Gradle dist/bin/script fileMode

Question

Using Gradle to build an application, I created a "src/dist/bin" folder for a shutdown.sh script to be packaged in the distribution zip. How can I set the fileMode so it can be executed? I already know how to set the fileMode using the copy task but in that case the script is copied by the distribution plugin.

Gradle Application plugin

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Could you please provide sample `build.gradle` file? – Opal Mar 05 '15 at 17:08 — Opal, Mar 05 '15 at 17:08

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 08 '15 at 08:34

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It should be the same as in any Copy Task because distribution is using CopySpec. I use code similar to the following. I put the scripts to a different folder.

distributions {
    main {
        contents {
            into('bin') {
                from {
                    'src/main/customscripts/start.sh'
                }
                fileMode 0755
            }
        }
    }
}

answered Sep 08 '15 at 08:34

MartinTeeVarga

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This solution works and I had to move the script location because if I kept it in the "src/dist/bin" folder it's included twice in the distribution tar file. Verify it with Gradle version 2.4. – Martin P. Oct 20 '15 at 18:25
It needs `duplicatesStrategy = 'exclude'` too, see http://stackoverflow.com/questions/33489384/gradle-creating-duplicate-start-scripts-into-bin-directory – ben3000 Nov 12 '15 at 09:14
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...and as I've discovered since, `fileMode` only works for me if I avoid using `duplicatesStrategy` because it is the second copy that has the correct `fileMode` and yet this copy is the one that gets deleted if I use `duplicatesStrategy`. – ben3000 Nov 13 '15 at 01:55
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Will this work even if you build on a Windows machine? – Karl Ivar Dahl Mar 17 '16 at 14:52
@KarlIvarDahl yes, in fact I use it because the build happens on a Windows machine – MartinTeeVarga Mar 17 '16 at 22:31

Gradle dist/bin/script fileMode

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