# Java.lang.ClassFormatError: Truncated class file

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**Created:** [January 23, 2014, 10:16pm UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/java-lang-classformaterror-truncated-class-file/749 "2014-01-23T22:16:00Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 23, 2014, 10:16pm UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/java-lang-classformaterror-truncated-class-file/749/1 "2014-01-23T22:16:00Z")

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When i try to build task using gradle I am getting bellow error. But same configureation is working on my team member id. Any idea?

Error:

Release: 4.2

Java Version: 1.6.0\_24 Gradle Version: 1.6

FAILURE: Build aborted because of an internal error.

- What went wrong: Build aborted because of an unexpected internal error. Please file an issue at: [http://forums.gradle.org](http://forums.gradle.org).

- Try: Run with --debug option to get additional debug info.

- Exception is: java.lang.ClassFormatError: Truncated class file

at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass1(Native Method)

at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClassCond(ClassLoader.java:632)

at java.lang.ClassLoader.defineClass(ClassLoader.java:616)

at java.security.SecureClassLoader.defineClass(SecureClassLoader.java:141)

at java.net.URLClassLoader.defineClass(URLClassLoader.java:283)

at java.net.URLClassLoader.access$000(URLClassLoader.java:58)

at java.net.URLClassLoader$1.run(URLClassLoader.java:197)

at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)

at java.net.URLClassLoader.findClass(URLClassLoader.java:190)

at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:307)

at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadClass(ClassLoader.java:248)

at org.gradle.groovy.scripts.internal.DefaultScriptCompilationHandler.loadFromDir(DefaultScriptCompilationHandler.java:173)

at org.gradle.groovy.scripts.internal.FileCacheBackedScriptClassCompiler.compile(FileCacheBackedScriptClassCompiler.java:58)

at org.gradle.groovy.scripts.internal.ShortCircuitEmptyScriptCompiler.compile(ShortCircuitEmptyScriptCompiler.java:35)

at org.gradle.groovy.scripts.internal.CachingScriptClassCompiler.compile(CachingScriptClassCompiler.java:36)

at org.gradle.groovy.scripts.DefaultScriptCompilerFactory$ScriptCompilerImpl.compile(DefaultScriptCompilerFactory.java:60)

at org.gradle.configuration.DefaultScriptPluginFactory$ScriptPluginImpl.apply(DefaultScriptPluginFactory.java:121)

at org.gradle.configuration.BuildScriptProcessor.execute(BuildScriptProcessor.java:36)

at org.gradle.configuration.BuildScriptProcessor.execute(BuildScriptProcessor.java:23)

at org.gradle.configuration.ConfigureActionsProjectEvaluator.evaluate(ConfigureActionsProjectEvaluator.java:34)

at org.gradle.configuration.LifecycleProjectEvaluator.evaluate(LifecycleProjectEvaluator.java:55)

at org.gradle.api.internal.project.AbstractProject.evaluate(AbstractProject.java:465)

at org.gradle.api.internal.project.AbstractProject.evaluate(AbstractProject.java:76)

at org.gradle.configuration.DefaultBuildConfigurer.configure(DefaultBuildConfigurer.java:31)

at org.gradle.initialization.DefaultGradleLauncher.doBuildStages(DefaultGradleLauncher.java:142)

at org.gradle.initialization.DefaultGradleLauncher.doBuild(DefaultGradleLauncher.java:113)

at org.gradle.initialization.DefaultGradleLauncher.run(DefaultGradleLauncher.java:81)

at org.gradle.launcher.exec.InProcessBuildActionExecuter$DefaultBuildController.run(InProcessBuildActionExecuter.java:64)

at org.gradle.launcher.cli.ExecuteBuildAction.run(ExecuteBuildAction.java:33)

at org.gradle.launcher.cli.ExecuteBuildAction.run(ExecuteBuildAction.java:24)

at org.gradle.launcher.exec.InProcessBuildActionExecuter.execute(InProcessBuildActionExecuter.java:35)

at org.gradle.launcher.exec.InProcessBuildActionExecuter.execute(InProcessBuildActionExecuter.java:26)

at org.gradle.launcher.cli.RunBuildAction.run(RunBuildAction.java:50)

at org.gradle.api.internal.Actions$RunnableActionAdapter.execute(Actions.java:171)

at org.gradle.launcher.cli.CommandLineActionFactory$ParseAndBuildAction.execute(CommandLineActionFactory.java:201)

at org.gradle.launcher.cli.CommandLineActionFactory$ParseAndBuildAction.execute(CommandLineActionFactory.java:174)

at org.gradle.launcher.cli.CommandLineActionFactory$WithLogging.execute(CommandLineActionFactory.java:170)

at org.gradle.launcher.cli.CommandLineActionFactory$WithLogging.execute(CommandLineActionFactory.java:139)

at org.gradle.launcher.cli.ExceptionReportingAction.execute(ExceptionReportingAction.java:33)

at org.gradle.launcher.cli.ExceptionReportingAction.execute(ExceptionReportingAction.java:22)

at org.gradle.launcher.Main.doAction(Main.java:48)

at org.gradle.launcher.bootstrap.EntryPoint.run(EntryPoint.java:45)

at org.gradle.launcher.Main.main(Main.java:39)

at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)

at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)

at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25)

at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)

at org.gradle.launcher.bootstrap.ProcessBootstrap.runNoExit(ProcessBootstrap.java:50)

at org.gradle.launcher.bootstrap.ProcessBootstrap.run(ProcessBootstrap.java:32)

at org.gradle.launcher.GradleMain.main(GradleMain.java:26)

BUILD FAILED