Hey, I want to use the kotlin multiplatform plugin...

# multiplatform

[Jakob K]

Hey, I want to use the kotlin multiplatform plugin for gradle within a precompiled plugin (inside of the buildSrc folder) - but it does not work.
Does this really just not work or is there a problem inside of my gradle script files?

[Jakob K]

build.gradle.kts

[Jakob K]

common-build-script.gradle.kts

[Javier]

I am using that plugin without problem

[Jakob K]

And this is the whole project (still with the jvm plugin):
https://github.com/bluefireoly/SpamgourmetReloaded

[Javier]

have you added the kotlin Gradle plugin to your dependencies block in buildSrc?

[Jakob K]

Yes, is the code snippet I shared only visible for me?

[Javier]

I can see it

[Javier]

I see you are using kotlin("jvm") changing that to Multiplatform doesn't work?

[Jakob K]

Yes, if I change it just everything is not found.

[Javier]

you are using them inside kotlin { source sets { ... } }?

[Javier]

testImplementation doesn't exist in Multiplatform

[Jakob K]

Even this kotlin function is not found, so I cannot use that.

[Javier]

you have to use implementation(yourLib) in the whatever test source set you need it (example, jvmTest)

[Jakob K]

Okay, but the problem is that I can't even configure the multiplatform plugin as nothing is available.

[Javier]

[Javier]

[Javier]

Sorry I am on mobile and I can't crop them quickly

[Jakob K]

That is not possible, as everything regarding this plugin is missing.

[Javier]

if you sync it doesn't become highlighted?

[Jakob K]

Yes

[Javier]

but a sync without failures

[Jakob K]

https://kotlinlang.slack.com/archives/C3PQML5NU/p1608812820434000?thread_ts=1608812542.431800&cid=C3PQML5NU
The above errors come up, but these are just a result of the missing plugin.

[Javier]

Above error are normal, testImplementation does not exist

[Javier]

in Multiplatform

[Jakob K]

Yes I know, but the others are not normal.

[Javier]

I don't know really, because some of them are java, maybe that is the problem

[Javier]

try to remove them until you get it working

[Jakob K]

Also, testImplementation missing should not break the whole possibility of configuring the multiplatform plugin.

[Javier]

it breaks the highlighting, but it is normal (at least for me it happens every time)

[Javier]

and it doesn't compile too if you try to use gradlew build

[Jakob K]

I don't know really, because some of them are java, maybe that is the problem

But I don't really want to comment out all of my scripts, that does not feel like the right way to switch to the multiplatform plugin.

[Javier]

but it has sense

[Jakob K]

and it doesn't compile too if you try to use gradlew build

Yeah, I tried that too

[Javier]

you are trying to use a function that doesn't exist, so it explodes

[Javier]

for kotlin compile use tasks.withType<KotlinCompile>() { ... }

[Javier]

java...Compability probably should fail too I think but I didn't use it so

[Javier]

tasks.test can be replaced with withType<Test> I think

[Jakob K]

Okay so I got it working by commenting out all of the possible non existent functionalities.
Now I am trying to reimplement them one after another.

[Jakob K]

you are trying to use a function that doesn't exist, so it explodes

Actually this is a good explanation of what happens, but still weird that the plugin is not configurable because of an error later in the build script.