docs: require Java 8 as the active JDK - #9142
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Can we instead not require Java 8 to be the default JDK? |
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Yes. The build uses the Java toolchain available in its shell, so requiring Java 8 as the system-wide default was unnecessarily invasive. c526747 now instructs users to select Java 8 only for the build via |
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Fixes #9111.
Clarify that JBMC requires Java 8 to be the active default JDK, not merely installed alongside a newer JDK. The Linux instructions now show runtime/compiler verification and the appropriate alternatives commands for Debian-like and Red Hat/Fedora systems. The FreeBSD instructions now explain how to activate OpenJDK 8 through
JAVA_HOMEandPATH.Validation
git diff --checkThis documentation-only change does not require a compiled CBMC/JBMC test run.