update to gradle 1.6-rc-1
stop using deprecate methods to add configurations and tasks
remove deprecated groovy configuration
update to gradle 1.6
update to use maven-publishing plugin
Merge branch 'hotfix/0.7.4'
update README notes for release
Merge branch 'hotfix/0.7.4'
Merge tag '0.7.4' into develop

v0.7.4

Conflicts:
	gradle.properties