`codegenDir` property in library is ignoring the value set in the `app` project.

[cortinico]

@cortinico when you set the codegenDir property in the react{} block in the app's build.gradle it doesn't propagate to the third-party libraries. What I believe is happening is when a library applies com.facebook.react plugin in its build.gradle the plugin is using the default values for all the properties, even if some are set in the app project.

Originally posted by @j-piasecki in #34372 (comment)

[cortinico]

@j-piasecki thanks for pointing this out. I've thought about this and you're right. The libraries should honor the codegenDir property set by the app if present.

I'll work on a fix for this and include it in either .71 or .72

[cortinico]

@j-piasecki we're going to pick the fix for this inside the next 0.71.x release

[smaslenko]

The codegenDir property in the react{} block in the lib's build.gradle is ignored.

Still cannot build my react-native android project that is android library itself.

It looks like the same fix has to be applied for the "com.android.library" section

@cortinico Could you please take a look at my comment here

Or should I create a separate issue instead?
Thanks.

[cortinico]

The codegenDir property in the react{} block in the lib's build.gradle is ignored.

That's the intended behavior. codegenDir is set at the app level and ignored for libraries, as if you're inside a monorepo you have only one instance of codegen, and you don't want libraries to publish a build.gradle which contains a path to a codegen that doesn't make sense in your app setup.