Do the versions of buildTools and compileSdk used when building a third-party library affect the success of building my project?

Question

Android

Do the versions of buildTools and compileSdk used when building a third-party library affect the success of building my project? More specifically, I'm interested in this issue when using Travis CI. Namely, if you write in Travis.yml versions of buildTools and buildSdk, let's say later than those used when building a third-party library.
Thanks in advance

Answer 1

By default, this should not happen. In android guides, it is recommended to always use the latest build tools and compile SDK. This is just a compiler version, roughly speaking, and only the source code can affect the success of the build. Of course, there may be some bugs in new versions of the compiler, but these are exceptional cases. Backward compatibility is one of the main requirements for assembly tools.