actionbarsherlock-build.gradle

apply plugin: 'android-library'

repositories {
    mavenLocal()
}

dependencies {
  compile 'com.google.android:support-v4:r7'
}

apply plugin: 'maven'
uploadArchives {
  repositories {
    mavenDeployer {
      repository url: 'file://' + new File(System.getProperty('user.home'), '.m2/repository').absolutePath
    }
  }
}
task install(dependsOn: uploadArchives)

android {
  compileSdkVersion 14
  buildToolsVersion '17'

  sourceSets {
    main {
      manifest.srcFile 'AndroidManifest.xml'
      java.srcDirs = ['src']
      res.srcDirs = ['res']
    }
  }
}

yourproject-AndroidManifest.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    package="...org.you.yourpackage...">

  <uses-sdk
        android:minSdkVersion="7"
        android:targetSdkVersion="17" <!-- Use same targetSdk as ActionBarSherlock -->
        />
  <application></application> <!-- You *need* <application> even if your project is a library. Without this line 'gradle build' will crash for me with a RuntimeException: https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=40248 -->
</manifest>

yourproject-build.gradle

buildscript {
    repositories {
        mavenLocal()
        mavenCentral()
    }

    dependencies {
        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:0.4.2'
    }
}

apply plugin: 'android-library'
version='1.0'

repositories {
    mavenLocal()
    mavenCentral()
}

dependencies {
  compile 'com.actionbarsherlock:actionbarsherlock:4.3.2-SNAPSHOT'
}

android {
  compileSdkVersion 17
  buildToolsVersion "17.0"
}

thank you for example, really made a difference!