def conf = conf()
        def flavor = Attribute.of('flavor', Flavor) // give it a name and a type
        def buildType = Attribute.of(BuildType) // infer the name from the type

        when:
        conf.getAttributes().attribute(flavor, new FlavorImpl(name: 'free'))
        conf.getAttributes().attribute(buildType, new BuildTypeImpl(name: 'release'))

        then:
        !conf.attributes.isEmpty()

        failure.assertHasDescription("Could not determine the dependencies of task ':linkMainExecutable'.")
        failure.assertHasCause("No shared library binary available for library 'hello' with [flavor: 'default', platform: 'one', buildType: 'debug']")
    }

    @Issue("GRADLE-3499")
    @ToBeFixedForConfigurationCache(because = ":components")
    def "can create a binary which name contains dots"() {
        when:
        buildFile << '''

    @Override
    TestFile getVariantSourceFile(String module, VariantContext variantContext) {
        def executable = executable("build/exe/main/${variantContext.asPath}${module}")
        return variantContext.buildType.name == 'release' ? executable.strippedRuntimeFile : executable.file
    }

    @Override
    Map<String, String> getVariantFileInformation(String linkage, String module, String variantModuleNameWithVersion) {

                    "excludes": [
                        { "group": "*", "module": "excluded-lib" }
                    ],
                    "attributes": {
                       "buildType": "debug"
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "runtime",
            "attributes": {
                "org.gradle.usage": "java-runtime",

      - Other compatible attributes:
          - Found buildType 'debug' but wasn't required.
          - Provides usage 'api'
  - Configuration ':lib:compile' variant release:
      - Incompatible attribute:
          - Required artifactType 'dll' and found incompatible value 'jar'.
      - Other compatible attributes:
          - Found buildType 'release' but wasn't required.
          - Provides usage 'api'
----

                    "excludes": [
                        { "group": "*", "module": "excluded-lib" }
                    ],
                    "attributes": {
                       "buildType": "debug"
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "name": "runtime",
            "attributes": {
                "org.gradle.usage": "java-runtime",

    @Override
    TestFile getVariantSourceFile(String module, VariantContext variantContext) {
        def library = sharedLibrary("${module}/build/lib/main/${variantContext.asPath}${module}")
        return variantContext.buildType.name == 'release' ? library.strippedRuntimeFile : library.file
    }

    @Override
    Map<String, String> getVariantFileInformation(String linkage, String module, String variantModuleNameWithVersion) {

            </tr>
            <tr>
                <td>org.gradle.nativeplatform.platform.NativePlatform</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                <td>org.gradle.nativeplatform.BuildType</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                <td>org.gradle.nativeplatform.Flavor</td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                <td>org.gradle.language.assembler.AssemblerSourceSet</td>

=== Selecting the build types, platforms and flavors for a component

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