docs: note JDK 17 requirement for Gradle builds#2134
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Clarifies Android Studio Gradle JDK setting to avoid Java 11 resolution failures with baseline profile plugin dependencies. Fixes android#1137
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This pull request updates the README.md to document that JDK 17 is required for Gradle. The feedback suggests using the GitHub-native alert syntax > [!NOTE] instead of > **Note:** to maintain consistency with the rest of the document.
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| > **Note:** This project requires **JDK 17** for Gradle. In Android Studio, set | ||
| > **Settings → Build, Execution, Deployment → Build Tools → Gradle → Gradle JDK** to **17** | ||
| > (or **Embedded JDK** on recent Studio versions). Using JDK 11 will fail when resolving | ||
| > the baseline profile Gradle plugin and other dependencies that target Java 17. |
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For consistency with the rest of the document (e.g., lines 123, 147, and 189), use the GitHub-native alert syntax > [!NOTE] instead of > **Note:**.
| > **Note:** This project requires **JDK 17** for Gradle. In Android Studio, set | |
| > **Settings → Build, Execution, Deployment → Build Tools → Gradle → Gradle JDK** to **17** | |
| > (or **Embedded JDK** on recent Studio versions). Using JDK 11 will fail when resolving | |
| > the baseline profile Gradle plugin and other dependencies that target Java 17. | |
| > [!NOTE] | |
| > This project requires **JDK 17** for Gradle. In Android Studio, set | |
| > **Settings → Build, Execution, Deployment → Build Tools → Gradle → Gradle JDK** to **17** | |
| > (or **Embedded JDK** on recent Studio versions). Using JDK 11 will fail when resolving | |
| > the baseline profile Gradle plugin and other dependencies that target Java 17. |
Aligns with existing README alert blocks for consistency.
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Summary
Documents that Gradle must run on JDK 17 for this project. Using JDK 11 causes resolution failures for the baseline profile Gradle plugin and other Java-17-targeted dependencies.
Closes #1137
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