diff --git a/tools/compliance/cmd/htmlnotice/htmlnotice.go b/tools/compliance/cmd/htmlnotice/htmlnotice.go
index 1a49610..78371ee 100644
--- a/tools/compliance/cmd/htmlnotice/htmlnotice.go
+++ b/tools/compliance/cmd/htmlnotice/htmlnotice.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 	"io/fs"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"sort"
 	"strings"
 
 	"android/soong/response"
@@ -275,7 +276,8 @@
 	}
 	fmt.Fprintln(ctx.stdout, "</body></html>")
 
-	*ctx.deps = ni.InputNoticeFiles()
+	*ctx.deps = ni.InputFiles()
+	sort.Strings(*ctx.deps)
 
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/tools/compliance/cmd/htmlnotice/htmlnotice_test.go b/tools/compliance/cmd/htmlnotice/htmlnotice_test.go
index b927018..8dc1197 100644
--- a/tools/compliance/cmd/htmlnotice/htmlnotice_test.go
+++ b/tools/compliance/cmd/htmlnotice/htmlnotice_test.go
@@ -78,7 +78,16 @@
 				usedBy{"highest.apex/lib/libb.so"},
 				firstParty{},
 			},
-			expectedDeps: []string{"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE"},
+			expectedDeps: []string{
+				"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/firstparty/bin/bin1.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/firstparty/bin/bin2.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/firstparty/highest.apex.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/firstparty/lib/liba.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/firstparty/lib/libb.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/firstparty/lib/libc.a.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/firstparty/lib/libd.so.meta_lic",
+			},
 		},
 		{
 			condition:  "firstparty",
@@ -106,7 +115,16 @@
 				usedBy{"highest.apex/lib/libb.so"},
 				firstParty{},
 			},
-			expectedDeps: []string{"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE"},
+			expectedDeps: []string{
+				"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/firstparty/bin/bin1.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/firstparty/bin/bin2.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/firstparty/highest.apex.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/firstparty/lib/liba.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/firstparty/lib/libb.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/firstparty/lib/libc.a.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/firstparty/lib/libd.so.meta_lic",
+			},
 		},
 		{
 			condition: "firstparty",
@@ -124,7 +142,16 @@
 				usedBy{"highest.apex/lib/libb.so"},
 				firstParty{},
 			},
-			expectedDeps: []string{"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE"},
+			expectedDeps: []string{
+				"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/firstparty/bin/bin1.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/firstparty/bin/bin2.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/firstparty/highest.apex.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/firstparty/lib/liba.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/firstparty/lib/libb.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/firstparty/lib/libc.a.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/firstparty/lib/libd.so.meta_lic",
+			},
 		},
 		{
 			condition:  "firstparty",
@@ -154,7 +181,16 @@
 				usedBy{"highest.apex/lib/libb.so"},
 				firstParty{},
 			},
-			expectedDeps: []string{"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE"},
+			expectedDeps: []string{
+				"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/firstparty/bin/bin1.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/firstparty/bin/bin2.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/firstparty/highest.apex.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/firstparty/lib/liba.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/firstparty/lib/libb.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/firstparty/lib/libc.a.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/firstparty/lib/libd.so.meta_lic",
+			},
 		},
 		{
 			condition: "firstparty",
@@ -170,7 +206,16 @@
 				usedBy{"container.zip/libb.so"},
 				firstParty{},
 			},
-			expectedDeps: []string{"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE"},
+			expectedDeps: []string{
+				"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/firstparty/bin/bin1.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/firstparty/bin/bin2.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/firstparty/container.zip.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/firstparty/lib/liba.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/firstparty/lib/libb.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/firstparty/lib/libc.a.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/firstparty/lib/libd.so.meta_lic",
+			},
 		},
 		{
 			condition: "firstparty",
@@ -182,7 +227,13 @@
 				usedBy{"application"},
 				firstParty{},
 			},
-			expectedDeps: []string{"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE"},
+			expectedDeps: []string{
+				"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/firstparty/application.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/firstparty/bin/bin3.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/firstparty/lib/liba.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/firstparty/lib/libb.so.meta_lic",
+			},
 		},
 		{
 			condition: "firstparty",
@@ -194,7 +245,12 @@
 				usedBy{"bin/bin1"},
 				firstParty{},
 			},
-			expectedDeps: []string{"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE"},
+			expectedDeps: []string{
+				"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/firstparty/bin/bin1.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/firstparty/lib/liba.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/firstparty/lib/libc.a.meta_lic",
+			},
 		},
 		{
 			condition: "firstparty",
@@ -206,7 +262,10 @@
 				usedBy{"lib/libd.so"},
 				firstParty{},
 			},
-			expectedDeps: []string{"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE"},
+			expectedDeps: []string{
+				"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/firstparty/lib/libd.so.meta_lic",
+			},
 		},
 		{
 			condition: "notice",
@@ -231,6 +290,13 @@
 			expectedDeps: []string{
 				"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE",
 				"testdata/notice/NOTICE_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/notice/bin/bin1.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/notice/bin/bin2.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/notice/highest.apex.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/notice/lib/liba.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/notice/lib/libb.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/notice/lib/libc.a.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/notice/lib/libd.so.meta_lic",
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -256,6 +322,13 @@
 			expectedDeps: []string{
 				"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE",
 				"testdata/notice/NOTICE_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/notice/bin/bin1.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/notice/bin/bin2.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/notice/container.zip.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/notice/lib/liba.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/notice/lib/libb.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/notice/lib/libc.a.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/notice/lib/libd.so.meta_lic",
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -275,6 +348,10 @@
 			expectedDeps: []string{
 				"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE",
 				"testdata/notice/NOTICE_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/notice/application.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/notice/bin/bin3.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/notice/lib/liba.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/notice/lib/libb.so.meta_lic",
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -296,6 +373,9 @@
 			expectedDeps: []string{
 				"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE",
 				"testdata/notice/NOTICE_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/notice/bin/bin1.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/notice/lib/liba.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/notice/lib/libc.a.meta_lic",
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -308,7 +388,10 @@
 				usedBy{"lib/libd.so"},
 				notice{},
 			},
-			expectedDeps: []string{"testdata/notice/NOTICE_LICENSE"},
+			expectedDeps: []string{
+				"testdata/notice/NOTICE_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/notice/lib/libd.so.meta_lic",
+			},
