Re: [gradle-dev] Re: Gradle and the Debian distribution

[Torsten Werner <twerner@debian.org>]

Hi Russel,

Russel Winder schrieb:
> 1.  Build an instance of Gradle using a downloaded pre-compiled Gradle
> Wrapper.  This compiled Gradle cannot be used for packaging as it
> depends on a "binary blob", but . . .
> 
> 2.  Use the newly created compiled Gradle to compile Gradle to show that
> there is no dependence on a "binary blob" and create things that can be
> packaged . . .
> 
> 3.  Use this latterly created Gradle as input to the packaging process.
> 
> If this is correct, then it would be feasible to get Gradle into Debian
> and thence Ubuntu, and then packages (such as Gant, Griffon, etc.) that
> rely on Gradle for build could be built without having a special Ant
> build.

self dependencies should be avoided as a general rule but they are
acceptable in cases like this one.

Cheers,
Torsten