My package com.xyz.def.cvs is being ignored by java plugin, and I get a message that the java tasks finds NO SOURCE (since this is only folder in the project). I have the project setup in the standard way (with src in src/main/java/com…). If I rename the folder ‘notcvs’ - or seemingly anything else - it works. If I add other packages, they compile, but the one that ends with ‘cvs’ is ignored. Is this some weird throwback to the ancient cvs source code control system?
Yes, Gradle uses the default excludes from Ant, which includes paths for multiple source control systems, including CVS. The API does not currently provide a way to change this, but there is an open issue #2986, and some work-around hints.