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Why is gradle the default build tool for android?


Asked by Peyton Nichols on Dec 04, 2021 Android



1. Overview Gradle is commonly used by developers to manage their project's build lifecycle. It's the default choice of build tool for all new Android projects. In this tutorial, we'll learn about Gradle Wrapper, an accompanying utility that makes it easier to distribute projects.
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A Gradle project describes its build in a file called build.gradle located in the root folder of the project. (See Gradle User Guide for an overview of the build system itself.) The most simple Android project has the following build.gradle: buildscript { ... } configures the code driving the build.
Thereof, The top-level build.gradle supports various build configurations like: buildscript: This block is used to configure the repositories and dependencies for Gradle. Note: Don’t include dependencies here. (those will be included in the module-level build.gradle)
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This section describes known issues related to deploying your app to a connected device. Gradle issue 18149 affects Android Gradle Plugin versions 7.0 and higher because they require Gradle version 7.0 and higher. Starting in Gradle 7.0, file watching is enabled by default.
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Located in the project/module directory of the project this Gradle script is where all the dependencies are defined and where the SDK versions are declared. This script has many functions in the project which include additional build types and override settings in the main/app manifest or top-level build.gradle file. It is implemented as: