Errors occurred during the build. Errors running builder 'Android Pre Compiler' on project 'com.xxx…'. com/android/sdklib/util/SparseArray

Question

Errors occurred during the build.
Errors running builder 'Android Pre Compiler' on project       'com.xxx.android.xxx'.
com/android/sdklib/util/SparseArray

I get this error from today when I try to build the project. This is not only to this Android project I get this for all the projects.

Any idea what has happened? This was working yesterday but today I can't build any project on workspace.
below is eclipse log file.

ENTRY org.eclipse.core.resources 4 75 2013-10-07 10:09:12.562
!MESSAGE Errors occurred during the build.
!SUBENTRY 1 com.android.ide.eclipse.adt 4 75 2013-10-07 10:09:12.562
!MESSAGE Errors running builder 'Android Pre Compiler' on project     'com.xxx.android.xxx'.
!STACK 0
java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: com/android/sdklib/util/SparseArray
at com.android.ide.eclipse.adt.internal.resources.manager.DynamicIdMap.<init>(DynamicIdMap.java:29)
at com.android.ide.eclipse.adt.internal.resources.manager.ProjectResources.<init>(ProjectResources.java:67)
at com.android.ide.eclipse.adt.internal.resources.manager.ProjectResources.create(ProjectResources.java:74)
at com.android.ide.eclipse.adt.internal.resources.manager.ResourceManager.getProjectResources(ResourceManager.java:160)
at com.android.ide.eclipse.adt.internal.build.builders.PreCompilerBuilder.doClean(PreCompilerBuilder.java:772)
at com.android.ide.eclipse.adt.internal.build.builders.PreCompilerBuilder.clean(PreCompilerBuilder.java:741)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.events.BuildManager$2.run(BuildManager.java:728)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.SafeRunner.run(SafeRunner.java:42)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.events.BuildManager.basicBuild(BuildManager.java:199)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.events.BuildManager.basicBuild(BuildManager.java:239)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.events.BuildManager$1.run(BuildManager.java:292)
at org.eclipse.core.runtime.SafeRunner.run(SafeRunner.java:42)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.events.BuildManager.basicBuild(BuildManager.java:295)
at    org.eclipse.core.internal.events.BuildManager.basicBuildLoop(BuildManager.java:351)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.events.BuildManager.build(BuildManager.java:374)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.resources.Workspace.buildInternal(Workspace.java:513)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.resources.Workspace.build(Workspace.java:422)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.ide.dialogs.CleanDialog.doClean(CleanDialog.java:313)
at org.eclipse.ui.internal.ide.dialogs.CleanDialog$1.runInWorkspace(CleanDialog.java:151)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.resources.InternalWorkspaceJob.run(InternalWorkspaceJob.java:38)
at org.eclipse.core.internal.jobs.Worker.run(Worker.java:53)

Answer 1

on eclipse menu, Help > Check for Updates.

according to the comments on how to Fix com/android/sdklib/util/SparseArray in android

Answer 2

Eclipse platform version=4.2.0. Android SDK 4.3 and 4.2.2 both I used. Nothing worked for me in the web. Tried to update the eclipse and many more setting changes as suggested in forums.

Eventually I use a fresh eclipse. That was the only way.

Answer 3

In my case simillar error was produce by eclipse, when in class i write only

import

this result in invalid compilation in file below problematic one.