src/main/java is hardcoded into .classpath about gradle-android-eclipse HOT 4 CLOSED

Thanks for raising the issue, and great to see that there's a workaround!

You're right of course, this plug-in relies on projects following convention when it comes to layout.
To help me understand your use-case, what is the reasoning for having a non-standard directory structure?

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Well, I would say my use case is not very special.
We are using eclipse and android ADT to build the app. The release builds are still being made with android-sdk 23 targetting API 21 formally although there might be a few API 22 calls.
I am trying to move out of Android ADT for eclipse as I am having issues with it each time I'm installing android SDK update or android platform update and similar.
Just for the convenience I like to have up to date tools and SDKs installed so I can also build other apps occassionally.
So as a first step I have added gradle based build configuration to our project which will be used side by side with the original android ADT build configuration. If my team mate developer will also find this gradle based build config usefull we might consider switching to it in the future.
If nothing else then we are at least partially prepared for using up to date SDK and build tools.
So the project layout is oldskool with flat folders
src
res
assets

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You probably already know, but just in case: ADT is no longer officially supported. See http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2016/11/support-ended-for-eclipse-android.html for details.

This plug-in is intended for Gradle projects that use a standard layout (as produced by Android Studio). I'm sorry but your request is beyond the scope of this project.

I'm glad that you've got a workaround. You may want to consider moving to a supported tool chain.

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Another workaround:

eclipse {
  classpath {
    file.whenMerged {
      classpath -> classpath.entries.each {
        if (it.kind == "src" && it.path.equals("src/main/java")) it.path = "src"
      }
    }
  }
}

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