Resolving configuration 'debugCompile' directly is not allowed

[rubdos]

Since some Gradle or Android Gradle Plugin update, debugCompile cannot be directly resolved anymore. jaredsburrows/gradle-license-plugin#14 is an equivalent issue.

> Task :app:cleanEclipseDependencies
app.cleanLibsDirectoryEnabled = false

> Task :app:generateEclipseDependencies FAILED
Aggregating resolved dependencies for project app from compile configuration
Aggregating resolved dependencies for project app from debugCompile configuration

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

* What went wrong:
Execution failed for task ':app:generateEclipseDependencies'.
> Resolving configuration 'debugCompile' directly is not allowed