 		},
 		{
 			condition: "reciprocal",
@@ -333,6 +416,13 @@
 			expectedDeps: []string{
 				"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE",
 				"testdata/reciprocal/RECIPROCAL_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/reciprocal/bin/bin1.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/reciprocal/bin/bin2.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/reciprocal/highest.apex.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/reciprocal/lib/liba.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/reciprocal/lib/libb.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/reciprocal/lib/libc.a.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/reciprocal/lib/libd.so.meta_lic",
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -358,6 +448,13 @@
 			expectedDeps: []string{
 				"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE",
 				"testdata/reciprocal/RECIPROCAL_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/reciprocal/bin/bin1.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/reciprocal/bin/bin2.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/reciprocal/container.zip.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/reciprocal/lib/liba.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/reciprocal/lib/libb.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/reciprocal/lib/libc.a.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/reciprocal/lib/libd.so.meta_lic",
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -377,6 +474,10 @@
 			expectedDeps: []string{
 				"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE",
 				"testdata/reciprocal/RECIPROCAL_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/reciprocal/application.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/reciprocal/bin/bin3.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/reciprocal/lib/liba.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/reciprocal/lib/libb.so.meta_lic",
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -398,6 +499,9 @@
 			expectedDeps: []string{
 				"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE",
 				"testdata/reciprocal/RECIPROCAL_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/reciprocal/bin/bin1.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/reciprocal/lib/liba.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/reciprocal/lib/libc.a.meta_lic",
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -410,7 +514,10 @@
 				usedBy{"lib/libd.so"},
 				notice{},
 			},
-			expectedDeps: []string{"testdata/notice/NOTICE_LICENSE"},
+			expectedDeps: []string{
+				"testdata/notice/NOTICE_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/reciprocal/lib/libd.so.meta_lic",
+			},
 		},
 		{
 			condition: "restricted",
@@ -440,6 +547,13 @@
 				"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE",
 				"testdata/reciprocal/RECIPROCAL_LICENSE",
 				"testdata/restricted/RESTRICTED_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/restricted/bin/bin1.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/restricted/bin/bin2.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/restricted/highest.apex.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/restricted/lib/liba.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/restricted/lib/libb.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/restricted/lib/libc.a.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/restricted/lib/libd.so.meta_lic",
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -470,6 +584,13 @@
 				"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE",
 				"testdata/reciprocal/RECIPROCAL_LICENSE",
 				"testdata/restricted/RESTRICTED_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/restricted/bin/bin1.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/restricted/bin/bin2.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/restricted/container.zip.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/restricted/lib/liba.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/restricted/lib/libb.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/restricted/lib/libc.a.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/restricted/lib/libd.so.meta_lic",
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -489,6 +610,10 @@
 			expectedDeps: []string{
 				"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE",
 				"testdata/restricted/RESTRICTED_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/restricted/application.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/restricted/bin/bin3.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/restricted/lib/liba.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/restricted/lib/libb.so.meta_lic",
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -513,6 +638,9 @@
 				"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE",
 				"testdata/reciprocal/RECIPROCAL_LICENSE",
 				"testdata/restricted/RESTRICTED_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/restricted/bin/bin1.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/restricted/lib/liba.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/restricted/lib/libc.a.meta_lic",
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -525,7 +653,10 @@
 				usedBy{"lib/libd.so"},
 				notice{},
 			},
-			expectedDeps: []string{"testdata/notice/NOTICE_LICENSE"},
+			expectedDeps: []string{
+				"testdata/notice/NOTICE_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/restricted/lib/libd.so.meta_lic",
+			},
 		},
 		{
 			condition: "proprietary",
@@ -555,6 +686,13 @@
 			expectedDeps: []string{
 				"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE",
 				"testdata/proprietary/PROPRIETARY_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/proprietary/bin/bin1.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/proprietary/bin/bin2.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/proprietary/highest.apex.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/proprietary/lib/liba.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/proprietary/lib/libb.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/proprietary/lib/libc.a.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/proprietary/lib/libd.so.meta_lic",
 				"testdata/restricted/RESTRICTED_LICENSE",
 			},
 		},
@@ -586,6 +724,13 @@
 			expectedDeps: []string{
 				"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE",
 				"testdata/proprietary/PROPRIETARY_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/proprietary/bin/bin1.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/proprietary/bin/bin2.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/proprietary/container.zip.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/proprietary/lib/liba.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/proprietary/lib/libb.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/proprietary/lib/libc.a.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/proprietary/lib/libd.so.meta_lic",
 				"testdata/restricted/RESTRICTED_LICENSE",
 			},
 		},
@@ -606,6 +751,10 @@
 			expectedDeps: []string{
 				"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE",
 				"testdata/proprietary/PROPRIETARY_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/proprietary/application.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/proprietary/bin/bin3.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/proprietary/lib/liba.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/proprietary/lib/libb.so.meta_lic",
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -627,6 +776,9 @@
 			expectedDeps: []string{
 				"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE",
 				"testdata/proprietary/PROPRIETARY_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/proprietary/bin/bin1.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/proprietary/lib/liba.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/proprietary/lib/libc.a.meta_lic",
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -639,7 +791,10 @@
 				usedBy{"lib/libd.so"},
 				notice{},
 			},
-			expectedDeps: []string{"testdata/notice/NOTICE_LICENSE"},
+			expectedDeps: []string{
+				"testdata/notice/NOTICE_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/proprietary/lib/libd.so.meta_lic",
+			},
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
diff --git a/tools/compliance/cmd/textnotice/textnotice.go b/tools/compliance/cmd/textnotice/textnotice.go
index 9beaf58..450290c 100644
--- a/tools/compliance/cmd/textnotice/textnotice.go
+++ b/tools/compliance/cmd/textnotice/textnotice.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 	"io/fs"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"sort"
 	"strings"
 
