Hello, I'm getting a build error `uses-sdk:minSdkV...

# kodein

[tom5079]

Hello, I'm getting a build error uses-sdk:minSdkVersion 16 cannot be smaller than version 21 declared in library [org.kodein.di:kodein-di-framework-android-x:7.4.0] when I'm using version 7.3.0 and up
Does kodein require minSdk 21 from that version? I can't find any documentation about it.

[tom5079]

the AndroidManifest.xml in the aar in mavenCentral contains different content from the one on Github.

mavenCentral

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="<http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android>"
    package="org.kodein.di.android.x" >

    <uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="21" />

</manifest>

Github

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

<manifest package="org.kodein.di.android.x" />

[tom5079]

Library built locally has the same problem

[tom5079]

commit `3d66201` on `kodein-internal-gradle-plugin` repo changed minSdk to 21, so I guess it's an intended behavior?

[romainbsl]

Hi, yes it is intended as some libraries where impacted by issues with older versions of Android SDK, and we felt that supporting Android 5 or higher was good enough as it already is 6/7 years old

[tom5079]

sounds reasonable. But please put it somewhere in a documentation 😢

[romainbsl]

Done https://docs.kodein.org/kodein-di/7.4/framework/android.html

[tom5079]

@romainbsl It's actually from version 7.3

[romainbsl]

Oh! Sorry, will fix this asap.

[salomonbrys]

@tom5079 Note that only the kodein-di-framework-android-* (which add Android specific utilities) are affected by this minimum versioning. "Regular" kodein-di works on all versions of Android.
@romainbsl Maybe you could update the doc to reflect that?

[romainbsl]

Will do 😉