refactor(build): update AboutLibraries generation process for rb (#5316)

.github/workflows/scheduled-updates.yml

@@ -91,16 +91,13 @@ jobs:
         run: ./gradlew graphUpdate
         continue-on-error: true
 
-      - name: Update AboutLibraries metadata
-        run: ./gradlew :app:exportLibraryDefinitions
-        continue-on-error: true
 
       - name: Create Pull Request if changes occurred
         uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v8
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.CROWDIN_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           commit-message: |
-            chore: Scheduled updates (Firmware, Hardware, Translations, Graphs, Licenses)
+            chore: Scheduled updates (Firmware, Hardware, Translations, Graphs)
 
             Automated updates for:
             - Firmware releases list
@@ -108,8 +105,7 @@ jobs:
             - Crowdin source string uploads
             - Crowdin translation downloads
             - Module dependency graphs
-            - AboutLibraries license metadata
-          title: 'chore: Scheduled updates (Firmware, Hardware, Translations, Graphs, Licenses)'
+          title: 'chore: Scheduled updates (Firmware, Hardware, Translations, Graphs)'
           body: |
             This PR includes automated updates from the scheduled workflow:
 
@@ -118,7 +114,6 @@ jobs:
             - Source strings were uploaded to Crowdin.
             - Latest translations were downloaded from Crowdin (if available).
             - Updated module dependency graphs in README.md files (if changed).
-            - Updated `aboutlibraries.json` license metadata (if dependencies changed).
 
             Please review the changes.
           branch: 'scheduled-updates'
@@ -127,7 +122,6 @@ jobs:
           add-paths: |
             app/src/main/assets/firmware_releases.json
             app/src/main/assets/device_hardware.json
-            app/src/main/resources/aboutlibraries.json
             fastlane/metadata/android/**
             **/strings.xml
             **/README.md

build-logic/convention/src/main/kotlin/AboutLibrariesConventionPlugin.kt

@@ -55,30 +55,18 @@ class AboutLibrariesConventionPlugin : Plugin<Project> {
                 }
             }
 
-            // Ensure aboutlibraries.json is always up-to-date during the build.
-            // This is required since AboutLibraries v11+ no longer auto-exports.
-            // For fdroid builds, skip re-export to preserve reproducible builds (RB) —
-            // the committed aboutlibraries.json is used as-is.
+            // Ensure aboutlibraries.json is generated before resource processing.
+            // The file is gitignored and must be generated fresh each build.
+            // offlineMode is already true when aboutLibraries.release is not passed,
+            // ensuring deterministic output for fdroid/reproducible builds.
             // See: https://github.com/meshtastic/Meshtastic-Android/issues/3231
             tasks
                 .matching {
                     it.name.startsWith("process") &&
-                        (it.name.endsWith("Resources") || it.name.endsWith("JavaRes")) &&
-                        !it.name.contains("Fdroid", ignoreCase = true)
+                        (it.name.endsWith("Resources") || it.name.endsWith("JavaRes"))
                 }
                 .configureEach { dependsOn("exportLibraryDefinitions") }
 
-            // Gradle 9.5 strict task-dependency validation: fdroid variants read from
-            // src/main/resources/ (where exportLibraryDefinitions writes). Even though
-            // fdroid uses the committed file as-is, we must declare ordering to satisfy
-            // the implicit dependency checker.
-            tasks
-                .matching {
-                    it.name.startsWith("process") &&
-                        it.name.endsWith("JavaRes") &&
-                        it.name.contains("Fdroid", ignoreCase = true)
-                }
-                .configureEach { mustRunAfter("exportLibraryDefinitions") }
         }
     }
 }