Exclude BuildConfig.class from Android library jar in Gradle

Question

When building an Android Library Project with Gradle, what's the correct way to exclude BuildConfig.class from the resulting .jar?

Answer 1

Solved with android.packageBuildConfig = false which is deprecated according to http://tools.android.com/tech-docs/new-build-system

Answer 2

here is a way to exclude from AAR:

apply plugin: 'com.android.library'

afterEvaluate {
  generateReleaseBuildConfig.enabled = false
}

here is the source from reddit