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Volkan Yazici resolved LOG4J2-3215.
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Resolution: Fixed
> Gradle instructions for adding log4j as a dependency are outdated
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> Key: LOG4J2-3215
> URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LOG4J2-3215
> Project: Log4j 2
> Issue Type: Documentation
> Reporter: quapka
> Assignee: Volkan Yazici
> Priority: Minor
> Fix For: 2.17.2
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> Attachments: Dockerfile-1
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> I believe the
> [instructions|https://logging.apache.org/log4j/2.x/maven-artifacts.html#Using_Log4j_in_your_Gradle_build],
> are not up-to-date. The "directive" compile has been deprecated in favor of
> implementation [see
> here|https://tomgregory.com/gradle-implementation-vs-compile-dependencies/]
> and [here|https://stackoverflow.com/a/44493379/2377489].
> I've tried setting up a hello-world Java application using Gradle and during
> gradle build I've got the following error:
> {code:bash}
> ...
> > Could not find method compile() for arguments
> > [{group=org.apache.logging.log4j, name=log4j-api, version=2.15.0}] on
> > object of type
> > org.gradle.api.internal.artifacts.dsl.dependencies.DefaultDependencyHandler.
> ...
> {code}
> To test this locally I've set up a Dockerfile that showcases using both
> compile and implementation. Download the attached Dockerfile into a folder
> and can build the Docker container locally:
> {code:bash}
> # DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 is necessary because I use new Docker HEREDOC feature,
> see comments
> # in Dockerfile
> $ DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 docker build --tag log4j-docs .
> {code}
> Once built, run this to see the usage proposed by current docs:
> {code:bash}
> $ docker run -it log4j-docs ./use-compile.sh
> {code}
> Which fails. Then try the new version that succeeds:
> {code:bash}
> $ docker run -it log4j-docs ./use-implementation.sh
> {code}
> See the Dockerfile for details.
> Disclaimer:
> I'm not a Javist and haven't been using Log4j nor Gradle, please, review
> carefully. This could be a simple docs change, but I don't know if older
> Gradle versions that could still use compile are still more adapted and
> therefore this documentation might not work for them. Maybe the docs could
> specify multiple Gradle build instructions? I am not the one to decide, just
> laying it out here.
> Also, my first issue on Apache, let me know if there is something I should
> improve upon.
> Duplicates
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