java - Build Error in Gradle Project Creation -

i'm using netbeans 8 newest gradle plugin , time try create project (either root or standalone) build error following exception. build.gradle , common.gradle both empty except single \ character. i've tried switching name of project doesn't have special characters, uninstalling , reinstalling gradle plugin, restarting netbeans, , creating other projects. how can fix problem?

exception:

issue 1 --------  requested project: c:\users\sarah\desktop\ng  stack trace: org.gradle.tooling.buildexception: not run build action using gradle distribution 'https://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-2.4-bin.zip'.     @ org.gradle.tooling.internal.consumer.resulthandleradapter.onfailure(resulthandleradapter.java:57)     @ org.gradle.tooling.internal.consumer.async.defaultasyncconsumeractionexecutor$1$1.run(defaultasyncconsumeractionexecutor.java:57)     @ org.gradle.internal.concurrent.executorpolicy$catchandrecordfailures.onexecute(executorpolicy.java:54)     @ org.gradle.internal.concurrent.stoppableexecutorimpl$1.run(stoppableexecutorimpl.java:40)     @ java.util.concurrent.threadpoolexecutor.runworker(threadpoolexecutor.java:1142)     @ java.util.concurrent.threadpoolexecutor$worker.run(threadpoolexecutor.java:617)     @ java.lang.thread.run(thread.java:745)     @ org.gradle.tooling.internal.consumer.blockingresulthandler.getresult(blockingresulthandler.java:46)     @ org.gradle.tooling.internal.consumer.defaultbuildactionexecuter.run(defaultbuildactionexecuter.java:46)     @ org.netbeans.gradle.model.genericmodelfetcher.getmodels(genericmodelfetcher.java:166)     @ org.netbeans.gradle.project.model.nbgradle18modelloader$projectmodelfetcher.getmodels(nbgradle18modelloader.java:360)     @ org.netbeans.gradle.project.model.nbgradle18modelloader.loadmodels(nbgradle18modelloader.java:65)     @ org.netbeans.gradle.project.model.gradlemodelloader.loadmodelwithprogress(gradlemodelloader.java:491)     @ org.netbeans.gradle.project.model.gradlemodelloader.access$600(gradlemodelloader.java:70)     @ org.netbeans.gradle.project.model.gradlemodelloader$6.run(gradlemodelloader.java:360)     @ org.netbeans.gradle.project.tasks.gradledaemonmanager.runnonblockinggradletask(gradledaemonmanager.java:36)     @ org.netbeans.gradle.project.tasks.gradledaemonmanager.access$100(gradledaemonmanager.java:23)     @ org.netbeans.gradle.project.tasks.gradledaemonmanager$2.execute(gradledaemonmanager.java:126)     @ org.jtrim.concurrent.abstracttaskexecutorservice$functionwrapper.execute(abstracttaskexecutorservice.java:270)     @ org.jtrim.concurrent.abstracttaskexecutorservice$taskofabstractexecutor.execute(abstracttaskexecutorservice.java:340)     @ org.jtrim.concurrent.tasks$runoncecancelabletask.execute(tasks.java:342)     @ org.jtrim.concurrent.singlethreadedexecutor$queueditem.runtask(singlethreadedexecutor.java:919)     @ org.jtrim.concurrent.singlethreadedexecutor$queueditem.access$1200(singlethreadedexecutor.java:898)     @ org.jtrim.concurrent.singlethreadedexecutor$impl$worker.executetask(singlethreadedexecutor.java:815)     @ org.jtrim.concurrent.singlethreadedexecutor$impl$worker.processqueue(singlethreadedexecutor.java:827)     @ org.jtrim.concurrent.singlethreadedexecutor$impl$worker.run(singlethreadedexecutor.java:861)     @ org.jtrim.concurrent.singlethreadedexecutor$impl$1.run(singlethreadedexecutor.java:453)     @ java.lang.thread.run(thread.java:745) caused by: org.gradle.internal.exceptions.locationawareexception: settings file 'c:\users\sarah\desktop\ng\settings.gradle' line: 1 not compile settings file 'c:\users\sarah\desktop\ng\settings.gradle'.     @ org.gradle.initialization.defaultexceptionanalyser.transform(defaultexceptionanalyser.java:77)     @ org.gradle.initialization.multiplebuildfailuresexceptionanalyser.transform(multiplebuildfailuresexceptionanalyser.java:47)     @ org.gradle.initialization.stacktracesanitizingexceptionanalyser.transform(stacktracesanitizingexceptionanalyser.java:30)     @ org.gradle.initialization.defaultgradlelauncher.dobuild(defaultgradlelauncher.java:108)     @ org.gradle.initialization.defaultgradlelauncher.getbuildanalysis(defaultgradlelauncher.java:97)     @ org.gradle.launcher.exec.inprocessbuildactionexecuter$defaultbuildcontroller.configure(inprocessbuildactionexecuter.java:94)     @ org.gradle.tooling.internal.provider.runner.clientprovidedbuildactionrunner.run(clientprovidedbuildactionrunner.java:45)     @ org.gradle.launcher.exec.chainingbuildactionrunner.run(chainingbuildactionrunner.java:35)     @ org.gradle.launcher.exec.inprocessbuildactionexecuter.execute(inprocessbuildactionexecuter.java:41)     @ org.gradle.launcher.exec.inprocessbuildactionexecuter.execute(inprocessbuildactionexecuter.java:28)     @ org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.executebuild.dobuild(executebuild.java:49)     @ org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.buildcommandonly.execute(buildcommandonly.java:36)     @ org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.api.daemoncommandexecution.proceed(daemoncommandexecution.java:120)     @ org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.watchfordisconnection.execute(watchfordisconnection.java:37)     @ org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.api.daemoncommandexecution.proceed(daemoncommandexecution.java:120)     @ org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.resetdeprecationlogger.execute(resetdeprecationlogger.java:26)     @ org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.api.daemoncommandexecution.proceed(daemoncommandexecution.java:120)     @ org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.requeststopifsingleuseddaemon.execute(requeststopifsingleuseddaemon.java:34)     @ org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.api.daemoncommandexecution.proceed(daemoncommandexecution.java:120)     @ org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.forwardclientinput$2.call(forwardclientinput.java:74)     @ org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.forwardclientinput$2.call(forwardclientinput.java:72)     @ org.gradle.util.swapper.swap(swapper.java:38)     @ org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.forwardclientinput.execute(forwardclientinput.java:72)     @ org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.api.daemoncommandexecution.proceed(daemoncommandexecution.java:120)     @ org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.health.daemonhealthtracker.execute(daemonhealthtracker.java:47)     @ org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.api.daemoncommandexecution.proceed(daemoncommandexecution.java:120)     @ org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.logtoclient.dobuild(logtoclient.java:66)     @ org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.buildcommandonly.execute(buildcommandonly.java:36)     @ org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.api.daemoncommandexecution.proceed(daemoncommandexecution.java:120)     @ org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.establishbuildenvironment.dobuild(establishbuildenvironment.java:71)     @ org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.buildcommandonly.execute(buildcommandonly.java:36)     @ org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.api.daemoncommandexecution.proceed(daemoncommandexecution.java:120)     @ org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.health.hintgcafterbuild.execute(hintgcafterbuild.java:41)     @ org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.api.daemoncommandexecution.proceed(daemoncommandexecution.java:120)     @ org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.exec.startbuildorrespondwithbusy$1.run(startbuildorrespondwithbusy.java:50)     @ org.gradle.launcher.daemon.server.daemonstatecoordinator$1.run(daemonstatecoordinator.java:246)     @ org.gradle.internal.concurrent.executorpolicy$catchandrecordfailures.onexecute(executorpolicy.java:54)     @ org.gradle.internal.concurrent.stoppableexecutorimpl$1.run(stoppableexecutorimpl.java:40) caused by: org.gradle.groovy.scripts.scriptcompilationexception: not compile settings file 'c:\users\sarah\desktop\ng\settings.gradle'.     @ org.gradle.groovy.scripts.internal.defaultscriptcompilationhandler.wrapcompilationfailure(defaultscriptcompilationhandler.java:187)     @ org.gradle.groovy.scripts.internal.defaultscriptcompilationhandler.compilescript(defaultscriptcompilationhandler.java:127)     @ org.gradle.groovy.scripts.internal.defaultscriptcompilationhandler.compiletodir(defaultscriptcompilationhandler.java:82)     @ org.gradle.groovy.scripts.internal.filecachebackedscriptclasscompiler$cacheinitializer.execute(filecachebackedscriptclasscompiler.java:113)     @ org.gradle.groovy.scripts.internal.filecachebackedscriptclasscompiler$cacheinitializer.execute(filecachebackedscriptclasscompiler.java:92)     @ org.gradle.groovy.scripts.internal.filecachebackedscriptclasscompiler$progressreportinginitializer.execute(filecachebackedscriptclasscompiler.java:130)     @ org.gradle.groovy.scripts.internal.filecachebackedscriptclasscompiler$progressreportinginitializer.execute(filecachebackedscriptclasscompiler.java:117)     @ org.gradle.cache.internal.defaultpersistentdirectorycache$initializer.initialize(defaultpersistentdirectorycache.java:94)     @ org.gradle.cache.internal.defaultcacheaccess$2.run(defaultcacheaccess.java:104)     @ org.gradle.cache.internal.defaultfilelockmanager$defaultfilelock.dowriteaction(defaultfilelockmanager.java:173)     @ org.gradle.cache.internal.defaultfilelockmanager$defaultfilelock.writefile(defaultfilelockmanager.java:163)     @ org.gradle.cache.internal.defaultcacheaccess.open(defaultcacheaccess.java:102)     @ org.gradle.cache.internal.defaultpersistentdirectorystore.open(defaultpersistentdirectorystore.java:46)     @ org.gradle.cache.internal.defaultpersistentdirectorystore.open(defaultpersistentdirectorystore.java:28)     @ org.gradle.cache.internal.defaultcachefactory.doopen(defaultcachefactory.java:80)     @ org.gradle.cache.internal.defaultcachefactory.open(defaultcachefactory.java:50)     @ org.gradle.cache.internal.defaultcacherepository$persistentcachebuilder.doopen(defaultcacherepository.java:138)     @ org.gradle.cache.internal.defaultcacherepository$abstractcachebuilder.open(defaultcacherepository.java:121)     @ org.gradle.groovy.scripts.internal.filecachebackedscriptclasscompiler.compile(filecachebackedscriptclasscompiler.java:63)     @ org.gradle.groovy.scripts.internal.shortcircuitemptyscriptcompiler.compile(shortcircuitemptyscriptcompiler.java:53)     @ org.gradle.groovy.scripts.internal.cachingscriptclasscompiler.compile(cachingscriptclasscompiler.java:41)     @ org.gradle.groovy.scripts.defaultscriptcompilerfactory$scriptcompilerimpl.compile(defaultscriptcompilerfactory.java:50)     @ org.gradle.configuration.defaultscriptpluginfactory$scriptpluginimpl.apply(defaultscriptpluginfactory.java:122)     @ org.gradle.initialization.scriptevaluatingsettingsprocessor.applysettingsscript(scriptevaluatingsettingsprocessor.java:72)     @ org.gradle.initialization.scriptevaluatingsettingsprocessor.process(scriptevaluatingsettingsprocessor.java:62)     @ org.gradle.initialization.propertiesloadingsettingsprocessor.process(propertiesloadingsettingsprocessor.java:37)     @ org.gradle.initialization.settingshandler.findsettingsandloadifappropriate(settingshandler.java:89)     @ org.gradle.initialization.settingshandler.findandloadsettings(settingshandler.java:46)     @ org.gradle.initialization.defaultgradlelauncher.dobuildstages(defaultgradlelauncher.java:121)     @ org.gradle.initialization.defaultgradlelauncher.dobuild(defaultgradlelauncher.java:106)     ... 34 more caused by: org.codehaus.groovy.control.multiplecompilationerrorsexception: startup failed: settings file 'c:\users\sarah\desktop\ng\settings.gradle': 1: unexpected char: '\' @ line 1, column 1.    \    ^  1 error      @ org.gradle.groovy.scripts.internal.defaultscriptcompilationhandler.compilescript(defaultscriptcompilationhandler.java:125)     ... 62 more 

apparently there wrong in c:\users\sarah\desktop\ng\settings.gradle - starts backslash , not expected.