Gradle: Run the clean task before anything else to make sure nothing is "cached". (kivy#2705)

misl6 · web-flow · commit 63e6fb614ad0 · 2022-11-21T20:45:16.000+01:00
* Gradle: Run the clean task before anything else to make sure nothing is cached.

* Reference the PR for the future
diff --git a/pythonforandroid/toolchain.py b/pythonforandroid/toolchain.py
@@ -1108,7 +1108,10 @@ def _build_package(self, args, package_type):
             else:
                 raise BuildInterruptingException(
                     "Unknown build mode {} for apk()".format(args.build_mode))
-            output = shprint(gradlew, gradle_task, _tail=20,
+
+            # WARNING: We should make sure to clean the build directory before building.
+            # See PR: kivy/python-for-android#2705
+            output = shprint(gradlew, "clean", gradle_task, _tail=20,
                              _critical=True, _env=env)
         return output, build_args
 
