“Cannot start compilation: the output path is not specified for module…”

Question

I have a very simple Java + Gradle project. It builds fine. It runs fine from the shell with \"gradle run\". However, if I try to run inside of IntelliJ, I get:

Answer 1

While configuring idea plugin in gradle, you should define output directories as follows.

idea{
    module{
        inheritOutputDirs = false
        outputDir = compileJava.destinationDir
        testOutputDir = compileTestJava.destinationDir
    }
}