Why do you need this `build doLast` task Looks suspicious

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albertgao · Answer

Just for copying the generated jar file to the top folder in order to do an easier refer from the other local project Any easy way to do this

gildor · Answer

Still don t understand why do you need

albertgao · Answer

So in another project I can do `compile files the path to jar file ` but with a shorter path otherwise I need to include all the nest levels ` build intermediates bundles default `

gildor · Answer

Why do you want to do that

gildor · Answer

Another porject is also Android

albertgao · Answer

Yes it is also Android I created `project platforms` for platform specific API and `project libs` for general code which depends on `project platforms` Then a real android or ios app to consume the `project libs` to write an app

gildor · Answer

Why do you manipulate by jars manually just add dependency to this project ``` projectA build gradle dependencies compile project projectB ```

albertgao · Answer

But they are in different projects if I need to do that I need to `include` some projects in the `settings gradle` first

gildor · Answer

Yes and you should do that

gildor · Answer

if you need completely separate project just publish this project as aar and use remote maven repo or just local maven repo to access it

albertgao · Answer

Thanks Will look into the local maven repo solution Why include the project is better than using the consume the local jar file It seems it will add some noise to the current projects when the IDE tried to display it Which will add some sub projects from somewhere else

gildor · Answer

Because it s very fragile non standard way to use dependencies You just use some intermediate files instead of usage of real dependency You just hacked build process and build process of Android app is pretty complicated process

gildor · Answer

Also Android library is not only jar Android library format is AAR that contains a lot of things not only jar file with code but Android resources proguard files lint rules and even more

gildor · Answer

I don t say that include project is better always better to use binary dependency if you don t want to include project and change it all the time But there is standard way to do that publish some library as artifact jar for pure java projects aar for Android libraries And than consume this artifact just as any other maven dependency

albertgao · Answer

I see Thanks slightly smiling face