I read this article:
http://java.dzone.com/articles/gradle-goodness-show-more
and tried the code to see how it worked for me.
Code:
https://github.com/cinq/gradle-test.git
The only real gotcha was that FC17 installed Gradle 1.0 while 1.6 is available and the example only works with 1.6. I downloaded and installed the latest version to get the same results as outlined in the article.
I know that Spring has switched over to Gradle as the build system so I should probably get more familiar with it.
They have a free online ebook that I will read:
http://www.gradleware.com/registered/books/building-and-testing/
Cinq 