Is there any way to run KSP before the `processManifest` tas

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Is there any way to run KSP before the `processManifest` task KSP adds a dependency on the `processResources` task which also depends on `processManifest` I ve tried to remove it from `dependsOn` but somehow it s never removed and I end up with cyclic dependencies I want to generate a class with KSP and add a reference to it in `AndroidManifest xml` for dynamic loading

Ting-Yuan Huang · Answer

I may misunderstand your question but IIUC <https github com google ksp blob main gradle plugin src main kotlin com google devtools ksp gradle KspSubplugin kt L321|processResources depends on KSP s task> rather than the other way around So that processor generated resources can be included in the artifacts

len · Answer

I actually set a breakpoint on that line the other day and that line never gets executed on Android probably because `ProcessAndroidResources` doesn t inherit from `ProcessResources` You can see here the current dependency resolution `En` is a product flavor ``` gradlew sample single assembleDebug dry run | grep sample single sample single preBuild SKIPPED sample single preEnDebugBuild SKIPPED sample single checkEnDebugAarMetadata SKIPPED sample single generateEnDebugResources SKIPPED sample single mergeEnDebugResources SKIPPED sample single createEnDebugCompatibleScreenManifests SKIPPED sample single extractDeepLinksEnDebug SKIPPED sample single processEnDebugMainManifest SKIPPED sample single processEnDebugManifest SKIPPED sample single processEnDebugManifestForPackage SKIPPED sample single processEnDebugResources SKIPPED sample single kspEnDebugKotlin SKIPPED sample single compileEnDebugKotlin SKIPPED sample single javaPreCompileEnDebug SKIPPED sample single compileEnDebugJavaWithJavac SKIPPED sample single compileEnDebugSources SKIPPED sample single mergeEnDebugNativeDebugMetadata SKIPPED sample single generateEnDebugAssets SKIPPED sample single mergeEnDebugAssets SKIPPED sample single compressEnDebugAssets SKIPPED sample single checkEnDebugDuplicateClasses SKIPPED sample single dexBuilderEnDebug SKIPPED sample single desugarEnDebugFileDependencies SKIPPED sample single mergeExtDexEnDebug SKIPPED sample single mergeDexEnDebug SKIPPED sample single processEnDebugJavaRes SKIPPED sample single mergeEnDebugJavaResource SKIPPED sample single mergeEnDebugJniLibFolders SKIPPED sample single mergeEnDebugNativeLibs SKIPPED sample single stripEnDebugDebugSymbols SKIPPED sample single validateSigningEnDebug SKIPPED sample single writeEnDebugAppMetadata SKIPPED sample single writeEnDebugSigningConfigVersions SKIPPED sample single packageEnDebug SKIPPED sample single assembleEnDebug SKIPPED sample single assembleDebug SKIPPED``` I wasn t able to find who is adding that dependency on `processResources` I tried to debug it but I m not very familiar with gradle I think it s the Android Gradle Plugin who is adding it but I can t find any ksp instance on the plugin so it s not easy to find FWIW the same thing happens with KAPT it adds a dependency on processResources somewhere