Why is Facebook Android sdk a Project?

Question

Anyone knows why is Facebook for Android SDK distributed as a Library Project instead of a jar?

I know you "can" compile it as a jar and everything, just wondering if there is any advantage on distribute it like that.

Answer 1

The primary reason why the Facebook SDK is distributed as a Library Project is probably because it contains resources. This is the most straightforward way to distribute this kind of thing with resources. You can't simply compile it as a jar file.