On 03/01/2011, at 8:37 PM, Baruch Sadogursky wrote: > Idea plugin is using it, isn't it?
No, it has its own idea of which Gradle distribution to use, which you have to configure separately. I guess it could use the PATH to find the default version to use. I'd also like to change it so that it understands gradle-wrapper.properties, too. > > On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 11:35, Adam Murdoch <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I'd like to axe the $GRADLE_HOME environment variable. > > The reason is that you have to change both the PATH and GRADLE_HOME variables > when you switch Gradle versions. This is prone to error, so that you end up > using a version which you don't expect. > > You can achieve the same effect that GRADLE_HOME provides by messing with > your PATH variable, so I think that GRADLE_HOME is just pointless complexity. > > Does anyone have a good reason to keep it? > > > -- > Adam Murdoch > Gradle Developer > http://www.gradle.org > CTO, Gradle Inc. - Gradle Training, Support, Consulting > http://www.gradle.biz > > > > > -- > Best Regards, > Baruch -- Adam Murdoch Gradle Developer http://www.gradle.org CTO, Gradle Inc. - Gradle Training, Support, Consulting http://www.gradle.biz
