include::sample[dir="snippets/artifacts/defineRepository/groovy",files="build.gradle[tags=flat-dir-multi]"]
====

This adds repositories which look into one or more directories for finding dependencies.

This type of repository does not support any meta-data formats like Ivy XML or Maven POM files.

* the build script
* a `gradle.properties` file in the root project directory
* a `gradle.properties` file in the `$HOME/.gradle` directory

Those aren't the only options, so if you are interested in finding out more about how and where you can define properties, check out the <<build_environment#build_environment,Build Environment>> chapter.

	if runtime.GOOS == "ios" {
		restore := chtmpdir(t)
		defer restore()
	}

	tmpDir := t.TempDir()

	origDir, err := os.Getwd()
	if err != nil {
		t.Fatal("finding working dir:", err)
	}
	if err = os.Chdir(tmpDir); err != nil {
		t.Fatal("entering temp dir:", err)
	}
	defer os.Chdir(origDir)

	makeTree(t)
	errors := make([]error, 0, 10)
	clear := true