Re: Running Gradle 0.6.1 with Groovy 1.6.2

> I am trying to upgrade an existing project that was built with  
> Gradle 0.5.2 to 0.6.1. Our install of 0.5.2 is using the embedded  
> groovy jar from version 1.6.2 instead of the one it was distributed  
> with to get a few more useful functions. It was running fine. I  
> tried upgrading and ran into major issues.
>
> I traced these down and set up a simple build.gradle script on a  
> test project with just one line:
>
> usePlugin('java')
>
> I get the following output from gradle:
>
> Build failed with an exception.
> Run with -s or -d option to get more details. Run with -f option to  
> get the full (very verbose) stacktrace.
>
> Build file '/home/gshafranovich/eclipse-workspaces/test/build/
> build.gradle' line: 1
>
> A problem occurred evaluating root project 'build'.
> Cause:  
> org.codehaus.groovy.reflection.CachedClass.getCachedClass()Ljava/
> lang/Class;
>
> BUILD FAILED
>
> I think this is because the return type of  
> CachedClass.getCachedClass() has changed from java.lang.Class to  
> CachedClass in groovy 1.6.2.
>
> I am going to hold off on upgrading until Gradle would be compatible  
> with a later version of groovy. Does anyone have any suggestions on  
> whether my assumption are correct or not?