Import all projects into Eclipse (File → Import → Gradle → Existing Gradle Project → Navigate to the locally cloned `spring-framework` directory → Select Finish).

Import all projects into Eclipse (File → Import → Gradle → Existing Gradle Project → Navigate to the locally cloned `spring-framework` directory → Select Finish).

Then in eclipse, when you import other projects, you import the build artifacts (JAR files, etc).<BR><BR>This can get you started, there are many improvements that could be made.

This Maven and Eclipse tutorial shows how to create simple and archetype Maven projects in the Eclipse IDE that can build, compile and install Java code.