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Studio Build: Android Studio 3.0.1
Build #AI-171.4443003, built on November 9, 2017

Mac OS X 10.13.3
Version of Gradle Plugin: 3.0.1
Version of Gradle: 4.5
Version of Java:
JRE: 1.8.0_152-release-915-b08 x86_64
JVM: OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM by JetBrains s.r.o
OS: Mac OSX High Sierra

Steps to Reproduce:
It seems that altering the projectDir in the settings.gradle causes issues with Android Studio. This works perfectly in IntelliJ.

Other people are encountering this, commenting inside https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/36989671

1. Here is my settings.gradle

```
include ':android:app',
        ':shared',
        ':react',
        ':react-native',
        ':javascript',
        ':task-common',
        ':task-js'

def libsPath = "$rootDir/libs"
def jsDefinitionPath = "$libsPath/definitions"

project(':javascript').projectDir = "$jsDefinitionPath/javascript" as File
project(':react').projectDir = "$jsDefinitionPath/react" as File
project(':react-native').projectDir = "$jsDefinitionPath/react-native" as File
project(':task-common').projectDir = "$libsPath/task/common" as File
project(':task-js').projectDir = "$libsPath/task/js" as File'

rootProject.children.each {
    it.buildFileName = it.name + '.gradle'
}
```

2. Then in my `:shared` I'm importing other projects as dependencies.

```
compile project(':javascript')
compile project(':react-native')
```

When I try to sync, I get errors in Android Studio. The issue is either caused by changing the `projectDir`, or by altering the build file name. Again, this works just fine IntelliJ or when using gradle via command line.