Gradle in Batch file prevents cmd.exe from exiting

Question

I have a batch script that does something like this:

call gradle clean shadowJar
exit

The exit command doesn't seem to work, however. The command prompt window will stay alive even after the gradle job is done. Removing the gradle call allows the window to close after the batch script is done, so is this because of the gradle build job after all? If yes, then is there a way to get the command window to close after running the gradle job?

Answer 1

Found the cause. Gradle created a Gradle Daemon for the build process, which lives even after the build job has completed. Running gradle clean shadowJar --no-daemon allows the command prompt window to close.