Gradle: What is the difference between classpath and compile dependencies?

Question

When adding dependencies to my project I am never sure what prefix I should give them, e.g. \"classpath\" or \"compile\".

For example, should

Answer 1

I'm going to guess that you're referencing compile and classpath within the dependencies {} block. If that is so, those are dependency Configurations.

A configuration is simply a named set of dependencies.

The compile configuration is created by the Java plugin. The classpath configuration is commonly seen in the buildSrc {} block where one needs to declare dependencies for the build.gradle, itself (for plugins, perhaps).