Geode client code must link against the same or older version of Geode as the Geode server it will connect to. Add -PgeodeRepositoryUrl= -PgeodeVersion=1.12.0 to your ./gradlew command to specify ...
git-as-svn emulates Subversion repository on top of Git repository. It allows you to work with Git repositories using any tool compatible with Subversion 1.8+: console svn, TortoiseSVN, SvnKit, ...