How can I change the output location of `detekt-rules.jar` when I run `./gradlew detektMain`? The de...

# detekt

[Michael Marshall]

How can I change the output location of detekt-rules.jar when I run ./gradlew detektMain? The default location is detekt-rules/build/libs/detekt-rules.jar but I want to move it to somewhere not auto ignored by git

[gammax]

I’m not sure what you’re referring to 🤔

Are you building detekt-rules and you want to have it placed somewhere else?

Are you talking about your own custom rules module or are you referring to this module?

[Michael Marshall]

It's the jar of the custom rules module I have, sorry should have specified

[Michael Marshall]

I believe it gets generated when detektMain is run. Hold on, is this just the same artifact that's compiled when you do a gradle build on the module?

[gammax]

What’s the name of your custom module?

[Michael Marshall]

detekt-rules

[gammax]

So the question is not really detekt related, as it involves the java plugin for Gradle.

Ideally you could follow the approach described here: https://discuss.gradle.org/t/how-redefine-the-directory-where-generated-jar-files-libsdirname/6576

[Michael Marshall]

Thanks for this, I'll look into it 🙂