Some Spring Framework users and teams cannot use transitive dependency
management tools like Maven, Gradle and Ivy. For them, a `distZip` task
has been added to allow for creating a Spring Framework distribution
from source that includes all optional and required runtime
dependencies for all modules of the framework.
This 'dist-with-deps' zip is not published to the SpringSource
repository nor to the SpringSource community download page. It is
strictly an optional task introduced as a convenience to the users
mentioned above.
Detailed instructions for building this zip locally have been added to
the wiki and the README has been updated with a link to that new doc.
Issue: SPR-6575
- Update building from source section with Gradle instructions
- Add import-into-eclipse.sh interactive helper script
- Add import-into-idea.md with steps and known issues
Note that use of STS Gradle tooling was attempted, but several issues
remain before it can handle the spring-framework build. In the meantime
the instructions laid out in import-into-eclipse provide an error-free
import.
