How to manually include external aar package using new Gradle Android Build System

Question

I\'ve been experimenting with the new android build system and I\'ve run into a small issue. I\'ve compiled my own aar package of ActionBarSherlock which I\'ve called \'act

Answer 1

You can add multiple aar dependencies with just few lines of code.

Add local flatDir repository:

repositories {
    flatDir {
        dirs 'libs'
    }
} 

Add every aar in libs directory to compile dependency configuration:

fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: '**/*.aar')
        .each { File file ->
    dependencies.add("compile", [name: file.name.lastIndexOf('.').with { it != -1 ? file.name[0..