Tooling API does not respect the logging parameters (e.g. '-i', '-d', etc.) if there are other parameters passed (e.g. '-b', 'someFile', or '-I', 'someInitFile').

//works:
build.withArguments("-i", "-b", "buildX.gradle")
//ignores logging setting:
build.withArguments("-b", "buildX.gradle", "-i")

There might be other parameters than -b or -I that can demonstrate this behavior.

Workaround

Until fixed, please put the logging parameter in front of the arguments list.