Raise the minimum supported version of Gradle to 7.5

Closes spring-projectsgh-31215

Author: wilkinsona

gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-7.4.2-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-7.5-bin.zip
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists

gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties

@@ -205,6 +205,12 @@ set -- \
         org.gradle.wrapper.GradleWrapperMain \
         "$@"
 
+# Stop when "xargs" is not available.
+if ! command -v xargs >/dev/null 2>&1
+then
+    die "xargs is not available"
+fi
+
 # Use "xargs" to parse quoted args.
 #
 # With -n1 it outputs one arg per line, with the quotes and backslashes removed.

gradlew

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 @rem limitations under the License.
 @rem
 
-@if "%DEBUG%" == "" @echo off
+@if "%DEBUG%"=="" @echo off
 @rem ##########################################################################
 @rem
 @rem  Gradle startup script for Windows
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 if "%OS%"=="Windows_NT" setlocal
 
 set DIRNAME=%~dp0
-if "%DIRNAME%" == "" set DIRNAME=.
+if "%DIRNAME%"=="" set DIRNAME=.
 set APP_BASE_NAME=%~n0
 set APP_HOME=%DIRNAME%
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ if defined JAVA_HOME goto findJavaFromJavaHome
 
 set JAVA_EXE=java.exe
 %JAVA_EXE% -version >NUL 2>&1
-if "%ERRORLEVEL%" == "0" goto execute
+if %ERRORLEVEL% equ 0 goto execute
 
 echo.
 echo ERROR: JAVA_HOME is not set and no 'java' command could be found in your PATH.
@@ -75,13 +75,15 @@ set CLASSPATH=%APP_HOME%\gradle\wrapper\gradle-wrapper.jar
 
 :end
 @rem End local scope for the variables with windows NT shell
-if "%ERRORLEVEL%"=="0" goto mainEnd
+if %ERRORLEVEL% equ 0 goto mainEnd
 
 :fail
 rem Set variable GRADLE_EXIT_CONSOLE if you need the _script_ return code instead of
 rem the _cmd.exe /c_ return code!
-if  not "" == "%GRADLE_EXIT_CONSOLE%" exit 1
-exit /b 1
+set EXIT_CODE=%ERRORLEVEL%
+if %EXIT_CODE% equ 0 set EXIT_CODE=1
+if not ""=="%GRADLE_EXIT_CONSOLE%" exit %EXIT_CODE%
+exit /b %EXIT_CODE%
 
 :mainEnd
 if "%OS%"=="Windows_NT" endlocal

gradlew.bat

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [[build-tool-plugins.gradle]]
 == Spring Boot Gradle Plugin
 The Spring Boot Gradle Plugin provides Spring Boot support in Gradle, letting you package executable jar or war archives, run Spring Boot applications, and use the dependency management provided by `spring-boot-dependencies`.
-It requires Gradle 7.x (7.4 or later).
+It requires Gradle 7.x (7.5 or later).
 See the plugin's documentation to learn more:
 
 * Reference ({spring-boot-gradle-plugin-docs}[HTML] and {spring-boot-gradle-plugin-pdfdocs}[PDF])

spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/docs/asciidoc/build-tool-plugins/gradle.adoc

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ More details on getting started with Spring Boot and Maven can be found in the {
 
 [[getting-started.installing.java.gradle]]
 ==== Gradle Installation
-Spring Boot is compatible with Gradle 7.x (7.4 or later).
+Spring Boot is compatible with Gradle 7.x (7.5 or later).
 If you do not already have Gradle installed, you can follow the instructions at https://gradle.org.
 
 Spring Boot dependencies can be declared by using the `org.springframework.boot` `group`.

spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/docs/asciidoc/getting-started/installing.adoc

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Explicit build support is provided for the following build tools:
 | 3.5+
 
 | Gradle
-| 7.x (7.4 or later)
+| 7.x (7.5 or later)
 |===
 
 

spring-boot-project/spring-boot-docs/src/docs/asciidoc/getting-started/system-requirements.adoc

@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 = Introduction
 The Spring Boot Gradle Plugin provides Spring Boot support in https://gradle.org[Gradle].
 It allows you to package executable jar or war archives, run Spring Boot applications, and use the dependency management provided by `spring-boot-dependencies`.
-Spring Boot's Gradle plugin requires Gradle 7.x (7.4 or later) and can be used with Gradle's {gradle-userguide}/configuration_cache.html[configuration cache].
+Spring Boot's Gradle plugin requires Gradle 7.x (7.5 or later) and can be used with Gradle's {gradle-userguide}/configuration_cache.html[configuration cache].
 
 In addition to this user guide, {api-documentation}[API documentation] is also available.