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

If buildscript itself needs something to run, use classpath.

If your project needs something to run, use compile.

The buildscript{} block is for the build.gradle itself.

For multi-project building, the top-level build file is for the root project, the specific build file is for sub-project (module).

Top-level build file where you can add configuration options common to all sub-projects/modules.

Do not place your application dependencies in top-level build file, they belong in the individual module build.gradle files