Adding classpath entries using Gradle's Application plugin

Question

I\'m using Gradle\'s Application plugin to generate the install for a standalone java application. I have a configuration file I need to put on the classpath but I can\'t seem t

Answer 1

Another workaround for this issue (GRADLE-2333) is proposed by Alexandr Fadeev here.

Here is (a bit modified) Alexandr's solution that solved the problem for me on Gradle-1.6:

startScripts {
  classpath += files('src/dist/XxxAPlaceHolderForAConfigxxX')
  doLast {
    def windowsScriptFile = file getWindowsScript()
    def unixScriptFile    = file getUnixScript()
    windowsScriptFile.text = windowsScriptFile.text.replace('%APP_HOME%\\lib\\XxxAPlaceHolderForAConfigxxX', '%APP_HOME%\\config')
    unixScriptFile.text  = unixScriptFile.text.replace('$APP_HOME/lib/XxxAPlaceHolderForAConfigxxX', '$APP_HOME/config')
  }
}

It's a bit uglier than Josh's solution, but it allows you to preserve the exact directory layout (/src/dist/conf and $APP_HOME/conf) mentioned in the original question.