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Android Studio – How to replace deprecated packagingOptions in Android Gradle build files

I have migrated to gradle 8 my android build gradle files show

plugins {
    id 'com.android.application' version '8.1.0-alpha01' apply false
    id 'com.android.library' version '8.1.0-alpha01' apply false
    id 'org.jetbrains.kotlin.android' version '1.8.0' apply false
    id 'com.google.dagger.hilt.android' version '2.44.2' apply false
}

tasks.register('clean') {
    delete rootProject.buildDir
}

Now in my module gradle.build files packagingOptions is highlighted as deprecated

packagingOptions {
    resources {
        excludes += '/META-INF/{AL2.0,LGPL2.1}'
    }
}

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I thought I had found this solution

packagingOptions {
    resources.excludes.add('/META-INF/{AL2.0,LGPL2.1}')
}

which does not work!!!
what is the correct replacement for the deprecated packagingOptions exclude?

The version of android studio I am using is

Android Studio Giraffe | 2022.3.1 Canary 1
Build #AI-223.4884.69.2231.9486165, built on January 13, 2023
Runtime version: 17.0.5+0-17.0.5b653.23-9410051 x86_64
VM: OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM by JetBrains s.r.o.
macOS 12.6.1
GC: G1 Young Generation, G1 Old Generation
Memory: 4096M
Cores: 12
Metal Rendering is ON
Registry:
    external.system.auto.import.disabled=true
    ide.text.editor.with.preview.show.floating.toolbar=false
    ide.images.show.chessboard=true

Non-Bundled Plugins:
    com.android.aas (3.5.1)

This appears to fix it

packagingOptions.resources.excludes.add('/META-INF/{AL2.0,LGPL2.1}')
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Answers


  1. 0

    It doesn’t say packaginOptions is deprecated:

    https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/7.0/com/android/build/api/dsl/PackagingOptions

    https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.0/com/android/build/api/dsl/PackagingOptions

    It says excludes is deprecated:

    enter image description here

    It’s interesting that the 7.0 docs include excludes (https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/7.0/com/android/build/api/dsl/PackagingOptions#excludes:kotlin.collections.MutableSet).

    7.2 only has exclude (https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/7.2/com/android/build/api/dsl/PackagingOptions#exclude(kotlin.String)) but explains what to swap it with:

    This function is deprecated. This method is deprecated. Use
    resources.excludes.add() or jniLibs.excludes.add() instead. Use
    jniLibs.excludes.add() for .so file patterns, and use
    resources.excludes.add() for all other file patterns.

    Which is what you’ve done.

    If you read the 8.0 docs and click through to resources.excludes https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.0/com/android/build/api/dsl/ResourcesPackagingOptions#excludes()

    It gives an example:

    The set of excluded patterns. Java resources matching any of these
    patterns do not get packaged in the APK.

    Example: android.packagingOptions.resources.excludes += "**/*.exclude"

    So you could try that. (which is looks like you have).

    Are you sure its highlighted as deprecated, and not highlighted as incubating as written here in the 8.0 docs? https://developer.android.com/reference/tools/gradle-api/8.0/com/android/build/api/dsl/PackagingOptions

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  2. 0

    This Method is Deprecated, this is doc

        @Deprecated("Renamed to packaging", replaceWith = ReplaceWith("packaging"))
    fun packagingOptions(action: Packaging.() -> Unit)


    val packaging: Packaging

    fun packaging(action: Packaging.() -> Unit)

    old:

    packagingOptions {
    resources {
        excludes += '/META-INF/{AL2.0,LGPL2.1}'
    }
}

    replace:

    packaging {
    resources {
        excludes += "/META-INF/{AL2.0,LGPL2.1}"
    }
}
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