# Problem with Idea plugin while updating to Gradle 2.14 **URL:** \ **Category:** Bugs\ **Tags:** not-a-bug\ **Created:** [June 23, 2016, 2:23pm UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/problem-with-idea-plugin-while-updating-to-gradle-2-14/18206 "2016-06-23T14:23:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![brianpreuss](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4da419/32.png) [@brianpreuss](https://discuss.gradle.org/u/brianpreuss)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2016, 2:23pm UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/problem-with-idea-plugin-while-updating-to-gradle-2-14/18206/1 "2016-06-23T14:23:36Z")
After upgrading to Gradle 2.14 from 2.13 I’m getting this build error originating from the Idea plugin ```gradle ./gradlew clean build --stacktrace :buildSrc:compileJava UP-TO-DATE :buildSrc:compileGroovy UP-TO-DATE :buildSrc:processResources UP-TO-DATE :buildSrc:classes UP-TO-DATE :buildSrc:jar UP-TO-DATE :buildSrc:assemble UP-TO-DATE :buildSrc:compileTestJava UP-TO-DATE :buildSrc:compileTestGroovy UP-TO-DATE :buildSrc:processTestResources UP-TO-DATE :buildSrc:testClasses UP-TO-DATE :buildSrc:test UP-TO-DATE :buildSrc:check UP-TO-DATE :buildSrc:build UP-TO-DATE FAILURE: Build failed with an exception. * Where: Build file '/home/bpreuss/dev/git/xxx/build/build.gradle' line: 222 * What went wrong: A problem occurred evaluating root project 'xxx'. > Value is null * Try: Run with --info or --debug option to get more log output. * Exception is: org.gradle.api.GradleScriptException: A problem occurred evaluating root project 'xxx'. at org.gradle.groovy.scripts.internal.DefaultScriptRunnerFactory$ScriptRunnerImpl.run(DefaultScriptRunnerFactory.java:93) at org.gradle.configuration.DefaultScriptPluginFactory$ScriptPluginImpl$2.run(DefaultScriptPluginFactory.java:177) at org.gradle.configuration.ProjectScriptTarget.addConfiguration(ProjectScriptTarget.java:77) at org.gradle.configuration.DefaultScriptPluginFactory$ScriptPluginImpl.apply(DefaultScriptPluginFactory.java:182) at org.gradle.configuration.project.BuildScriptProcessor.execute(BuildScriptProcessor.java:38) at org.gradle.configuration.project.BuildScriptProcessor.execute(BuildScriptProcessor.java:25) at org.gradle.configuration.project.ConfigureActionsProjectEvaluator.evaluate(ConfigureActionsProjectEvaluator.java:34) at org.gradle.configuration.project.LifecycleProjectEvaluator.evaluate(LifecycleProjectEvaluator.java:55) at org.gradle.api.internal.project.AbstractProject.evaluate(AbstractProject.java:540) at org.gradle.api.internal.project.AbstractProject.evaluate(AbstractProject.java:93) at org.gradle.execution.TaskPathProjectEvaluator.configureHierarchy(TaskPathProjectEvaluator.java:42) at org.gradle.configuration.DefaultBuildConfigurer.configure(DefaultBuildConfigurer.java:35) at org.gradle.initialization.DefaultGradleLauncher$2.run(DefaultGradleLauncher.java:124) at org.gradle.internal.Factories$1.create(Factories.java:22) at org.gradle.internal.progress.DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.run(DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.java:91) at org.gradle.internal.progress.DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.run(DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.java:53) at org.gradle.initialization.DefaultGradleLauncher.doBuildStages(DefaultGradleLauncher.java:121) at org.gradle.initialization.DefaultGradleLauncher.access$200(DefaultGradleLauncher.java:32) at org.gradle.initialization.DefaultGradleLauncher$1.create(DefaultGradleLauncher.java:98) at org.gradle.initialization.DefaultGradleLauncher$1.create(DefaultGradleLauncher.java:92) at org.gradle.internal.progress.DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.run(DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.java:91) at org.gradle.internal.progress.DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.run(DefaultBuildOperationExecutor.java:63) at org.gradle.initialization.DefaultGradleLauncher.doBuild(DefaultGradleLauncher.java:92) at org.gradle.initialization.DefaultGradleLauncher.run(DefaultGradleLauncher.java:83) at org.gradle.launcher.exec.InProcessBuildActionExecuter$DefaultBuildController.run(InProcessBuildActionExecuter.java:99) at org.gradle.tooling.internal.provider.ExecuteBuildActionRunner.run(ExecuteBuildActionRunner.java:28) at org.gradle.launcher.exec.ChainingBuildActionRunner.run(ChainingBuildActionRunner.java:35) at org.gradle.launcher.exec.InProcessBuildActionExecuter.execute(InProcessBuildActionExecuter.java:48) at org.gradle.launcher.exec.InProcessBuildActionExecuter.execute(InProcessBuildActionExecuter.java:30) at org.gradle.launcher.exec.ContinuousBuildActionExecuter.execute(ContinuousBuildActionExecuter.java:81) at