How to copy the dependencies libraries JARs in gradle

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i got a runnable jar with this build.gradle

apply plugin: ‘java’ apply plugin: ‘application’

manifest.mainAttributes(“Main-Class” : “com.test.HelloWorld”)

repositories {

mavenCentral() }

dependencies {

compile (

‘commons-codec:commons-codec:1.6’,

‘commons-logging:commons-logging:1.1.1’,

‘org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient:4.2.1’,

‘org.apache.httpcomponents:httpclient:4.2.1’,

‘org.apache.httpcomponents:httpcore:4.2.1’,

‘org.apache.httpcomponents:httpmime:4.2.1’,

‘ch.qos.logback:logback-classic:1.0.6’,

‘ch.qos.logback:logback-core:1.0.6’,

‘org.slf4j:slf4j-api:1.6.0’,

‘junit:junit:4.+’

) } but it run failed, because the dependencies jars can’t find.

and then i add this code:

task copyToLib(type: Copy) {

into “$buildDir/output/libs”

from configurations.runtime }

but nothing change…i can’t find the folder output/libs…

how can i copy the dependencies libs jars to a specified folder or path?

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How do you run the code?

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gradle build

4

That won’t run the code. Can you tell me what exactly you typed, and what exact error message you got?

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first i run: gradle build, get the runnable jar file then ,run the jar file: java -jar XXX.jar

6

That’s not how it works. Try ‘gradle run’ or ‘gradle distZip’. For more information, see the Gradle User Guide.

7

i need write it in the build.gradle file, because it is one of the jobs

8

I don’t understand what you are saying.

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simply put, i need to write a build.gradle, it can get a runnable file, and copy the dependencies JARs to a folder(not a zip\tar file). i don’t know how to copy the jars.

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What’s the problem with your ‘copyToZip’ task? Looks just fine. You could also use ‘gradle installApp’ (see user guide).

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if using zip, i need to unzip the it before run the runnable jar

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What I meant is what the problem with your ‘copyToLib’ task is.

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about the copyToLib task, it does not work, because i can’t find the folder “output/libs”

14

Look in ‘build/output/libs’.

15

no the ouput folder in the build.

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Sorry, I don’t understand what you want. I recommend to check out the Gradle user guide. Good luck!