How to replace deprecated packagingOptions in Android Gradle build files

Question

I have migrated to gradle 8 my android build gradle files show

plugins {
    id 'com.android.application' version '8.1.0-alpha01' apply false
    id 'com.android.library' version '8.1.0-alpha01' apply false
    id 'org.jetbrains.kotlin.android' version '1.8.0' apply false
    id 'com.google.dagger.hilt.android' version '2.44.2' apply false
}

tasks.register('clean') {
    delete rootProject.buildDir
}

Now in my module gradle.build files packagingOptions is highlighted as deprecated

packagingOptions {
    resources {
        excludes += '/META-INF/{AL2.0,LGPL2.1}'
    }
}

I thought I had found this solution

packagingOptions {
    resources.excludes.add('/META-INF/{AL2.0,LGPL2.1}')
}

which does not work!!! what is the correct replacement for the deprecated packagingOptions exclude?

The version of android studio I am using is

Android Studio Giraffe | 2022.3.1 Canary 1
Build #AI-223.4884.69.2231.9486165, built on January 13, 2023
Runtime version: 17.0.5+0-17.0.5b653.23-9410051 x86_64
VM: OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM by JetBrains s.r.o.
macOS 12.6.1
GC: G1 Young Generation, G1 Old Generation
Memory: 4096M
Cores: 12
Metal Rendering is ON
Registry:
    external.system.auto.import.disabled=true
    ide.text.editor.with.preview.show.floating.toolbar=false
    ide.images.show.chessboard=true

Non-Bundled Plugins:
    com.android.aas (3.5.1)

This appears to fix it

packagingOptions.resources.excludes.add('/META-INF/{AL2.0,LGPL2.1}')

Answer 1

This Method is Deprecated, this is doc

    @Deprecated("Renamed to packaging", replaceWith = ReplaceWith("packaging"))
    fun packagingOptions(action: Packaging.() -> Unit)


    val packaging: Packaging

    fun packaging(action: Packaging.() -> Unit)

old:

packagingOptions {
    resources {
        excludes += '/META-INF/{AL2.0,LGPL2.1}'
    }
}

replace:

packaging {
    resources {
        excludes += "/META-INF/{AL2.0,LGPL2.1}"
    }
}

Answer 2

In Kotlin AGP 8.0 I just prefixed exludes with it and the deprecation warning is now gone.

packaging {
        resources {
            it.excludes += "/META-INF/{AL2.0,LGPL2.1}"

        }
    }

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