 	"android/soong/response"
@@ -230,7 +231,8 @@
 		fmt.Fprintln(ctx.stdout)
 	}
 
-	*ctx.deps = ni.InputNoticeFiles()
+	*ctx.deps = ni.InputFiles()
+	sort.Strings(*ctx.deps)
 
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/tools/compliance/cmd/textnotice/textnotice_test.go b/tools/compliance/cmd/textnotice/textnotice_test.go
index e661a44..a902313 100644
--- a/tools/compliance/cmd/textnotice/textnotice_test.go
+++ b/tools/compliance/cmd/textnotice/textnotice_test.go
@@ -65,7 +65,16 @@
 				usedBy{"highest.apex/lib/libb.so"},
 				firstParty{},
 			},
-			expectedDeps: []string{"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE"},
+			expectedDeps: []string{
+				"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/firstparty/bin/bin1.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/firstparty/bin/bin2.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/firstparty/highest.apex.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/firstparty/lib/liba.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/firstparty/lib/libb.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/firstparty/lib/libc.a.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/firstparty/lib/libd.so.meta_lic",
+			},
 		},
 		{
 			condition: "firstparty",
@@ -81,7 +90,16 @@
 				usedBy{"container.zip/libb.so"},
 				firstParty{},
 			},
-			expectedDeps: []string{"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE"},
+			expectedDeps: []string{
+				"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/firstparty/bin/bin1.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/firstparty/bin/bin2.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/firstparty/container.zip.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/firstparty/lib/liba.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/firstparty/lib/libb.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/firstparty/lib/libc.a.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/firstparty/lib/libd.so.meta_lic",
+			},
 		},
 		{
 			condition: "firstparty",
@@ -93,7 +111,13 @@
 				usedBy{"application"},
 				firstParty{},
 			},
-			expectedDeps: []string{"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE"},
+			expectedDeps: []string{
+				"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/firstparty/application.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/firstparty/bin/bin3.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/firstparty/lib/liba.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/firstparty/lib/libb.so.meta_lic",
+			},
 		},
 		{
 			condition: "firstparty",
@@ -105,7 +129,12 @@
 				usedBy{"bin/bin1"},
 				firstParty{},
 			},
-			expectedDeps: []string{"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE"},
+			expectedDeps: []string{
+				"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/firstparty/bin/bin1.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/firstparty/lib/liba.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/firstparty/lib/libc.a.meta_lic",
+			},
 		},
 		{
 			condition: "firstparty",
@@ -117,7 +146,10 @@
 				usedBy{"lib/libd.so"},
 				firstParty{},
 			},
-			expectedDeps: []string{"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE"},
+			expectedDeps: []string{
+				"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/firstparty/lib/libd.so.meta_lic",
+			},
 		},
 		{
 			condition: "notice",
@@ -142,6 +174,13 @@
 			expectedDeps: []string{
 				"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE",
 				"testdata/notice/NOTICE_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/notice/bin/bin1.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/notice/bin/bin2.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/notice/highest.apex.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/notice/lib/liba.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/notice/lib/libb.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/notice/lib/libc.a.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/notice/lib/libd.so.meta_lic",
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -167,6 +206,13 @@
 			expectedDeps: []string{
 				"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE",
 				"testdata/notice/NOTICE_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/notice/bin/bin1.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/notice/bin/bin2.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/notice/container.zip.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/notice/lib/liba.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/notice/lib/libb.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/notice/lib/libc.a.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/notice/lib/libd.so.meta_lic",
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -186,6 +232,10 @@
 			expectedDeps: []string{
 				"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE",
 				"testdata/notice/NOTICE_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/notice/application.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/notice/bin/bin3.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/notice/lib/liba.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/notice/lib/libb.so.meta_lic",
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -207,6 +257,9 @@
 			expectedDeps: []string{
 				"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE",
 				"testdata/notice/NOTICE_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/notice/bin/bin1.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/notice/lib/liba.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/notice/lib/libc.a.meta_lic",
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -219,7 +272,10 @@
 				usedBy{"lib/libd.so"},
 				notice{},
 			},
-			expectedDeps: []string{"testdata/notice/NOTICE_LICENSE"},
+			expectedDeps: []string{
+				"testdata/notice/NOTICE_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/notice/lib/libd.so.meta_lic",
+			},
 		},
 		{
 			condition: "reciprocal",
@@ -244,6 +300,13 @@
 			expectedDeps: []string{
 				"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE",
 				"testdata/reciprocal/RECIPROCAL_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/reciprocal/bin/bin1.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/reciprocal/bin/bin2.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/reciprocal/highest.apex.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/reciprocal/lib/liba.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/reciprocal/lib/libb.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/reciprocal/lib/libc.a.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/reciprocal/lib/libd.so.meta_lic",
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -269,6 +332,13 @@
 			expectedDeps: []string{
 				"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE",
 				"testdata/reciprocal/RECIPROCAL_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/reciprocal/bin/bin1.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/reciprocal/bin/bin2.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/reciprocal/container.zip.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/reciprocal/lib/liba.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/reciprocal/lib/libb.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/reciprocal/lib/libc.a.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/reciprocal/lib/libd.so.meta_lic",
