Hey guys, how can I access / set `archivesBaseName`? I saw some scripts using `base { archivesBaseNa...

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[lukas]

Hey guys, how can I access / set archivesBaseName? I saw some scripts using base { archivesBaseName = ".." } but can’t get that work.. always get the following compile error - even though it get’s recognized and resolved in the editor in IntelliJ

Unresolved reference. None of the following candidates is applicable because of receiver type mismatch:
public val PluginDependenciesSpec.base: PluginDependencySpec defined in org.gradle.kotlin.dsl

[Czar]

For me it works, can you show your build file and state the gradle version you use?

[lukas]

Gradle 4.4

The following build-script

plugins {
    base
}

base {}

results in this exception (in addition to the one I posted above)

Expression 'base' cannot be invoked as a function. The function 'invoke()' is not found

[lukas]

It’s part of a multi-project build, and in an included / applied script - if that makes a difference?

[eskatos]

The issue here must be that it is an applied script.
The plugins {} block is supported in project scripts only.
It means you can’t use the static accessors in this case and must rely on explicit configuration by type:

configure<BasePluginConvention> {
    archivesBaseName = ""
}

[lukas]

Ah okay, thank you very much 🙂