1.

Solution

Fix it!

cc @staszekscp

[AndrewGable]

We think this is related to some caching, as when we delete caches it goes away.

[melvin-bot]

This issue has not been updated in over 15 days. @AndrewGable eroding to Monthly issue.

P.S. Is everyone reading this sure this is really a near-term priority? Be brave: if you disagree, go ahead and close it out. If someone disagrees, they'll reopen it, and if they don't: one less thing to do!