I need to specify the path to javac in my gradle project. I can do this by adding the following to my build.gradle file:
options.forkOptions.executable = '/home/mj/lib/jdk1.7.0_80/bin/javac'
The problem is that this file is shared in our repository and I do not want the setting to get pushed there. I tried putting it in my local gradle.properties file, but it didn't work. Also setting gradle.java.home does not affect this. I guess it's because gradle uses gradle.java.home for java and not for javac, right? I also (hopelessly) tried setting a gradle.jdk.home which (not surprisingly) didn't work either!
Is there any place outside the project that is included in build.gradle?
It's closing in on the end of 2021 and there's a much simpler approach now. In your project's root directory add the following to your gradle.properties file (add the file, too, if it doesn't exist):
org.gradle.java.home=path/to/jdk