apiVersion: release-notes/v2
kind: bug-fix
area: traffic-management

issue:
  - 51377

releaseNotes:
- |

    content: |
      Below describes *upcoming* changes to `ExternalName`.
      In this release, there is no behavioral changes by default.
      However, you can explicitly opt-in to the new behavior early if desired, and prepare your environments for the upcoming change.
      
      Kubernetes `ExternalName` `Service`s allow users to create new DNS entries. For example, you can create an `example` service

Continuous improvement combined with frequent delivery allows new features to be available to users early.
Early users provide invaluable feedback, which is incorporated into the development process.

Getting new functionality into the hands of users regularly is a core value of the Gradle platform.

	TEQ	$0, R5
	BEQ	X7

	MOVW	z+0(FP), R1
	MOVW	x+12(FP), R2
	ADD	R5<<2, R2, R2
	ADD	R5<<2, R1, R5
	MOVW	s+24(FP), R3
	TEQ	$0, R3	// shift 0 is special
	BEQ	Y7
	ADD	$4, R1	// stop one word early
	MOVW	$32, R4
	SUB	R3, R4
	MOVW	$0, R7

	MOVW.W	-4(R2), R6
	MOVW	R6<<R3, R7
	MOVW	R6>>R4, R6
	MOVW	R6, c+28(FP)
	B E7

L7:
	MOVW.W	-4(R2), R6
	ORR	R6>>R4, R7
	MOVW.W	R7, -4(R5)

// limitations under the License.

[[writing_settings_files]]
= Writing Settings Files

The settings file is the entry point of every Gradle build.

image::author-gradle-7.png[]

Early in the Gradle Build lifecycle, the <<build_lifecycle.adoc#sec:initialization,initialization phase>> finds the settings file in your <<directory_layout#dir:project_root,project root directory>>.

apiVersion: release-notes/v2
kind: bug-fix
area: installation
issue: [36686]
releaseNotes:
- |

Actions are added to a Task via the `doFirst{}` and `doLast{}` closures.

A Task can depend on other tasks.

== Step 2. Register and Configure Tasks

Early on in the tutorial, we registered and configured `task1` in the `app` build script:

[.multi-language-sample]
=====
.app/build.gradle.kts
[source,kotlin]
----
tasks.register("task1"){  // <1>

[[init_scripts]]
= Initialization Scripts

Initialization scripts are scripts that run before the build script is executed.
They allow you to customize the build environment or configure settings early in the build.

Initialization scripts can be useful for setting up common configurations, such as repositories, plugins, or custom tasks, across multiple projects.

[[sec:basic_usage]]
== Using an init script

cmp64:	// >= 64B
	DCBT	(R5)		// optimize for size>=64
	DCBT	(R6)		// cache hint

	SRD	$6,R9,R14	// There is at least one iteration.
	MOVD	R14,CTR
	ANDCC   $63,R9,R9
	CMP	R9,$16,CR1	// Do setup for tail check early on.
	CMP	R9,$32,CR2
	CMP	R9,$48,CR3
	ADD	$-16,R9,R9

	MOVD	$32,R11		// set offsets to load into vector
	MOVD	$48,R12		// set offsets to load into vector

	PCALIGN	$16
cmp64_loop:

- <<variant_model.adoc#understanding-variant-selection,variant-aware resolution>>

Publication of Gradle Module Metadata will enable better dependency management for your consumers:

- early discovery of problems by detecting <<component_capabilities.adoc#declaring-component-capabilities,incompatible modules>>