Allow for specifying --project-cache-dir in gradle.properties file

[bartekpacia]

Expected Behavior

I don't want to have duplicated .gradle directories, so I usually run:

gradle --project-cache-dir ./android/.gradle :tasks --all

but I'd prefer to specify it in some gradle.properties file.

Current Behavior (optional)

No response

Context

This is a very small feature that would make my work a tiny bit easier.

See also:

• How to specify project cache dir from a gradle config

[jbartok]

Thank you for your interest in Gradle!
Have you tried using org.gradle.projectcachedir in the properties file?
Even if it works, this should be documented, will requalify the issue as a documentation one.
P.S. All equivalent properties of Gradle start parameters should be well documented.

[bartekpacia]

Thanks for response @jbartok. Unfortunately that didn't work.

$ cat gradle.properties
org.gradle.projectcachedir=./android/.gradle

But the .gradle directory is still created in my $PWD instead of $PWD/android.

[jbartok]

Hmm... just tried it (with Gradle 8.3-rc-4) and works as you would expect for me... What Gradle version are you using?

[bartekpacia]

7.5

[jbartok]

You are correct; it indeed doesn't work correctly in Gradle 7.5. The smallest Gradle version I could find, where it does work correctly is 8.2.1. Is upgrading to that version an option for you?

[bartekpacia]

Yeah, it's not a problem. For no apparent reason, I'm getting OutOfMemory with 8.2.1:

$ ./gradlew :android:app:assembleDebug
> Task :android:app:packageDebug FAILED

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

* What went wrong:
Execution failed for task ':android:app:packageDebug'.
> A failure occurred while executing com.android.build.gradle.tasks.PackageAndroidArtifact$IncrementalSplitterRunnable
   > java.lang.OutOfMemoryError (no error message)

Thank you for support, I'll debug it and get back once I manage to fix it.

[bartekpacia]

Okay, it works. OOM disappeared.

Thank you!

[bartekpacia]

I'll leave it up to your whether to keep it open, because docs could surely be better :)

[lkasso]

Fixed in #25724.