gradle is a disgrace

Author: Anuken

build.gradle

@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ tasks.register('jarAndroid'){
 
         //dex and desugar files - this requires d8 in your PATH
         "$d8 $dependencies --min-api 14 --output ${project.name}Android.jar ${project.name}Desktop.jar"
-                .execute(null, new File("$layout.buildDirectory/libs")).waitForProcessOutput(System.out, System.err)
+                .execute(null, new File("build/libs")).waitForProcessOutput(System.out, System.err)
     }
 }
 
@@ -91,12 +91,11 @@ tasks.register('deploy', Jar){
     dependsOn jar
     archiveFileName = "${project.name}.jar"
 
-    from{ [zipTree("$layout.buildDirectory/libs/${project.name}Desktop.jar"), zipTree("$layout.buildDirectory/libs/${project.name}Android.jar")] }
+    from{ [zipTree("build/libs/${project.name}Desktop.jar"), zipTree("build/libs/${project.name}Android.jar")] }
 
     doLast{
         delete{
-            delete "$layout.buildDirectory/libs/${project.name}Desktop.jar"
-            delete "$layout.buildDirectory/libs/${project.name}Android.jar"
+            delete "build/libs/${project.name}Android.jar"
         }
     }
 }