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -288,6 +358,10 @@
 			expectedDeps: []string{
 				"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE",
 				"testdata/reciprocal/RECIPROCAL_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/reciprocal/application.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/reciprocal/bin/bin3.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/reciprocal/lib/liba.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/reciprocal/lib/libb.so.meta_lic",
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -309,6 +383,9 @@
 			expectedDeps: []string{
 				"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE",
 				"testdata/reciprocal/RECIPROCAL_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/reciprocal/bin/bin1.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/reciprocal/lib/liba.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/reciprocal/lib/libc.a.meta_lic",
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -323,6 +400,7 @@
 			},
 			expectedDeps: []string{
 				"testdata/notice/NOTICE_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/reciprocal/lib/libd.so.meta_lic",
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -353,6 +431,13 @@
 				"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE",
 				"testdata/reciprocal/RECIPROCAL_LICENSE",
 				"testdata/restricted/RESTRICTED_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/restricted/bin/bin1.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/restricted/bin/bin2.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/restricted/highest.apex.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/restricted/lib/liba.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/restricted/lib/libb.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/restricted/lib/libc.a.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/restricted/lib/libd.so.meta_lic",
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -383,6 +468,13 @@
 				"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE",
 				"testdata/reciprocal/RECIPROCAL_LICENSE",
 				"testdata/restricted/RESTRICTED_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/restricted/bin/bin1.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/restricted/bin/bin2.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/restricted/container.zip.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/restricted/lib/liba.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/restricted/lib/libb.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/restricted/lib/libc.a.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/restricted/lib/libd.so.meta_lic",
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -402,6 +494,10 @@
 			expectedDeps: []string{
 				"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE",
 				"testdata/restricted/RESTRICTED_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/restricted/application.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/restricted/bin/bin3.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/restricted/lib/liba.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/restricted/lib/libb.so.meta_lic",
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -426,6 +522,9 @@
 				"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE",
 				"testdata/reciprocal/RECIPROCAL_LICENSE",
 				"testdata/restricted/RESTRICTED_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/restricted/bin/bin1.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/restricted/lib/liba.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/restricted/lib/libc.a.meta_lic",
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -438,7 +537,10 @@
 				usedBy{"lib/libd.so"},
 				notice{},
 			},
-			expectedDeps: []string{"testdata/notice/NOTICE_LICENSE"},
+			expectedDeps: []string{
+				"testdata/notice/NOTICE_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/restricted/lib/libd.so.meta_lic",
+			},
 		},
 		{
 			condition: "proprietary",
@@ -468,6 +570,13 @@
 			expectedDeps: []string{
 				"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE",
 				"testdata/proprietary/PROPRIETARY_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/proprietary/bin/bin1.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/proprietary/bin/bin2.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/proprietary/highest.apex.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/proprietary/lib/liba.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/proprietary/lib/libb.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/proprietary/lib/libc.a.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/proprietary/lib/libd.so.meta_lic",
 				"testdata/restricted/RESTRICTED_LICENSE",
 			},
 		},
@@ -499,6 +608,13 @@
 			expectedDeps: []string{
 				"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE",
 				"testdata/proprietary/PROPRIETARY_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/proprietary/bin/bin1.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/proprietary/bin/bin2.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/proprietary/container.zip.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/proprietary/lib/liba.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/proprietary/lib/libb.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/proprietary/lib/libc.a.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/proprietary/lib/libd.so.meta_lic",
 				"testdata/restricted/RESTRICTED_LICENSE",
 			},
 		},
@@ -519,6 +635,10 @@
 			expectedDeps: []string{
 				"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE",
 				"testdata/proprietary/PROPRIETARY_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/proprietary/application.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/proprietary/bin/bin3.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/proprietary/lib/liba.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/proprietary/lib/libb.so.meta_lic",
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -540,6 +660,9 @@
 			expectedDeps: []string{
 				"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE",
 				"testdata/proprietary/PROPRIETARY_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/proprietary/bin/bin1.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/proprietary/lib/liba.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/proprietary/lib/libc.a.meta_lic",
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -552,7 +675,10 @@
 				usedBy{"lib/libd.so"},
 				notice{},
 			},
-			expectedDeps: []string{"testdata/notice/NOTICE_LICENSE"},
+			expectedDeps: []string{
+				"testdata/notice/NOTICE_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/proprietary/lib/libd.so.meta_lic",
+			},
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
diff --git a/tools/compliance/cmd/xmlnotice/xmlnotice.go b/tools/compliance/cmd/xmlnotice/xmlnotice.go
index 2097b7c..c3f8e4c 100644
--- a/tools/compliance/cmd/xmlnotice/xmlnotice.go
+++ b/tools/compliance/cmd/xmlnotice/xmlnotice.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 	"io/fs"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"sort"
 	"strings"
 
