build.gradle

apply plugin: 'java'

repositories {
    mavenCentral()
}

dependencies {
    compile 'net.sf.ehcache:ehcache:2.7.0'
}

// gradle build fails to resolve ehache

pom.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<project>
    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
    <groupId>net.ll86</groupId>
    <artifactId>my-app</artifactId>
    <version>1</version>
    <repositories>
        <repository>
            <id>central</id>
            <name>Maven Repository Switchboard</name>
            <layout>default</layout>
            <url>http://repo1.maven.org/maven2</url>
            <snapshots>
                <enabled>false</enabled>
            </snapshots>
        </repository>
    </repositories>
    <dependencies>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>net.sf.ehcache</groupId>
            <artifactId>ehcache</artifactId>
            <version>2.7.0</version>
        </dependency>
    </dependencies>
</project>

<!-- mvn compile resolves ehcache -->