On Wed, 2008-06-25 at 08:51 +0200, Hans Dockter wrote:

> > Gradle by default uses the directory build as the build directory
> > whereas Maven uses target.  Is there a quick and easy way to make  
> > Gradle
> > Maven compliant?
> 
> buildDir = 'target'

On Wed, 2008-06-25 at 09:12 +0200, Hans Dockter wrote:
> Correction: buildDirName = 'target'

Splendid.  That was easy :-)

> > I wonder if Gradle should just go with the Maven structure by default?
> 
> I find target is a very unexpressive name and build more appropriate.  
> As this is a constructed folder, Maven projects don't have to change  
> there layouts.

I have a few, essentially trivial, points:

-- I like using Build as the name of directory but that is because I
tend to use initial capital for directory names and initial lower case
for file names.
 
--  With the script called build.gradle, the directory name build is a
bit irritating when it comes to command line completion.

-- Where there are multiple build systems for a given project,
consistency of default naming is helpful. 

--  Even people who don't use Maven are beginning to use the Maven
structuring conventions.

PS Any news on making Gradle HEAD buildable?  I am still getting:

Exception: org.gradle.api.GradleScriptException: : Warning: Could not
find
file /home/Checkouts/Bazaar/GradleCore_Trunk/src/docs/userguide/master.pdf to 
copy. Buildscript=build.gradle in line(s): 228 218

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