 	"android/soong/response"
@@ -238,7 +239,8 @@
 	}
 	fmt.Fprintln(ctx.stdout, "</licenses>")
 
-	*ctx.deps = ni.InputNoticeFiles()
+	*ctx.deps = ni.InputFiles()
+	sort.Strings(*ctx.deps)
 
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/tools/compliance/cmd/xmlnotice/xmlnotice_test.go b/tools/compliance/cmd/xmlnotice/xmlnotice_test.go
index 731e783..551006f 100644
--- a/tools/compliance/cmd/xmlnotice/xmlnotice_test.go
+++ b/tools/compliance/cmd/xmlnotice/xmlnotice_test.go
@@ -65,7 +65,16 @@
 				target{"highest.apex/lib/libb.so", "Android"},
 				firstParty{},
 			},
-			expectedDeps: []string{"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE"},
+			expectedDeps: []string{
+				"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/firstparty/bin/bin1.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/firstparty/bin/bin2.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/firstparty/highest.apex.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/firstparty/lib/liba.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/firstparty/lib/libb.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/firstparty/lib/libc.a.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/firstparty/lib/libd.so.meta_lic",
+			},
 		},
 		{
 			condition: "firstparty",
@@ -79,7 +88,16 @@
 				target{"container.zip/libb.so", "Android"},
 				firstParty{},
 			},
-			expectedDeps: []string{"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE"},
+			expectedDeps: []string{
+				"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/firstparty/bin/bin1.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/firstparty/bin/bin2.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/firstparty/container.zip.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/firstparty/lib/liba.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/firstparty/lib/libb.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/firstparty/lib/libc.a.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/firstparty/lib/libd.so.meta_lic",
+			},
 		},
 		{
 			condition: "firstparty",
@@ -89,7 +107,13 @@
 				target{"application", "Android"},
 				firstParty{},
 			},
-			expectedDeps: []string{"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE"},
+			expectedDeps: []string{
+				"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/firstparty/application.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/firstparty/bin/bin3.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/firstparty/lib/liba.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/firstparty/lib/libb.so.meta_lic",
+			},
 		},
 		{
 			condition: "firstparty",
@@ -99,7 +123,12 @@
 				target{"bin/bin1", "Android"},
 				firstParty{},
 			},
-			expectedDeps: []string{"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE"},
+			expectedDeps: []string{
+				"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/firstparty/bin/bin1.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/firstparty/lib/liba.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/firstparty/lib/libc.a.meta_lic",
+			},
 		},
 		{
 			condition: "firstparty",
@@ -109,7 +138,10 @@
 				target{"lib/libd.so", "Android"},
 				firstParty{},
 			},
-			expectedDeps: []string{"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE"},
+			expectedDeps: []string{
+				"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/firstparty/lib/libd.so.meta_lic",
+			},
 		},
 		{
 			condition: "notice",
@@ -129,6 +161,13 @@
 			expectedDeps: []string{
 				"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE",
 				"testdata/notice/NOTICE_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/notice/bin/bin1.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/notice/bin/bin2.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/notice/highest.apex.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/notice/lib/liba.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/notice/lib/libb.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/notice/lib/libc.a.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/notice/lib/libd.so.meta_lic",
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -149,6 +188,13 @@
 			expectedDeps: []string{
 				"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE",
 				"testdata/notice/NOTICE_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/notice/bin/bin1.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/notice/bin/bin2.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/notice/container.zip.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/notice/lib/liba.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/notice/lib/libb.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/notice/lib/libc.a.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/notice/lib/libd.so.meta_lic",
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -164,6 +210,10 @@
 			expectedDeps: []string{
 				"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE",
 				"testdata/notice/NOTICE_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/notice/application.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/notice/bin/bin3.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/notice/lib/liba.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/notice/lib/libb.so.meta_lic",
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -180,6 +230,9 @@
 			expectedDeps: []string{
 				"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE",
 				"testdata/notice/NOTICE_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/notice/bin/bin1.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/notice/lib/liba.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/notice/lib/libc.a.meta_lic",
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -190,7 +243,10 @@
 				target{"lib/libd.so", "External"},
 				notice{},
 			},
-			expectedDeps: []string{"testdata/notice/NOTICE_LICENSE"},
+			expectedDeps: []string{
+				"testdata/notice/NOTICE_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/notice/lib/libd.so.meta_lic",
+			},
 		},
 		{
 			condition: "reciprocal",
@@ -210,6 +266,13 @@
 			expectedDeps: []string{
 				"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE",
 				"testdata/reciprocal/RECIPROCAL_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/reciprocal/bin/bin1.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/reciprocal/bin/bin2.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/reciprocal/highest.apex.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/reciprocal/lib/liba.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/reciprocal/lib/libb.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/reciprocal/lib/libc.a.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/reciprocal/lib/libd.so.meta_lic",
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -230,6 +293,13 @@
 			expectedDeps: []string{
 				"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE",
 				"testdata/reciprocal/RECIPROCAL_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/reciprocal/bin/bin1.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/reciprocal/bin/bin2.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/reciprocal/container.zip.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/reciprocal/lib/liba.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/reciprocal/lib/libb.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/reciprocal/lib/libc.a.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/reciprocal/lib/libd.so.meta_lic",
