apache / apache/cordova-android

config resource-file is copied to the wrong target

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Description

# Bug Report

## Problem
when defining a `` see [cordova documentation config.xml](https://cordova.apache.org/docs/en/11.x/config_ref/#resource-file) the src-file is not copied into the application-resources folder `/app/src/main/`, but instead to the ``. In contrast when defining the same `` in a plugin.xml, the file will be copied to the right destination see https://github.com/apache/cordova-android/blob/e61e271f5bbb517a9598078f7a1ad7585bfe5f9c/lib/pluginHandlers.js#L61

### What is expected to happen?
The defined src should be copied within the application-resource folder `/app/src/main/`

### What does actually happen?
The src-file will be copied to the ``

## Information

### Command or Code

### Environment, Platform, Device

### Version information

Cordova Packages:

cli: 12.0.0
common: 5.0.0
create: 5.0.0
lib: 12.0.1
common: 5.0.0
fetch: 4.0.0
serve: 4.0.1

Project Installed Platforms:

android: 12.0.1

Ionic:

Ionic CLI : 7.1.1

## Checklist

- [x] I searched for existing GitHub issues
- [x] I updated all Cordova tooling to most recent version
- [x] I included all the necessary information above

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Research direction

Reproduce the config.xml resource-file case described in the issue and compare its destination with the plugin.xml handling in lib/pluginHandlers.js at the referenced commit. Trace the platform-level resource-file handling and verify that the source ends up under /app/src/main/ rather than .

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Assessment

Tech stack
android, javascript
Domain
build-system, mobile-dev
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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