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

Unfortunately none of the solutions here worked for me (I get unresolved dependencies). What finally worked and is the easiest way IMHO is: Highlight the project name from Android Studio then File -> New Module -> Import JAR or AAR Package. Credit goes to the solution in this post