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -245,6 +315,10 @@
 			expectedDeps: []string{
 				"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE",
 				"testdata/reciprocal/RECIPROCAL_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/reciprocal/application.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/reciprocal/bin/bin3.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/reciprocal/lib/liba.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/reciprocal/lib/libb.so.meta_lic",
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -261,6 +335,9 @@
 			expectedDeps: []string{
 				"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE",
 				"testdata/reciprocal/RECIPROCAL_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/reciprocal/bin/bin1.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/reciprocal/lib/liba.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/reciprocal/lib/libc.a.meta_lic",
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -271,7 +348,10 @@
 				target{"lib/libd.so", "External"},
 				notice{},
 			},
-			expectedDeps: []string{"testdata/notice/NOTICE_LICENSE"},
+			expectedDeps: []string{
+				"testdata/notice/NOTICE_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/reciprocal/lib/libd.so.meta_lic",
+			},
 		},
 		{
 			condition: "restricted",
@@ -294,6 +374,13 @@
 				"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE",
 				"testdata/reciprocal/RECIPROCAL_LICENSE",
 				"testdata/restricted/RESTRICTED_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/restricted/bin/bin1.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/restricted/bin/bin2.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/restricted/highest.apex.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/restricted/lib/liba.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/restricted/lib/libb.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/restricted/lib/libc.a.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/restricted/lib/libd.so.meta_lic",
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -317,6 +404,13 @@
 				"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE",
 				"testdata/reciprocal/RECIPROCAL_LICENSE",
 				"testdata/restricted/RESTRICTED_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/restricted/bin/bin1.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/restricted/bin/bin2.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/restricted/container.zip.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/restricted/lib/liba.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/restricted/lib/libb.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/restricted/lib/libc.a.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/restricted/lib/libd.so.meta_lic",
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -332,6 +426,10 @@
 			expectedDeps: []string{
 				"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE",
 				"testdata/restricted/RESTRICTED_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/restricted/application.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/restricted/bin/bin3.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/restricted/lib/liba.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/restricted/lib/libb.so.meta_lic",
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -350,6 +448,9 @@
 				"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE",
 				"testdata/reciprocal/RECIPROCAL_LICENSE",
 				"testdata/restricted/RESTRICTED_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/restricted/bin/bin1.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/restricted/lib/liba.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/restricted/lib/libc.a.meta_lic",
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -360,7 +461,10 @@
 				target{"lib/libd.so", "External"},
 				notice{},
 			},
-			expectedDeps: []string{"testdata/notice/NOTICE_LICENSE"},
+			expectedDeps: []string{
+				"testdata/notice/NOTICE_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/restricted/lib/libd.so.meta_lic",
+			},
 		},
 		{
 			condition: "proprietary",
@@ -382,6 +486,13 @@
 			expectedDeps: []string{
 				"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE",
 				"testdata/proprietary/PROPRIETARY_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/proprietary/bin/bin1.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/proprietary/bin/bin2.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/proprietary/highest.apex.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/proprietary/lib/liba.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/proprietary/lib/libb.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/proprietary/lib/libc.a.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/proprietary/lib/libd.so.meta_lic",
 				"testdata/restricted/RESTRICTED_LICENSE",
 			},
 		},
@@ -405,6 +516,13 @@
 			expectedDeps: []string{
 				"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE",
 				"testdata/proprietary/PROPRIETARY_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/proprietary/bin/bin1.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/proprietary/bin/bin2.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/proprietary/container.zip.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/proprietary/lib/liba.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/proprietary/lib/libb.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/proprietary/lib/libc.a.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/proprietary/lib/libd.so.meta_lic",
 				"testdata/restricted/RESTRICTED_LICENSE",
 			},
 		},
@@ -421,6 +539,10 @@
 			expectedDeps: []string{
 				"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE",
 				"testdata/proprietary/PROPRIETARY_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/proprietary/application.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/proprietary/bin/bin3.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/proprietary/lib/liba.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/proprietary/lib/libb.so.meta_lic",
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -437,6 +559,9 @@
 			expectedDeps: []string{
 				"testdata/firstparty/FIRST_PARTY_LICENSE",
 				"testdata/proprietary/PROPRIETARY_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/proprietary/bin/bin1.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/proprietary/lib/liba.so.meta_lic",
+				"testdata/proprietary/lib/libc.a.meta_lic",
 			},
 		},
 		{
@@ -447,7 +572,10 @@
 				target{"lib/libd.so", "External"},
 				notice{},
 			},
-			expectedDeps: []string{"testdata/notice/NOTICE_LICENSE"},
+			expectedDeps: []string{
+				"testdata/notice/NOTICE_LICENSE",
+				"testdata/proprietary/lib/libd.so.meta_lic",
+			},
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
diff --git a/tools/compliance/noticeindex.go b/tools/compliance/noticeindex.go
index 86d42ac..cb95b76 100644
--- a/tools/compliance/noticeindex.go
+++ b/tools/compliance/noticeindex.go
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 package compliance
 
