Fix Android data binding for rules with no direct resources. This essentially works by activating the annotation processor over such rules, even though technically that's unnecessary (since there are no new resources to process). But running the annotation processor guarantees we still process deps' resources, which guarantees the Java compiler references any Java classes mentioned in those resources. This prevents JavaBuilder's ---reduce_classpath from pruning these files out of the compilation classpath because "they were never used". PiperOrigin-RevId: 159597671
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