Is composite build / included build (e.g.

:build-logic

) still better alternative to

:buildSrc

?

It is "different". Whether it is "better" depends on subtle details. But if you ask me, I'd always prefer an included build over

buildSrc

unless I have a use-case that only works with

buildSrc

like monkey-patching some 3rd party plugin class.

I see. I'm finding out that

buildSrc

seems to add dependencies to classpath and often makes submodules more annoying to configure.

buildSrc

puts everything in a parent classloader of root build script and thus all build scripts, so the dependencies coming from

buildSrc

win over any dependencies plugins added by build scripts add to the classpath without any conflict resolution. This can be good in some situations or catastrophic in others. Plugins coming from an included build take part in normal build script classpath conflict resolution.