Document devtools restart with Maven/Gradle

Update the documentation to help avoid confusion for people who aren't
using an IDE.

See gh-24271
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Billy T. Hernandez 2020-11-29 00:16:28 -08:00 committed by Phillip Webb
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@ -711,6 +711,7 @@ As DevTools monitors classpath resources, the only way to trigger a restart is t
The way in which you cause the classpath to be updated depends on the IDE that you are using.
In Eclipse, saving a modified file causes the classpath to be updated and triggers a restart.
In IntelliJ IDEA, building the project (`Build +->+ Build Project`) has the same effect.
If using a build plugin, running `mvn compile` for Maven or `gradle build` for Gradle will trigger a restart.
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NOTE: As long as forking is enabled, you can also start your application by using the supported build plugins (Maven and Gradle), since DevTools needs an isolated application classloader to operate properly.