android_library ignores _renamed manifest and still links invalid _generated manifest package

android_library generates an AndroidManifest with an invalid package name derived from the Bazel target name, and still uses the _generated manifest during manifest merging, even though the _renamed manifest has the correct package.

This results in AAPT2 linking failure.

Actual manifest file:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest/>

Build file:

android_library(
    name = "lib-facets-constant-debug",
    srcs = glob([
        "src/main/kotlin/com/arga/merchant/lib/facets/constant/**/*.kt",
    ]),
    custom_package = "com.arga.merchant.lib.facets.constant",
    lint_options = {
        "enabled": True,
        "baseline": "lint-baseline.xml",
    },
    manifest = "src/main/AndroidManifest.xml",
    visibility = [
        "//visibility:public",
    ],
    deps = [
        "//:parcelize",
        "@debug_maven//:androidx_annotation_annotation",
    ],
)

Generated manifest (_generated):

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
          package="lib-facets.lib-facets-constant">
   <application />
</manifest>

Renamed manifest (_renamed):

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    package="com.arga.merchant.lib.facets.constant" />

Expected behavior:

When custom_package or manifest is provided, rules_android should not generate or link a manifest with an invalid package name
_renamed manifest should be the only manifest passed to AAPT2

Actual behavior:

AAPT2 still links the _generated manifest
The invalid generated package causes build failure

Processing Android resources for //lib-facets/lib-facets-constant:lib-facets-constant-debug failed: (Exit 1): ResourceProcessorBusyBox failed: error executing AndroidAapt2 command (from target //lib-facets/lib-facets-constant:lib-facets-constant-debug) 
  (cd /private/var/tmp/_bazel_arga.hutama/8860c6a2237f104c2cb53448947424d2/execroot/GoBiz && \
  exec env - \
    PATH=/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin \
  bazel-out/darwin_arm64-opt-exec-ST-a828a81199fe/bin/external/bazel_tools/src/tools/android/java/com/google/devtools/build/android/ResourceProcessorBusyBox @bazel-out/arm64-v8a-fastbuild-android-ST-0b2165ce48ec/bin/lib-facets/lib-facets-constant/lib-facets-constant-debug_symbols/R.txt-0.params)
# Configuration: 902f782420bed7265e5364402851cc70784d56c2018795cbde4ee2f682c04197
# Execution platform: @@internal_platforms_do_not_use//host:host
java.lang.RuntimeException: Error during Linking bazel-out/arm64-v8a-fastbuild-android-ST-0b2165ce48ec/bin/lib-facets/lib-facets-constant/_generated/lib-facets-constant-debug/AndroidManifest.xml:
Command: bazel-out/darwin_arm64-opt-exec-ST-a828a81199fe/bin/external/androidsdk/aapt2_binary\
        link\
        --no-version-vectors\
        --no-static-lib-packages\
        --manifest\
        bazel-out/arm64-v8a-fastbuild-android-ST-0b2165ce48ec/bin/lib-facets/lib-facets-constant/_generated/lib-facets-constant-debug/AndroidManifest.xml\
        --auto-add-overlay\
        --proto-format\
        --debug-mode\
        --custom-package\
        lib-facets.lib-facets-constant\
        -I\
        external/androidsdk/platforms/android-35/android.jar\
        -R\
        /var/folders/y1/mcxk_vq92g1ftkfyrnlb7_dm0000gn/T/android_resources_tmp16233332332043593127/linked/filtered/bazel-out/arm64-v8a-fastbuild-android-ST-0b2165ce48ec/bin/lib-facets/lib-facets-constant/lib-facets-constant-debug_base_symbols/symbols.zip\
        -R\
        /var/folders/y1/mcxk_vq92g1ftkfyrnlb7_dm0000gn/T/android_resources_tmp16233332332043593127/linked/filtered/folders/y1/mcxk_vq92g1ftkfyrnlb7_dm0000gn/T/android_resources_tmp16233332332043593127/compiled/compiled.zip\
        --output-text-symbols\
        /var/folders/y1/mcxk_vq92g1ftkfyrnlb7_dm0000gn/T/android_resources_tmp16233332332043593127/linked/R.txt\
        --emit-ids\
        /var/folders/y1/mcxk_vq92g1ftkfyrnlb7_dm0000gn/T/android_resources_tmp16233332332043593127/linked/ids.txt\
        --java\
        /var/folders/y1/mcxk_vq92g1ftkfyrnlb7_dm0000gn/T/android_resources_tmp16233332332043593127/linked/java\
        --proguard\
        /var/folders/y1/mcxk_vq92g1ftkfyrnlb7_dm0000gn/T/android_resources_tmp16233332332043593127/linked/proguard.cfg\
        --proguard-main-dex\
        /var/folders/y1/mcxk_vq92g1ftkfyrnlb7_dm0000gn/T/android_resources_tmp16233332332043593127/linked/proguard.maindex.cfg\
        --no-proguard-location-reference\
        -o\
        /var/folders/y1/mcxk_vq92g1ftkfyrnlb7_dm0000gn/T/android_resources_tmp16233332332043593127/linked/bin.-pb.apk
Output:
bazel-out/arm64-v8a-fastbuild-android-ST-0b2165ce48ec/bin/lib-facets/lib-facets-constant/_generated/lib-facets-constant-debug/AndroidManifest.xml:2: error: attribute 'package' in <manifest> tag is not a valid Android package name: 'lib-facets.lib-facets-constant'.

        at com.google.devtools.build.android.CommandHelper.execute(CommandHelper.java:42)
        at com.google.devtools.build.android.AaptCommandBuilder.execute(AaptCommandBuilder.java:286)
        at com.google.devtools.build.android.aapt2.ResourceLinker.linkProtoApk(ResourceLinker.java:483)
        at com.google.devtools.build.android.aapt2.ResourceLinker.link(ResourceLinker.java:672)
        at com.google.devtools.build.android.Aapt2ResourcePackagingAction.main(Aapt2ResourcePackagingAction.java:523)
        at com.google.devtools.build.android.ResourceProcessorBusyBox$Tool$8.call(ResourceProcessorBusyBox.java:112)
        at com.google.devtools.build.android.ResourceProcessorBusyBox.processRequest(ResourceProcessorBusyBox.java:237)
        at com.google.devtools.build.android.ResourceProcessorBusyBox.processRequest(ResourceProcessorBusyBox.java:217)
        at com.google.devtools.build.android.ResourceProcessorBusyBox.lambda$runPersistentWorker$0(ResourceProcessorBusyBox.java:195)
        at com.google.devtools.build.lib.worker.WorkRequestHandler$WorkRequestCallback.apply(WorkRequestHandler.java:252)
        at com.google.devtools.build.lib.worker.WorkRequestHandler.respondToRequest(WorkRequestHandler.java:480)
        at com.google.devtools.build.lib.worker.WorkRequestHandler.lambda$startResponseThread$1(WorkRequestHandler.java:433)
        at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:840)

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