org.gradle.launcher.exec.ContinuousBuildActionExecuter.execute(ContinuousBuildActionExecuter.java:46) at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.ExecuteBuild.doBuild(ExecuteBuild.java:52) at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.BuildCommandOnly.execute(BuildCommandOnly.java:36) at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.api.DaemonCommandExecution.proceed(DaemonCommandExecution.java:120) at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.WatchForDisconnection.execute(WatchForDisconnection.java:37) at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.api.DaemonCommandExecution.proceed(DaemonCommandExecution.java:120) at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.ResetDeprecationLogger.execute(ResetDeprecationLogger.java:26) at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.api.DaemonCommandExecution.proceed(DaemonCommandExecution.java:120) at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.RequestStopIfSingleUsedDaemon.execute(RequestStopIfSingleUsedDaemon.java:34) at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.api.DaemonCommandExecution.proceed(DaemonCommandExecution.java:120) at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.ForwardClientInput$2.call(ForwardClientInput.java:74) at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.ForwardClientInput$2.call(ForwardClientInput.java:72) at org.gradle.util.Swapper.swap(Swapper.java:38) at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.ForwardClientInput.execute(ForwardClientInput.java:72) at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.api.DaemonCommandExecution.proceed(DaemonCommandExecution.java:120) at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.health.DaemonHealthTracker.execute(DaemonHealthTracker.java:47) at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.api.DaemonCommandExecution.proceed(DaemonCommandExecution.java:120) at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.LogToClient.doBuild(LogToClient.java:60) at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.BuildCommandOnly.execute(BuildCommandOnly.java:36) at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.api.DaemonCommandExecution.proceed(DaemonCommandExecution.java:120) at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.EstablishBuildEnvironment.doBuild(EstablishBuildEnvironment.java:72) at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.BuildCommandOnly.execute(BuildCommandOnly.java:36) at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.api.DaemonCommandExecution.proceed(DaemonCommandExecution.java:120) at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.health.HintGCAfterBuild.execute(HintGCAfterBuild.java:41) at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.api.DaemonCommandExecution.proceed(DaemonCommandExecution.java:120) at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.StartBuildOrRespondWithBusy$1.run(StartBuildOrRespondWithBusy.java:50) at org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.DaemonStateCoordinator$1.run(DaemonStateCoordinator.java:237) at org.gradle.internal.concurrent.ExecutorPolicy$CatchAndRecordFailures.onExecute(ExecutorPolicy.java:54) at org.gradle.internal.concurrent.StoppableExecutorImpl$1.run(StoppableExecutorImpl.java:40) Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Value is null at org.gradle.internal.metaobject.BeanDynamicObject.(BeanDynamicObject.java:89) at org.gradle.internal.metaobject.BeanDynamicObject.(BeanDynamicObject.java:80) at org.gradle.api.internal.DynamicObjectUtil.asDynamicObject(DynamicObjectUtil.java:30) at org.gradle.internal.metaobject.ConfigureDelegate.(ConfigureDelegate.java:36) at org.gradle.util.ConfigureUtil.configure(ConfigureUtil.java:106) at org.gradle.plugins.ide.idea.model.IdeaModel.project(IdeaModel.java:96) at org.gradle.plugins.ide.idea.model.IdeaModel_Decorated.project(Unknown Source) at build_17fz0gzxt29po6f3gr2mhap2x$_run_closure1$_closure19.doCall(/home/bpreuss/dev/git/xxx/build/build.gradle:222) at org.gradle.api.internal.ClosureBackedAction.execute(ClosureBackedAction.java:67) at org.gradle.api.internal.plugins.ExtensionsStorage$ExtensionHolder.configure(ExtensionsStorage.java:145) at org.gradle.api.internal.plugins.ExtensionsStorage.configureExtension(ExtensionsStorage.java:69) at org.gradle.api.internal.plugins.DefaultConvention$ExtensionsDynamicObject.invokeMethod(DefaultConvention.java:215) at org.gradle.internal.metaobject.CompositeDynamicObject.invokeMethod(CompositeDynamicObject.java:96) at org.gradle.internal.metaobject.MixInClosurePropertiesAsMethodsDynamicObject.invokeMethod(MixInClosurePropertiesAsMethodsDynamicObject.java:30) at