 import (
-	"bufio"
 	"crypto/md5"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
@@ -25,16 +24,11 @@
 	"regexp"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
-)
 
-const (
-	noProjectName = "\u2205"
+	"android/soong/tools/compliance/projectmetadata"
 )
 
 var (
-	nameRegexp         = regexp.MustCompile(`^\s*name\s*:\s*"(.*)"\s*$`)
-	descRegexp         = regexp.MustCompile(`^\s*description\s*:\s*"(.*)"\s*$`)
-	versionRegexp      = regexp.MustCompile(`^\s*version\s*:\s*"(.*)"\s*$`)
 	licensesPathRegexp = regexp.MustCompile(`licen[cs]es?/`)
 )
 
@@ -43,6 +37,8 @@
 type NoticeIndex struct {
 	// lg identifies the license graph to which the index applies.
 	lg *LicenseGraph
+	// pmix indexes project metadata
+	pmix *projectmetadata.Index
 	// rs identifies the set of resolutions upon which the index is based.
 	rs ResolutionSet
 	// shipped identifies the set of target nodes shipped directly or as derivative works.
@@ -75,6 +71,7 @@
 	}
 	ni := &NoticeIndex{
 		lg:             lg,
+		pmix:           projectmetadata.NewIndex(rootFS),
 		rs:             rs,
 		shipped:        ShippedNodes(lg),
 		rootFS:         rootFS,
@@ -110,9 +107,12 @@
 		return hashes, nil
 	}
 
-	link := func(tn *TargetNode, hashes map[hash]struct{}, installPaths []string) {
+	link := func(tn *TargetNode, hashes map[hash]struct{}, installPaths []string) error {
 		for h := range hashes {
-			libName := ni.getLibName(tn, h)
+			libName, err := ni.getLibName(tn, h)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 			if _, ok := ni.libHash[libName]; !ok {
 				ni.libHash[libName] = make(map[hash]struct{})
 			}
@@ -145,6 +145,11 @@
 				}
 			}
 		}
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	cacheMetadata := func(tn *TargetNode) {
+		ni.pmix.MetadataForProjects(tn.Projects()...)
 	}
 
 	// returns error from walk below.
@@ -157,13 +162,17 @@
 		if !ni.shipped.Contains(tn) {
 			return false
 		}
+		go cacheMetadata(tn)
 		installPaths := getInstallPaths(tn, path)
 		var hashes map[hash]struct{}
 		hashes, err = index(tn)
 		if err != nil {
 			return false
 		}
-		link(tn, hashes, installPaths)
+		err = link(tn, hashes, installPaths)
+		if err != nil {
+			return false
+		}
 		if tn.IsContainer() {
 			return true
 		}
@@ -173,7 +182,10 @@
 			if err != nil {
 				return false
 			}
-			link(r.actsOn, hashes, installPaths)
+			err = link(r.actsOn, hashes, installPaths)
+			if err != nil {
+				return false
+			}
 		}
 		return false
 	})
@@ -214,12 +226,20 @@
 		close(c)
 	}()
 	return c
+
 }
 
-// InputNoticeFiles returns the list of files that were hashed during IndexLicenseTexts.
-func (ni *NoticeIndex) InputNoticeFiles() []string {
-	files := append([]string(nil), ni.files...)
-	sort.Strings(files)
+// InputFiles returns the complete list of files read during indexing.
+func (ni *NoticeIndex) InputFiles() []string {
+	licenseMeta := []string(nil)
+	for f := range ni.lg.targets {
+		licenseMeta = append(licenseMeta, f)
+	}
+	projectMeta := ni.pmix.AllMetadataFiles()
+	files := make([]string, 0, len(ni.files) + len(licenseMeta) + len(projectMeta))
+	files = append(files, ni.files...)
+	files = append(files, licenseMeta...)
+	files = append(files, projectMeta...)
 	return files
 }
 
