Trying to update an old dev14 project:

> Task :app-lifelike:processDebugResources FAILED
Execution failed for task ':app-lifelike:processDebugResources'.
> A failure occurred while executing com.android.build.gradle.internal.res.LinkApplicationAndroidResourcesTask$Action
   > 1 exception was raised by workers:
     com.android.builder.internal.aapt.v2.Aapt2InternalException: AAPT2 aapt2-4.2.0-alpha05-6645012-osx Daemon #0: Unexpected error during link, attempting to stop daemon.
     This should not happen under normal circumstances, please file an issue if it does.

Dependent features configured but no package ID was set.

I can't find anything that explains what the actual problem is

just pointing out the absurdity that a dev14 project is being referred to as “old” here

same problem on linux, AAPT2 aapt2-4.1.2-6503028-linux Daemon #0 aapt2 doesn't like png in drawable and mipmap. WTF?