[Q] Modifying APK files. Why won't "apktool" recompile? topic

Modifying Mms.apk. I installed Java, and used the following command to decompile the .apk:
apktool.jar d Mms.apk

I then made my changes, and am trying to recompile with the command:
apktool.jar b Mms Mms.apk

The guides I'm following say this will create a "dist" folder within the Mms folder, containing the new (but unsigned) .apk file. This doesn't happen.
No output is given in Command Prompt.

A "build" folder is created, however. Inside is an "apk" folder. Inside of that is a "classes.dex" file.

Why won't apktool create the dist folder?
How can I get the recompiled apk file?

[help] APKTool recompile issues topic

I am looking for help with APKTool. I have tried using the current stable version, as well as the 2.x beta. Both with same result. I am even using the dependancies on the official google code site. My android sdk is fully updated, and both JRE and JDK are installed (both installations done about 2 weeks ago, with no prompt to update since)

Code:

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C:\Development\android>apktool.bat b framework-res framework-res-new.apk
I: Using Apktool 2.0.0-Beta7 on framework-res
W: Could not find sources
I: Checking whether resources has changed...
I: Building resources...
invalid resource directory name: C:\Development\android\framework-res\res/values
-mcc454-mnc-1
Exception in thread "main" brut.androlib.AndrolibException: brut.androlib.Androl
ibException: brut.common.BrutException: could not exec command: [C:\Users\Shanno
n\AppData\Local\Temp\brut_util_Jar_147258541274646456.tmp, p, --min-sdk-version,
 17, --target-sdk-version, 17, -F, C:\Users\Shannon\AppData\Local\Temp\APKTOOL12
39664133003724430.tmp, -x, -0, arsc, -S, C:\Development\android\framework-res\re
s, -M, C:\Development\android\framework-res\AndroidManifest.xml]
        at brut.androlib.Androlib.buildResourcesFull(Androlib.java:434)
        at brut.androlib.Androlib.buildResources(Androlib.java:362)
        at brut.androlib.Androlib.build(Androlib.java:285)
        at brut.androlib.Androlib.build(Androlib.java:258)
        at brut.apktool.Main.cmdBuild(Main.java:233)
        at brut.apktool.Main.main(Main.java:88)
Caused by: brut.androlib.AndrolibException: brut.common.BrutException: could not
 exec command: [C:\Users\Shannon\AppData\Local\Temp\brut_util_Jar_14725854127464
6456.tmp, p, --min-sdk-version, 17, --target-sdk-version, 17, -F, C:\Users\Shann
on\AppData\Local\Temp\APKTOOL1239664133003724430.tmp, -x, -0, arsc, -S, C:\Devel
opment\android\framework-res\res, -M, C:\Development\android\framework-res\Andro
idManifest.xml]
        at brut.androlib.res.AndrolibResources.aaptPackage(AndrolibResources.jav
a:481)
        at brut.androlib.Androlib.buildResourcesFull(Androlib.java:415)
        ... 5 more
Caused by: brut.common.BrutException: could not exec command: [C:\Users\Shannon\
AppData\Local\Temp\brut_util_Jar_147258541274646456.tmp, p, --min-sdk-version, 1
7, --target-sdk-version, 17, -F, C:\Users\Shannon\AppData\Local\Temp\APKTOOL1239
664133003724430.tmp, -x, -0, arsc, -S, C:\Development\android\framework-res\res,
 -M, C:\Development\android\framework-res\AndroidManifest.xml]
        at brut.util.OS.exec(OS.java:89)
        at brut.androlib.res.AndrolibResources.aaptPackage(AndrolibResources.jav
a:475)
        ... 6 more

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