command line - Linking compiled android libraries together in a complex project -

i'm migrating large, complicated android library project gradle, , having trouble incorporating library projects large project. has been discussed in other questions, no 1 has yet (to knowledge) posted problem. have several applications, bunch of third party libraries, , own shared library. folder structure follows:

--root    -build.gradle    -settings.gradle    |--apps       |--myapp    |--libraries       |--thirdparty          |--actionbarsherlock             -build.gradle          |--facebook             -build.gradle          |--google-play-services-lib             -build.gradle       |--personal          |--commons             -build.gradle             - androidmanifest.xml             |--src                |--main, blah blah          |--proprietary 

now, personal/commons library depends on of third party libs (abs, facebook, etc). each third party lib depends on common jar files can brought in mavencentral, , each of builds perfectly. it's important have separation of thirdparty personal libraries, , equally important neither nor "libraries" folder android project in own right.

(update: removed base build.gradle , settings.gradle files simplify.)

note i'm trying follow similar solution in simpler problem.

in /root/ folder, settings.gradle file reads:

include ':libraries:personal:commons'   include ':libraries:thirdparty:actionbarsherlock' include ':libraries:thirdparty:facebook' include ':libraries:thirdparty:google-play-services-lib' include ':apps:myapp' 

and build.gradle file @ same level (/root/) empty.

edit: removed calls evaluationdependson(':thirdparty:facebook') , other sub-projects. compiling yields same answer dependency failure issue.

when run gradle build @ /root/libraries/personal level (again, following linked example), first compiles of thirdparty libraries (hooray!). then, gives looks actual java compile error: /root/libraries/personal/commons/src/main/java/com/personal/commons/dialog/alertdialogfragment.java:19: cannot find symbol symbol : method dismissallowingstateloss() location: class com.personal.commons.dialog.alertdialogfragment instance.dismissallowingstateloss();

i suspect linking problem, though, since (1) it's been compiling on year in eclipse no change in code, , (2) alertdialogfragment extends sherlockdialogfragment, extends dialogfragment, dismissallowingstateloss() defined. doesn't complain, though, class definition

public class alertdialogfragment extends sherlockdialogfragment { 

or import com.actionbarsherlock.app.sherlockdialogfragment @ top of file, somehow thinks well, can't resolve dependencies. when @ build folder of /root/libraries/thirdparty/actionbarsherlock, class file indeed output sherlockdialogfragment. why won't poor custom library see this?

all attempts settle issue far have failed, gradle-fu still weak. know fatal error is?