Grails BuildConfig.groovy, difference between build, compile, and runtime?

Question

What\'s the difference between build, runtime, and compile, in BuildConfig.groovy (1.3.7)

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Answer 1

A couple grails commands help illustrate the difference. Consider grails run-app and grails compile. grails compile is the compile step and will include compile-time dependencies. grails run-app is the run step and will include runtime dependencies. Build dependencies are anything that you might need to run any of these commands, for example, a custom script that hooks into some build events.

So you would pick the one that best fits when you need to be certain the dependency is included.