Add (external) local library project as dependency in Android Studio

Question

I am trying to add a local library project that I cloned (and modified a bit) from Github (Android-ReactiveLocation) as a dependency to my application.

According to this answer it should be as easy as:

settings.gradle

include(':reactivelocation')
project(':reactivelocation').projectDir = new File(settingsDir, '../Andrdoid-ReactiveLocation')

build.gradle in my app directory

dependencies {
  ...
  compile project(':reactivelocation')
}

Unfortunately I get the error

Error:Configuration with name 'default' not found.

As soon as I add the compile statement. What am I doing wrong?

I also tried to use compile project(':reactivelocation:android-reactive-location') as I am only interested in this module library inside Android-ReactiveLocation, but this also fails

Project with path ':reactivelocation:android-reactive-location' could not be found in project.

Update. Some other things I tried without success (same error):

settings.gradle

include(':android-reactive-location')
project(':android-reactive-location').projectDir = new File(settingsDir, '../Andrdoid-ReactiveLocation/android-reactive-location')

build.gradle in my app diretory

dependencies {
  ...
  compile project(':android-reactive-location')
}

settings.gradle

include(':Android-ReactiveLocation')
project(':Android-ReactiveLocation').projectDir = new File(settingsDir, '../Andrdoid-ReactiveLocation')

build.gradle in my app diretory

dependencies {
  ...
  compile project(':Android-ReactiveLocation')
}

settings.gradle

include(':Android-ReactiveLocation:android-reactive-location')
project(':Android-ReactiveLocation:android-reactive-location').projectDir = new File(settingsDir, '../Andrdoid-ReactiveLocation/') // also with '../Andrdoid-ReactiveLocation/android-reactive-location'

build.gradle in my app diretory

dependencies {
  ...
  compile project(':Android-ReactiveLocation:android-reactive-location')
}

Why did you clone the library? https://github.com/mcharmas/Android-ReactiveLocation#how-to-use-it — OneCricketeer, Jul 23 '16 at 17:23
Do develop that library further in the context of my app. I can then directly manipulate that library and see how it behaves in my app. Makes development of both much easier. — medihack, Jul 23 '16 at 17:30
Did you try `:Android-ReactiveLocation:android-reactive-location`? — OneCricketeer, Jul 23 '16 at 17:35
@jonathanrz I uploaded [the output of `gradle -info` to Gist](https://gist.github.com/medihack/10c80e19a1b531c2ec4def709c94a80b). — medihack, Jul 23 '16 at 18:11
@jonathanrz [stacktrace](https://gist.github.com/medihack/1e727244727db009a652233ec8650832), not very informative :-/ — medihack, Jul 23 '16 at 18:26
@Zardoz the module android-reactive-location has a build.gradle file in the module root directory? Looking for the error, it seems that gradle can´t find a way to build the module. — jonathanrz, Jul 23 '16 at 23:16
@Zardoz I believe that this answer has info that can be useful for you: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/22547364/configuration-with-name-default-not-found-android-studio — jonathanrz, Jul 23 '16 at 23:18

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 23 '16 at 13:05

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I have a similar scenario in my project. In build.gradle in app directory you should add path before the library name:

compile project(path: ':reactivelocation')

In my project every things work whit above line. My settings.gradle is exactly like yours.

answered Jul 23 '16 at 13:05

Misagh Emamverdi

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Nope, the error remains (my version is just a shortcut). I guess it has something to do with how [Android-ReactiveLocation](https://github.com/mcharmas/Android-ReactiveLocation) is set up. It contains a subfolder (`android-reactive-location`) were the real library lives. Unfortunately it is not possible to use this folder as `projectDir` directly as the [`build.gradle`](https://github.com/mcharmas/Android-ReactiveLocation/blob/master/android-reactive-location/build.gradle) depends on stuff in the root (e.g. see `compileSdkVersion` in that file). – medihack Jul 23 '16 at 16:53

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 21 '22 at 09:04

A bit late to the party here. But, are you aware that the directory you listed in the settings, might have a typo?

include(':reactivelocation')
project(':reactivelocation').projectDir = new File(settingsDir, '../Andrdoid-ReactiveLocation')
                                                                    ^^^^^^^^

Perhaps this should be, as the project you have cloned named, Android-ReactiveLocation

Add (external) local library project as dependency in Android Studio

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