gistfile1.txt

allprojects {
    apply plugin: 'base'
}

File jdkDir = project.file("${buildDir}/jdks/jdk-11.0.2")
task extractJdk {
  doFirst {
    mkdir jdkDir
  }
}
artifacts {
    add('default', [file: jdkDir, builtBy: extractJdk])
}


configure(project(':a')) {
    configurations {
        stuff
    }

    dependencies {
        stuff project(':')
    }

    task run {
      dependsOn configurations.stuff
      doFirst {
        println configurations.stuff.artifacts.files.singleFile
      }
    }
}