Backport to branch(3.16) : Enable Gradle build cache

[feeblefakie]

This is an automated backport of the following:

• Original PR: Enable Gradle build cache #2967
• Backported commit: 47b8d43

Please merge this PR after all checks have passed.

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Summary of Changes

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This pull request is an automated backport aimed at improving build performance and updating the Gradle environment. It enables the Gradle build cache and upgrades the Gradle wrapper to version 8.14.3, along with necessary adjustments to the Gradle wrapper scripts for compatibility and licensing.

Highlights

• Enabled Gradle Build Cache: Introduced a new gradle.properties file to activate the Gradle build cache, which will significantly speed up subsequent builds by reusing outputs from previous tasks.
• Upgraded Gradle Wrapper: Updated the Gradle wrapper to version 8.14.3 from 8.7, bringing in the latest features, performance improvements, and bug fixes from the Gradle ecosystem.
• Updated Gradle Wrapper Scripts: Modified both gradlew (Unix/Linux) and gradlew.bat (Windows) scripts to align with modern Gradle practices, including adding SPDX license identifiers and changing how the Gradle wrapper JAR is executed (from -classpath to -jar).

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Code Review

This pull request backports the change to enable the Gradle build cache and upgrades the Gradle wrapper. The change to enable the build cache in gradle.properties is correct and should improve build times. The Gradle wrapper scripts (gradlew and gradlew.bat) have been updated, which is also correct. However, I've found a critical issue in gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties where the Gradle version seems to be incorrect, which will prevent the build from running. Please see my detailed comment.