org.gradle.internal.metaobject.ConfigureDelegate.invokeMethod(ConfigureDelegate.java:59) at build_17fz0gzxt29po6f3gr2mhap2x$_run_closure1.doCall(/home/bpreuss/dev/git/xxx/build/build.gradle:221) at org.gradle.api.internal.ClosureBackedAction.execute(ClosureBackedAction.java:67) at org.gradle.util.ConfigureUtil.configure(ConfigureUtil.java:107) at org.gradle.api.internal.project.AbstractProject.configure(AbstractProject.java:888) at org.gradle.api.internal.project.AbstractProject.configure(AbstractProject.java:893) at org.gradle.api.internal.project.AbstractProject.allprojects(AbstractProject.java:880) at org.gradle.internal.metaobject.BeanDynamicObject$MetaClassAdapter.invokeMethod(BeanDynamicObject.java:374) at org.gradle.internal.metaobject.BeanDynamicObject.invokeMethod(BeanDynamicObject.java:169) at org.gradle.internal.metaobject.CompositeDynamicObject.invokeMethod(CompositeDynamicObject.java:96) at org.gradle.internal.metaobject.MixInClosurePropertiesAsMethodsDynamicObject.invokeMethod(MixInClosurePropertiesAsMethodsDynamicObject.java:30) at org.gradle.internal.metaobject.AbstractDynamicObject.invokeMethod(AbstractDynamicObject.java:163) at org.gradle.groovy.scripts.BasicScript.methodMissing(BasicScript.java:79) at build_17fz0gzxt29po6f3gr2mhap2x.run(/home/bpreuss/dev/git/xxx/build/build.gradle:29) at org.gradle.groovy.scripts.internal.DefaultScriptRunnerFactory$ScriptRunnerImpl.run(DefaultScriptRunnerFactory.java:91) ... 58 more BUILD FAILED ``` excerpt from build.gradle ```gradle allprojects { // ... apply plugin: 'idea' // ... ext { //... source = '1.8' // ... } // .... idea { project { jdkName = source languageLevel = source vcs = 'Git' } module { excludeDirs += file('buildSrc') excludeDirs += file('build') excludeDirs += file('gradle') excludeDirs += file('.gradle') excludeDirs += file('.idea') excludeDirs += file('.classpath') excludeDirs += file('.project') excludeDirs += file('target') excludeDirs += file('war') downloadJavadoc = true downloadSources = true } } // ... } ``` Gradle Version: 2.14 Operating System: Ubuntu 16.04 Is this a regression? If yes, which version of Gradle do you know it last worked for? 2.13 ---
**Author:** ![Stefan\_Wolf](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/gradle/user_avatar/discuss.gradle.org/stefan_wolf/32/5519_2.png) [@Stefan\_Wolf](https://discuss.gradle.org/u/Stefan_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2016, 11:06am UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/problem-with-idea-plugin-while-updating-to-gradle-2-14/18206/2 "2016-07-08T11:06:42Z")
The project Closure ``` idea { project { jdkName = source languageLevel = source vcs = 'Git' } } ``` can only be configured on the root project - not on subprojects. This means it shouldn’t be in the `allprojects` closure but on top level in your build file. Does this fix your problem? ---
**Author:** ![brianpreuss](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4da419/32.png) [@brianpreuss](https://discuss.gradle.org/u/brianpreuss)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2016, 1:55pm UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/problem-with-idea-plugin-while-updating-to-gradle-2-14/18206/3 "2016-07-08T13:55:47Z")
Yes, this fixes my problem! Vielen Dank 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![msaladin42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@msaladin42](https://discuss.gradle.org/u/msaladin42)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2016, 6:33am UTC](https://discuss.gradle.org/t/problem-with-idea-plugin-while-updating-to-gradle-2-14/18206/4 "2016-08-10T06:33:52Z")
I have the same problem with the Eclipse plugin, but moving the closure outside does not help: **toplevel build.gradle file:** apply plugin: 'eclipse’ eclipse { classpath { file { whenMerged { classpath -\> print classpath } } } } and while invoking a task of the Eclipse plugin on top-level or on a subproject level, I get an exception: … Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Value is null at org.gradle.internal.metaobject.BeanDynamicObject.(BeanDynamicObject.java:89) at org.gradle.internal.metaobject.BeanDynamicObject.(BeanDynamicObject.java:80) at org.gradle.api.internal.DynamicObjectUtil.asDynamicObject(DynamicObjectUtil.java:30) at org.gradle.internal.metaobject.ConfigureDelegate.(ConfigureDelegate.java:36) at org.gradle.util.ConfigureUtil.configure(ConfigureUtil.java:106) … Seems to be related to this issue, because the Eclipse plugin does the following: void file(Closure closure) { ConfigureUtil.configure(closure, file) } and ConfigureUtil is a class of the main Gradle build. Any ideas what I do wrong here? Is this related the Idea plugin? Or should I create a separate forum entry? Thanks.