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Is the order of the various blocks important? ie. `tasks {...}` coming before/after `dependencies {...}`?

not if you write correct gradle code (delayed configuration via lambdas, resolving stuff at the right time )

if you're not writing custom code you don't need to worry about that

though plugins &amp; buildscript do need to be at the top

I have
```
tasks {
    jar {
        ....
    }
}

dependencies {
    ....
}
```

in the jar section i’m setting the class path and such.

then in dependencies, i get an error when gradle tries to run it:

`Cannot change dependencies of configuration ':implementation' after it has been included in dependency resolution.`

you must be changing the configuration, not sure what to say -- I'd have to see your whole file

I decided to forgo the java/jar plugin and use `application` instead, so now all the dependency bundling is taken care of. :sweat_smile:

&gt; decided to forgo the java/jar plugin
Not sure what you mean. application plugin works only for Java (or Kotlin JVM) projects

Your problem is that you configure your task eagerly, this is not a problem of dependencies order.

This is exactly the reason why better to use proper plugin rather than own ad-hoc implementation for such standard use cases