yarn start:android downloads and uses wrong android buildToolsVersion for node_modules

[rancidfrog]

Is this a bug report?

Yes.

Environment

Environment:
OS: Linux 4.13
Node: 8.8.1
Yarn: 1.3.2
npm: 5.5.1
Watchman: Not Found

Target Platform: android

Steps to Reproduce

git clone https://github.com/gitpoint/git-point
cd to project, in my case git-point

1. yarn
2. yarn run link
3. yarn start:android

Expected Behavior

App compiles. APK generated ...

Actual Behavior

I keep running into the following error,

:react-native-cookies:compileReleaseAidl FAILED

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

* What went wrong:
Execution failed for task ':react-native-cookies:compileReleaseAidl'.
> java.lang.IllegalStateException: aidl is missing

I have no idea why running yarn start:androidon Arch Linux causes wrong buildToolsVersion to be used.
As it downloads 25.0.0 each time before using it against depending libraries mentioned above which state that they need 25.0.2

Incremental java compilation is an incubating feature.
Checking the license for package Android SDK Build-Tools 25 in /opt/android-sdk/licenses
License for package Android SDK Build-Tools 25 accepted.
Preparing "Install Android SDK Build-Tools 25".
> Configuring > 5/9 projects

One by one I got the same error for the following projects,

• react-native-cookies
• react-native-device-info
• react-native-i18n

All had buildToolsVersion "25.0.2" which I changed to buildToolsVersion "23.0.1" in order to compile, as running yarn start android command kept downloading and using 25.0.0 even though gradle specifically asks for 25.0.2
Also, 25.0.2 is already downloaded, whereas 25.0.0 is not and it keeps redownloading it whe I delete it.

For some reason it is insisting on using 25.0.0:

Preparing "Install Android SDK Build-Tools 25".
"Install Android SDK Build-Tools 25" ready.
Finishing "Install Android SDK Build-Tools 25"
Installing Android SDK Build-Tools 25 in /opt/android-sdk/build-tools/25.0.0
"Install Android SDK Build-Tools 25" complete.

When in build.gradle of android app is buildToolsVersion "26.0.1"
And, build.gradle of react-native-cookies, react-native-device-info, react-native-i18n is buildToolsVersion "25.0.2"
So, why does it download 25.0.0 each time when neither point to it and both 26.0.1 and 25.0.2 are already installed?
I was able to compile app by changing the build.gradle of the following projects from buildToolsVersion "25.0.2" to buildToolsVersion "23.0.1"

• react-native-cookies
• react-native-device-info
• react-native-i18n

But, why?

There might be a pull request to fix the problem, but since on Mar 1 and on Mar 9 it has not been merged.
#12634
#12820

Reproducible Demo

Building https://github.com/gitpoint/git-point causes build failure due to wrong android build sdk being used.
cd to project, in my case gitPoint

1. yarn
2. yarn run link
3. yarn start:android

build.gradle of android app is buildToolsVersion "26.0.1"
And, build.gradle of react-native-cookies, react-native-device-info, react-native-i18n is buildToolsVersion "25.0.2"
So, why does it download 25.0.0 each time when neither point to it and both 26.0.1 and 25.0.2 are already installed?
I was able to compile app by changing the build.gradle of the following projects from buildToolsVersion "25.0.2" to buildToolsVersion "23.0.1"

• react-native-cookies
• react-native-device-info
• react-native-i18n

[rancidfrog]

There are multiple pull requests trying to solve issue, #12634 and #12820, but none merged and some workarounds, https://gist.github.com/AndrewJack/10dc22708582b009fb74f07904f3bfb1

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[rancidfrog]

This seems to have fixed itself in a recent update.
Somehow something changed and correct version was being used last time I tried compiling.