@@ -308,15 +328,18 @@
 }
 
 // getLibName returns the name of the library associated with `noticeFor`.
-func (ni *NoticeIndex) getLibName(noticeFor *TargetNode, h hash) string {
+func (ni *NoticeIndex) getLibName(noticeFor *TargetNode, h hash) (string, error) {
 	for _, text := range noticeFor.LicenseTexts() {
 		if !strings.Contains(text, ":") {
 			if ni.hash[text].key != h.key {
 				continue
 			}
-			ln := ni.checkMetadataForLicenseText(noticeFor, text)
+			ln, err := ni.checkMetadataForLicenseText(noticeFor, text)
+			if err != nil {
+				return "", err
+			}
 			if len(ln) > 0 {
-				return ln
+				return ln, nil
 			}
 			continue
 		}
@@ -331,17 +354,20 @@
 		if err != nil {
 			continue
 		}
-		return ln
+		return ln, nil
 	}
 	// use name from METADATA if available
-	ln := ni.checkMetadata(noticeFor)
+	ln, err := ni.checkMetadata(noticeFor)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
 	if len(ln) > 0 {
-		return ln
+		return ln, nil
 	}
 	// use package_name: from license{} module if available
 	pn := noticeFor.PackageName()
 	if len(pn) > 0 {
-		return pn
+		return pn, nil
 	}
 	for _, p := range noticeFor.Projects() {
 		if strings.HasPrefix(p, "prebuilts/") {
@@ -385,7 +411,7 @@
 							match = match[:li]
 						}
 					}
-					return match
+					return match, nil
 				}
 				break
 			}
@@ -393,9 +419,9 @@
 		for _, safePathPrefix := range safePathPrefixes {
 			if strings.HasPrefix(p, safePathPrefix.prefix) {
 				if safePathPrefix.strip {
-					return p[len(safePathPrefix.prefix):]
+					return p[len(safePathPrefix.prefix):], nil
 				} else {
-					return p
+					return p, nil
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -410,35 +436,26 @@
 	if fi > 0 {
 		n = n[:fi]
 	}
-	return n
+	return n, nil
 }
 
 // checkMetadata tries to look up a library name from a METADATA file associated with `noticeFor`.
-func (ni *NoticeIndex) checkMetadata(noticeFor *TargetNode) string {
-	for _, p := range noticeFor.Projects() {
-		if name, ok := ni.projectName[p]; ok {
-			if name == noProjectName {
-				continue
-			}
-			return name
-		}
-		name, err := ni.checkMetadataFile(filepath.Join(p, "METADATA"))
-		if err != nil {
-			ni.projectName[p] = noProjectName
-			continue
-		}
-		if len(name) == 0 {
-			ni.projectName[p] = noProjectName
-			continue
-		}
-		ni.projectName[p] = name
-		return name
+func (ni *NoticeIndex) checkMetadata(noticeFor *TargetNode) (string, error) {
+	pms, err := ni.pmix.MetadataForProjects(noticeFor.Projects()...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
 	}
-	return ""
+	for _, pm := range pms {
+		name := pm.VersionedName()
+		if name != "" {
+			return name, nil
+		}
+	}
+	return "", nil
 }
 
 // checkMetadataForLicenseText
-func (ni *NoticeIndex) checkMetadataForLicenseText(noticeFor *TargetNode, licenseText string) string {
+func (ni *NoticeIndex) checkMetadataForLicenseText(noticeFor *TargetNode, licenseText string) (string, error) {
 	p := ""
 	for _, proj := range noticeFor.Projects() {
 		if strings.HasPrefix(licenseText, proj) {
@@ -456,79 +473,17 @@
 				p = filepath.Dir(p)
 				continue
 			}
-			return ""
+			return "", nil
 		}
 	}
-	if name, ok := ni.projectName[p]; ok {
-		if name == noProjectName {
-			return ""
-		}
-		return name
-	}
-	name, err := ni.checkMetadataFile(filepath.Join(p, "METADATA"))
-	if err == nil && len(name) > 0 {
-		ni.projectName[p] = name
-		return name
-	}
-	ni.projectName[p] = noProjectName
-	return ""
-}
-
-// checkMetadataFile tries to look up a library name from a METADATA file at `path`.
-func (ni *NoticeIndex) checkMetadataFile(path string) (string, error) {
-	f, err := ni.rootFS.Open(path)
+	pms, err := ni.pmix.MetadataForProjects(p)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
-	name := ""
-	description := ""
-	version := ""
-	s := bufio.NewScanner(f)
-	for s.Scan() {
-		line := s.Text()
-		m := nameRegexp.FindStringSubmatch(line)
-		if m != nil {
-			if 1 < len(m) && m[1] != "" {
-				name = m[1]
-			}
-			if version != "" {
-				break
-			}
-			continue
-		}
-		m = versionRegexp.FindStringSubmatch(line)
-		if m != nil {
-			if 1 < len(m) && m[1] != "" {
-				version = m[1]
-			}
-			if name != "" {
-				break
-			}
-			continue
-		}
-		m = descRegexp.FindStringSubmatch(line)
-		if m != nil {
-			if 1 < len(m) && m[1] != "" {
-				description = m[1]
-			}
-		}
+	if pms == nil {
+		return "", nil
 	}
-	_ = s.Err()
-	_ = f.Close()
-	if name != "" {
-		if version != "" {
-			if version[0] == 'v' || version[0] == 'V' {
-				return name + "_" + version, nil
-			} else {
-				return name + "_v_" + version, nil
-			}
-		}
-		return name, nil
-	}
-	if description != "" {
-		return description, nil
-	}
-	return "", nil
+	return pms[0].VersionedName(), nil
 }
 
 // addText reads and indexes the content of a license text file.