Deprecated protobuf version

[Smarshal21]

Describe the bug
Could not resolve all files for configuration ":model:protobufToolsLocator_protoc'

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Go to the oppia android repository
2. Clone the project to your system
3. Try Running the app on your physical device/emulator
4. See error

Expected behavior
The app should run perfectly with the updated protobuf version

Demonstration

Environment

• Device/emulator being used: Pixel 5 API 33
• Android or SDK version (e.g. Android 5 or SDK 21): 11
• App version (you can get this through system app settings or via the admin controls menu in-app): 0.9-beta-3f935261e0

[Smarshal21]

Hi @BenHenning,

I have found the solution of this bug for mac m1 chip.
Basically it's like for the older versions of the protobuf there is no executable jars for the mac m1 arm architecture so we need to update the protobuf version for the project so that we can also support arm based architecture chips.

Shall I make a Pull Request for this issue or do you like to further discuss about the solutions for this issue.

Thanks,
Samanwith

[BenHenning]

Hi @BenHenning,

I have found the solution of this bug for mac m1 chip. Basically it's like for the older versions of the protobuf there is no executable jars for the mac m1 arm architecture so we need to update the protobuf version for the project so that we can also support arm based architecture chips.

Shall I make a Pull Request for this issue or do you like to further discuss about the solutions for this issue.

Thanks, Samanwith

Nice find @Samanwith21. Sure, we can try to update protoc, though it may cause issues with the Gradle build since that protoc setup has historically been finicky when we change versions.

[Smarshal21]

@BenHenning
i have tried updating the protobuf and the app is running fine,
shall i create a PR depicting the solution ???

[BenHenning]

@BenHenning i have tried updating the protobuf and the app is running fine, shall i create a PR depicting the solution ???

Yep @Samanwith21. CI will help indicate if everything is working as expected (particularly since we use both Gradle and Bazel for building, and both will need to be updated to move off of the old protoc version).

[Smarshal21]

@BenHenning can i get the access to push the changes into a new branch ?

[seanlip]

You can make a PR the standard way. See instructions here.

[adhiamboperes]

This was fixed in #4675