Gradle: git init using JGit ant task

build.gradle

apply plugin: 'java'
apply plugin: 'eclipse'
apply plugin: 'maven'

configurations { jgit }

repositories { 
    mavenRepo url: 'http://download.eclipse.org/jgit/maven'
    mavenCentral() 
}
dependencies {
    jgit 'org.eclipse.jgit:org.eclipse.jgit:2.1.0.201209190230-r'
    jgit 'org.eclipse.jgit:org.eclipse.jgit.ant:2.1.0.201209190230-r'
}

task gitInit << {
    def basedir = '.'
    ant.taskdef(classpath:configurations.jgit.asPath
            , resource:"org/eclipse/jgit/ant/ant-tasks.properties"
            )

    ant.'git-init'(dest:".")
}