How to add external jar files to gradle build script

Question

Now I use gradle as my build tool. One of my tasks needs to access to a mysql database. Following is my gradle script:

import groovy.sql.Sql

buildscript {
          


        

Answer 1

I've had luck with something like this:

buildscript {
    dependencies {
        classpath fileTree(dir: '/usr/share/java',
            includes: ['mysql-connector-java.jar'])
    }
}

Frankly, though, in your situation I'd prefer this:

buildscript {
    repositories {
        mavenCentral()
    }
    dependencies {
        classpath 'mysql:mysql-connector-java:5.1.16'
    }
}