How can I disable a task in build.gradle

Question

I want to skip some tasks when I run gradle build. I know that it can be done from command line with -x:

gradle build -x unwantedTask 
         


        

Answer 1

As hinted to by @LukasKörfer in a comment, to really remove a task from the build, instead of just skipping it, one solution is to add this to your build script:

project.gradle.startParameter.excludedTaskNames.add('yourTaskName')

However this seems to remove the task for all subprojects.