diff --git a/basics/plugin_structure/plugin_dependencies.md b/basics/plugin_structure/plugin_dependencies.md index ae8671d65..9a0d769f4 100644 --- a/basics/plugin_structure/plugin_dependencies.md +++ b/basics/plugin_structure/plugin_dependencies.md @@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ intellij { > **NOTE** Transitive dependencies required for tests must currently be [specified explicitly](https://github.com/JetBrains/gradle-intellij-plugin/issues/38). #### 2.2 DevKit +> **TIP** Existing DevKit-based projects can be converted to use [Gradle setup](/tutorials/build_system/prerequisites.md#adding-gradle-support-to-an-existing-devkit-based-intellij-platform-plugin) where managing dependencies is fully automated. + If the project is using [DevKit](/basics/getting_started/using_dev_kit.md), add the JARs of the plugin on which the project depends to the **classpath** of the *IntelliJ Platform SDK*. > **WARNING** Do not add the plugin JARs as a library: this will fail at runtime because the IntelliJ Platform will load two separate copies of the dependency plugin classes.