Is there a way to publish an Android library variant "merged", without specifying a `BuildType` attr...

# multiplatform

[mbonnin]

Is there a way to publish an Android library variant "merged", without specifying a BuildType attribute ? Something like only publish the release variant and only expose that to consumers ?
Right now, when a user declares a custom BuildType in app/build.gradle.kts , variant matching doesn't find the android lib and fallbacks to the JVM

[Sam Dozor]

kotlin {
    android() {
        publishLibraryVariants("release")
    }
}

[mbonnin]

That still publishes the BuildType = release attribute

[Sam Dozor]

ah, sorry misunderstood.

[mbonnin]

Ideally, I'd like a way to remove that from the module files

[mbonnin]

No pb

[shikasd]

Usually you publish release only and specify matching fallbacks for you custom variants in consumers.

[taso]

@shikasd so you mean all consumers of the library will have to declare matching fallbacks?

[shikasd]

iirc, yes

[Sam Dozor]

That sucks for consumers.

[mbonnin]

Issue filed there, upvotes welcome :-) https://youtrack.jetbrains.com/issue/KT-38954