Can I remove the 'jar' task in gradle build?

Question

When I use the code below, a file of jar will generate after gradle build.

apply plugin \'java\'

Is there any settings won\'t generate the

Answer 1

This worked for me:

configurations.archives.with {
    artifacts.remove artifacts.find { it.toString().contains("jar") }
}

Answer 2

You can do that by 2 ways:

1. explicitly exclude the jar task from execution: gradle build -x jar

2. disable the jar task in build.gradle: apply plugin: 'java' jar.enabled = false