Why does Gradle build my module in Release mode when the app is in Debug

Question

I\'m making a new Android project, with the standard \'app\' module, as well as a library project (let\'s call it \'custom_lib\'). In the app

Answer 1

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It appears that Gradle builds all referenced modules of a project in release mode. Since custom_lib is only a library, its configuration is overridden by the module that references it. I wouldn't be too concerned about the library being built with the "release" label.

You'll note that in your gradle output, your project is correctly being compiled with the debug configuration.