NEXT go to gradle\wrapper\gradle-wrapper.properties
and modify:
- distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-2.0-bin.zip
+ distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-4.4.1-bin.zip
Then open a terminal and run:
gradlew clean setDecompWorkspace (idea) or (eclipse)
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from: https://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/mapping-and-modding-java-edition/minecraft-mods/modification-development/3166919-help-how-to-compile-a-1-7-10-forge-mod-in-late
just tweak things in a new environment and uploaded it to github