Checkstyle + Google_checks

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Hi,

I’m trying to set up checkstyle checks for my project with the google style guide. But I allways receive different errors.

If I try it with the follwowing basic setup, everything works fine:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE module PUBLIC
          "-//Puppy Crawl//DTD Check Configuration 1.3//EN"
          "http://www.puppycrawl.com/dtds/configuration_1_3.dtd">
<module name="Checker">
    <module name="JavadocPackage"/>
    <module name="TreeWalker">
        <property name="tabWidth" value="4"/>
        <module name="AvoidStarImport"/>
        <module name="ConstantName"/>
    </module>
</module>

But if I use the current google_checks.xml from github it doesnt work. I’ve tried different toolversions. But I only receive different errors.

For example:
toolversion= NOT SET:
ERROR: Unable to create a Checker: Property ‘fileExtensions’ in module Checker does not exist, please check the documentation

toolversion='6.2’
ERROR: Unable to create a Checker: Property ‘fileExtensions’ in module Checker does not exist, please check the documentation

toolversion='6.11’
ERROR: Unable to create a Checker: configLocation {…}, classpath {…}

toolversion='7.2’
ERROR: Unable to create a Checker: configLocation {…}, classpath {…}

my current configuration is;

 checkstyle {
    	configFile = rootProject.file('google_checks.xml')
    	toolVersion = '7.2'
}

I’m using gradle 3.1 an the current google_checks.xml from git hub.
Is there anythin missing in my configuration? Where I can find a checkstyle version information for the google_checks.xml?

Regards,
Jürgen