Exclude package from jar

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Hello everyone!

I add classes from external jar files to my jar file:

from {
    	configurations.runtimeClasspath.collect { it.isDirectory() ? it : zipTree(it) }
}

but for my task, I do not need all the added packages, but to be precise, I need to exclude one jar from the created one.
Or I need not to add it to my jar using this function:

from {
    	configurations.runtimeClasspath.collect { it.isDirectory() ? it : zipTree(it) }
}

Does anyone know how to do this?
I tried various options for exclude, it does not work.
Tried sourceSet, also fails.
In all cases, an external jar file is added to the created one.
Thanks in advance!
Respectfully!

2

Tried exclude again
It seems to work.
but if anyone knows a solution better, I will be very grateful if you tell me it.