example of redistributing gradle with init scripts

gistfile1.txt

apply plugin: "base"
apply plugin: "maven-publish"

repositories {
    maven {
        url "http://repo.gradle.org/gradle/gradle"
    }
}

configurations {
    distributions
}

dependencies {
    distributions "org.gradle:gradle:${gradleVersion}"
}

task repackageZip(type: Zip) {
    from { zipTree(configurations.distributions.singleFile) }
    into("gradle-${gradleVersion}/init.d") {
        from "init-scripts"
    }
    
    baseName = "gradle"
    version = gradleVersion
    appendix = "ford"
    classifier = "all"
}

publishing {
    publications {
        gradleDistribution(MavenPublication) {
            artifact repackageZip
            artifactId = "gradle"
            groupId = "com.ford.tools"
            version = gradleVersion
        }
    }
    repositories {
        maven {
            url "http://ford_repo"
        }
    }
}