Document configuration-cache support

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cache-overwrite-existing: true
```
### Saving configuration-cache data
When Gradle is executed with the [configuration-cache](https://docs.gradle.org/current/userguide/configuration_cache.html) enabled, the configuration-cache data is stored
in the project directory, at `<project-dir>/.gradle/configuration-cache`. Due to the way the configuration-cache works, [this file may contain stored credentials and other
secrets](https://docs.gradle.org/release-nightly/userguide/configuration_cache.html#config_cache:secrets), and this data needs to be encrypted in order to be safely stored in the GitHub Actions cache.
In order to benefit from configuration caching in your GitHub Actions workflow, you must:
- Enable the configuration cache for your build
- Execute your build with Gradle 8.6 or newer. This can be achieved directly, or via the Gradle Wrapper.
- Provide a [valid Gradle encryption key](https://docs.gradle.org/release-nightly/userguide/configuration_cache.html#config_cache:secrets:configuring_encryption_key) via the `cache-encryption-key` action parameter
```yaml
jobs:
gradle-with-configuration-cache:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
- uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v3
with:
gradle-version: 8.6
cache-encryption-key: Da25KUVSE5jbGds2zXmfXw==
- run: gradle build --configuration-cache
```
### Incompatibility with other caching mechanisms
When using `gradle-build-action` we recommend that you avoid using other mechanisms to save and restore the Gradle User Home.