Is there any way to run KSP before the `processMan...

# ksp

[len]

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]

I may misunderstand your question, but IIUC processResources depends on KSP's task rather than the other way around? So that processor generated resources can be included in the artifacts.

[len]

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