Merge "Allow cross-cutting dependencies like licenses."

java/boot_image.go

@@ -90,6 +90,10 @@ func (b *BootImageModule) DepIsInSameApex(ctx android.BaseModuleContext, dep and
 		// The dex2oat tool is only needed for building and is not required in the apex.
 		return false
 	}
+	if android.IsMetaDependencyTag(tag) {
+		// Cross-cutting metadata dependencies are metadata.
+		return false
+	}
 	panic(fmt.Errorf("boot_image module %q should not have a dependency on %q via tag %s", b, dep, android.PrettyPrintTag(tag)))
 }