Gradle warning: "The libsDir method has been deprecated." - gradle

Question

I'm using Gradle 5.6.1 with a build.gradle file that publishes a distribution to Artifactory.
When I run the publish task, I receive a warning:
$ gradle publishMyPublicationToRemoteArtifactoryRepository
Deprecated Gradle features were used in this build, making it incompatible with Gradle 6.0.
Using the suggested flag reveals The libsDir method has been deprecated.:
$ gradle publishMyPublicationToRemoteArtifactoryRepository --warning-mode all
> Configure project :
The libsDir method has been deprecated. This is scheduled to be removed in Gradle 6.0.
The relevant section of build.gradle is below:
distributions {
main {
baseName = archivesBaseName
contents {
from libsDir
}
}
}
How do I correct libsDir so that the warning is resolved?

Answer 1

Referencing the libsDir directly usually indicates bad design and often can be avoided with a different approach to the problem.
However, for those who are looking for a direct replacement and are using Gradle 6.0 or higher, it is libsDirectory.
The default value with java plugin is ${project.buildDir}/${project.libsDirName}, you may also use it as a replacement if that's what you want.
Please see https://docs.gradle.org/current/dsl/org.gradle.api.plugins.BasePluginConvention.html#org.gradle.api.plugins.BasePluginConvention:libsDir

Answer 2

There is a discussion on GitHub where the following alternative is suggested:
distributions {
main {
baseName = archivesBaseName
contents {
from "${buildDir}/${distsDirName}"
}
}
}