Gradle - provided dependency + IDEA

gistfile1.groovy

apply plugin: 'java'
apply plugin: 'idea'

subprojects {
  configurations { provided }
  sourceSets {
      main { compileClasspath += configurations.provided }
  }

  idea {
      module {
          scopes.PROVIDED.plus += configurations.provided
      }
  }
}
// and than:
dependencies {
    provided 'javax.el:el-api:2.2'
}