It seems that the aar/classes.jar should NOT include the R class #235
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I don't think the aar/classes.jar should include the R classes. If the R is included, dex will fail with an error about finding the same R in multiple jars.
I haven't really found anyone saying this explicitly nor any docs that say as much. I do have a gradle build that depends on an aar that is generated with this mojo that will fail if R is in the classes.jar. I also know that the android gradle build tools combine resources. The only other evidence I have that hints at not including R is the following discussion on google groups:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/adt-dev/uWppd9l8UNw/w6Q_9N13mLcJ